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Dong W, Fang W, Qiu H, Bao H, Li Y. High-speed train drivers' human error under fatigue and stress: the role of situation awareness and individual differences. ERGONOMICS 2024:1-19. [PMID: 38950888 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2369207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Fatigue and stress are critical variables that impair railway train drivers' safety performance, and individual differences may influence these effects. This study investigates how fatigue and stress affect high-speed train drivers' human error and the role of individual differences. We hypothesised that situation awareness (SA) mediates the effects of fatigue and stress on human error, and individual differences (age and work experience) moderate these effects. We surveyed 1,391 male drivers from eight Chinese railway bureaus and used PROCESS Macro for data analysis. The results revealed that fatigue and stress increased human error, directly and indirectly through SA. Age and work experience moderated the effect of fatigue and stress on SA, respectively. Older drivers had better SA under high fatigue, while more experienced drivers had better SA under high stress. These findings can inform more tailored safety management strategies to lower human error and enhance the safety of high-speed train operations.
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- Wenli Dong
- School of Automation and Intelligence, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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Bennouna A, Boughaba A, Mouda M, Djabou S. Examining the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between leader-member exchange and safety behavior among Algerian healthcare workers. Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl) 2023; ahead-of-print. [PMID: 37552116 DOI: 10.1108/lhs-05-2023-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to examine the long-term impact of leader-member exchange (LMX) on employee safety behavior. It proposes a conceptual model that includes the mediating role of job satisfaction (JS) in the relationship between LMX and safety behaviors, regarding safety compliance behavior (SCB) and safety participation behavior (SPB). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Data were collected from 325 health-care workers across public hospitals in Algeria at three waves. Data were analyzed with partial least square structural equation modeling. FINDINGS The findings revealed that LMX positively influenced employees' job satisfaction. However, the relationship between LMX and SCB was found to be mediated by job satisfaction. LMX was not directly related to both dimensions of safety behavior, whereas JS was positively associated with safety compliance and safety participation. ORIGINALITY/VALUE This is the first paper, to the best of the authors' knowledge, to report on the significant mediating role of JS on the reciprocal process used to exchange resources between leaders and subordinates and safety behaviors among health-care workers, thereby filling an important research gap in existing literature.
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- Aida Bennouna
- Laboratory of Research in Industrial Prevention (LRPI), Health and Safety Industrial Institute, University of Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Research in Industrial Prevention (LRPI), Health and Safety Industrial Institute, University of Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Research in Industrial Prevention (LRPI), Health and Safety Industrial Institute, University of Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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- Faculty of Economic Commerce and Management Sciences, Finance and Accounting, University of Tebessa, Tebessa, Algeria
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Song K, Guo M, Chu F, Yang S, Xiang K. The influence of perceived Human Resource strength on safety performance among high-speed railway drivers: The role of organizational identification and psychological capital. JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH 2023; 85:339-347. [PMID: 37330883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Under the Chinese railway system reform background, high-speed railway drivers face continuous organizational change. As a communication channel between organizations and employees, the implementation of Human Resource Management (HRM) requires urgent attention. The present study explored the impacts of perceived Human Resource (HR) strength on safety outcomes premised on social identity theory. The relationships among perceived HR strength, organizational identification, psychological capital, and safety performance were investigated. METHOD This study gathered 470 sets of paired data from Chinese high-speed railway drivers and their direct supervisors. RESULTS The results indicated that perceived HR strength positively affects safety performance via organizational identification, directly and indirectly. The findings also revealed that psychological capital promotes the direct effect of perceived HR strength on drivers' safety performance. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Railway organizations were suggested to not only focus on the HR content but also consider the HR process, especially in an organizational change context.
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- Keni Song
- Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.
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- Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.
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- Capital University of Economics and Business, 121 Zhangjialukou, Huaxiang Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China.
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- Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.
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- Guizhou University, No.2708, South Section of Huaxi Avenue, Huaxi District, Guiyang city, Guizhou province, 550025, China.
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Santa-Cruz-Espinoza H, Chávez-Ventura G, Domínguez-Vergara J, Merino-Soto C. Internal Structure of the Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (WFCQ) in Teacher Teleworking. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:970. [PMID: 36673726 PMCID: PMC9858745 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20020970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The interference between family and work roles has led to the development of scales for their measurement. However, instrumental studies of work-family conflict have not been conducted in the context of teacher teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the objectives of this study were set to obtain evidence of the internal structure and fairness of the Blanch and Aluja Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire, as well as its association with job satisfaction and other sociodemographic variables. A total of 235 Peruvian school teachers between the ages of 24 and 72 years (M = 43.79 and SD = 9.67) responded to the scale using the online form. The analysis employed the non-parametric item response theory modeling (Mokken scaling analysis). The structure of two correlated factors was confirmed: work conflict in the family (WCF) and family conflict in the work (FCW). Both dimensions were invariant with respect to sex group and educational level. The association of both dimensions with job satisfaction was theoretically convergent, and the gender of the teachers slightly moderated this relationship. The reliability was adequate for group research. Finally, the instrument can be useful in the organizational context of teachers who telework.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo 13009, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigación de Psicología, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Surquillo 15036, Peru
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Zhang J, Fu Y, Guo Z, Li R, Guo Q. How Work-Family Conflict Influenced the Safety Performance of Subway Employees during the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic: Testing a Chained Mediation Model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11056. [PMID: 36078770 PMCID: PMC9518041 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191711056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study examined the impact of work-family conflict on subway employees' safety performance during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We proposed a chain mediation model in which job burnout and affective commitment play mediating roles in this process. Using questionnaire data from 632 Chinese subway employees during February 2020, structural equation modeling analyses were performed. The analyses showed that work-family conflict had a significant negative impact on subway employee safety performance. Moreover, job burnout completely mediated the influence of work-family conflict on safety performance, while affective commitment only partially mediated the influence of job burnout on safety performance. These findings suggest the important role played by Work-Family balance during the pandemic and contribute to a deeper understanding of the inner mechanisms. We also discussed several practical implications for organizations to reduce the negative impact of work-family conflict on safety performance.
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- Jingyu Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
- National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, Chengdu 611756, China
- National United Engineering Laboratory of Integrated and Intelligent Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
- Comprehensive Transportation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Chengdu Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610110, China
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- School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
- Comprehensive Transportation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610031, China
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Mao W, Sun L, Hu Y, Wang D. The relationship between subordinates’ moqi and employees’ safety behaviour — a moderated mediation model. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2022.2090279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Wenxu Mao
- School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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Occupational Stressors and Safety Behaviour among Oil and Gas Workers in Kuwait: The Mediating Role of Mental Health and Fatigue. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182111700. [PMID: 34770215 PMCID: PMC8583007 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper provides an examination of direct and mediated relationships among occupational stressors (responsibilities towards family and living environment), mental health (anxiety and depression), fatigue (physical and mental fatigue), and safety behaviour (safety compliance and safety participation). In this cross-sectional study, data were collected by means of a questionnaire among oil and gas workers (foreign employees working at a remote oil and gas field site located in Kuwait), during a two-month period (November-December 2018). Regression analyses (bivariate and hierarchical), carried out on 387 responses, were employed to test the links between occupational stressors, mental health, fatigue, and safety behaviour in the hypothesised model. The results provide support for the direct relationship in the model, in that both responsibilities towards family and living environment predicted safety behaviour participation. Further, the results provide partial support for the mediated relationships in the model, as mental health and fatigue were found to mediate the relationship of responsibilities towards family and living environment with safety participation behaviour. It is concluded that occupational stressors have a negative effect on safety behaviour, while mental health and fatigue can operate as risk factors. Given this, it is recommended that organisations need to enhance remote oil and gas workers' safety behaviour by encouraging them to effectively balance their stress, mental health, and level of fatigue. This can be achieved by actions such as promoting spirituality, boosting workers' resilience, providing recreational facilities and encouraging communications.
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Shukri M, Jones F, Conner M. Work-family conflict and dangerous driving behaviours: The mediating role of affect. Stress Health 2021; 37:669-681. [PMID: 33434316 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study examined the under-studied relationship between work-family conflict and dangerous driving behaviours in a sample of employees, and job-related affect as a mediator of this relationship. The sample consisted of 476 Malaysian drivers (44.7% male; 55.3% female) aged 19-60 years. The participants completed scales measuring bidirectional work family conflict (work interference with family[ WIF]; family interference with work [FIW]), job-related negative affect, dangerous driving behaviours and socio-demographics. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Our findings indicate that dangerous driving was predicted by FIW, but not WIF. As predicted, job-related negative affect fully mediated the relationship between WIF and dangerous driving. Furthermore, the effect of FIW on dangerous driving behaviours was partially due to negative affect at work. Mediation path was conditional upon gender, suggesting the indirect effects of the relationship between FIW and dangerous driving behaviours via job affect occurs in males but not females. The findings of this study may be useful as a starting point for both applied and theoretical investigations of the role of the psychological effects of juggling work and family responsibilities and affect in traffic safety.
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- Madihah Shukri
- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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- School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Lan Y, Zhang X, Deng H, Yang Z, Xia Y. How work-family conflict predict HSR drivers safety performance? Empirical evidence from China. CHINESE MANAGEMENT STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/cms-12-2020-0527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Drawing on ego depletion theory, this study aims to provide insights into the effect of work-family conflict on the high-speed railway (HSR) drivers’ safety performance by examining the mediating role of ego depletion and the moderating roles of work-family centrality and supervisor safety support.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 243 HSR drivers from 7 railway bureaus in China were surveyed. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses.
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Both work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict have direct and positive effects on HSR drivers’ ego depletion and indirect effects on both safety compliance and safety participation via ego depletion. Moreover, both the direct effect of work-family conflict on ego depletion and its indirect effect on safety performance are moderated by work-family centrality. Supervisor safety support plays a buffering role in the relationship between ego depletion and safety performance.
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This study examined the relationship between work-family conflict and safety performance based on the perspective of ego depletion theory. The findings testify to the importance of reducing work-family conflict among HSR drivers pursuant to maximizing safety.
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Zhang N, Liu S, Pan B, Guo M. Paternalistic Leadership and Safety Participation of High-Speed Railway Drivers in China: The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange. Front Psychol 2021; 12:591670. [PMID: 34408689 PMCID: PMC8366769 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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This research aimed to examine the effects of paternalistic leadership on the safety participation of high-speed railway drivers. Survey data were collected from 601 drivers in major Chinese rail companies. Structural equation modeling was conducted to analyze the influence of paternalistic leadership on safety participation via leader–member exchange (LMX). The results indicated that moral leadership directly promotes safety participation. Besides, benevolent leadership was positively associated with safety participation. Also, LMX partially mediates the positive relationship between benevolent leadership, moral leadership, and safety participation. Therefore, paternalistic leadership promotes the safety participation of high-speed railway drivers.
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- Na Zhang
- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Management College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
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- School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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Liu Y, Ye L, Guo M. Does formal mentoring impact safety performance? A study on Chinese high-speed rail operators. JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH 2021; 77:46-55. [PMID: 34092327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The importance of mentoring as a developmental resource in organizational settings is well documented. However, the mechanism underlying the association between formal mentoring and safety performance is not well defined. Based on the self-expansion theory, this study examines the relationship between formal mentoring and individual safety performance in the high-speed railway operation. We postulate that formal mentoring enhances individual safety performance through the sequential mediation of self-expansion and self-efficacy. We also argue that the relationship between formal mentoring and individuals' self-expansion is weaker when individuals possess high power distance orientation. Using paired data from 421 protégés and 102 mentors operating high-speed railways of China, we tested the proposed model. This study contributes to the understanding of formal mentoring by; i. establishing that formal mentoring positively relates to protégés' safety performance, ii. empirically validating the sequential mechanisms by which formal mentoring promotes positive outcomes for the organization and the employees, and iii. revealing the moderating effect of power distance orientation on the relationship between formal mentoring and self-expansion. The findings of this research provide practical implications for managers to understand the positive effects of formal mentoring and make rational use of it in safety-critical organizations.
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- Yunshuo Liu
- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
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The Mediating Role of Job Competence between Safety Participation and Behavioral Compliance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18115783. [PMID: 34072242 PMCID: PMC8198110 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The effective improvement of employee behavioral compliance and safety performance is an important subject related to the sustainable development of the construction industry. Based on data from a Chinese company (n = 290), this study used a partial least squares-structural equation model to clarify the relationship among safety participation, job competence, and behavioral compliance. Empirical analysis found that: (1) safety participation had a significant positive impact on employees’ behavioral compliance; and (2) job competence played a partial mediating role between safety participation and behavioral compliance. By selecting two new perspectives of safety participation and job competence, this study derived new factors affecting behavioral compliance, constructed a new theory about safety management, and conducted an in-depth discussion on improving behavioral compliance theoretically. Practically, the research put forward a new decision-making model, deconstructed the mechanism between safety participation and behavioral compliance, and provided new guiding strategies for improving employee behavioral compliance.
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Zhang W, Zheng Z, Pylypchuk R, Zhao J, Sznajder KK, Cui C, Yang X. Effects of Optimism on Work Satisfaction Among Nurses: A Mediation Model Through Work-Family Conflict. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:779396. [PMID: 34899434 PMCID: PMC8656394 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.779396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: Nurses are suffering from various stressors which adversely impact their work satisfaction and mental health. Research is scarce on optimism, one of the positive psychological resource which may reduce work-family conflict and improve work satisfaction. Objectives: This study aims to assess work satisfaction among Chinese nurses and to observe and illustrate the relationships among optimism, work-family conflict, and work satisfaction. Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study with stratified sampling. From September 2019 to December 2020, a self-administered WeChat questionnaire was collected from 768 nurses online in China to evaluate the nurses' work satisfaction, optimism, and work-family conflict. Spearman correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were applied to examine associated factors of work satisfaction. A structural equation model was employed to test the mediating effect of work-family conflict in the relationship between optimism and work satisfaction. Results: Optimism were observed to have a positive correlation with work satisfaction while the correlation between work-family conflict and work satisfaction was observed to be negative. Optimism and work-family conflict explained 4.8 and 9.2% of the incremental variances of work satisfaction, respectively. Work-family conflict served as a mediator in the relationship between optimism and work satisfaction. Conclusions: Nurses in China experienced high levels of work satisfaction. Optimism could increase the chance of higher work satisfaction while work-family conflict increased the risk of lower work satisfaction. Psychological interventions and improvement of working conditions are essential to relieve work-family conflicts and enhance work satisfaction.
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- Weiyu Zhang
- Department of Social Medicine, College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, China
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Department of Social Medicine, College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Chu F, Liu S, Guo M, Liu R. Group strength in safety performance: the effects of group characteristics on individual personality expression in high-speed railway operators. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS 2020; 28:909-922. [PMID: 33148121 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1846875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Objectives. In diverse working situations, the predictive effect of individual personality on job performance is not always the same. Thus, how to best understand and use personality in the workplace has been an important issue in recent years. Methods. Based on trait activation theory, the present study provides initial evidence from high-risk organizations (high-speed railway organizations) regarding interactionist effects of group-level characteristics on the relationship between individual personality (Big Five model) and safety performance (both safety compliance and safety participation). Data were obtained from a sample of high-speed rail operators from nine railway bureaus (N = 1012 from 86 working groups). Results. The results indicate that group conscientiousness, agreeableness and neuroticism enhance the relationship between individual personality and safety performance, while group openness weakens the relationship between individual personality and safety performance, and group extraversion has no effect on their relationship. Conclusion. These results suggest that high-risk organizations should focus not only on individual factors but also on the interactions between individual factors and group situations in individuals' safety performance.
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- Fulei Chu
- College of Business Administration, Capital University of Economics and Business, China
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- School of Business and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
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- School of Business and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
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- College of Economics and management, Beijing, University of Chemical Technology, China
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Work-Family Conflict and Job Outcomes for Construction Professionals: The Mediating Role of Affective Organizational Commitment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17041443. [PMID: 32102341 PMCID: PMC7068474 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study developed and tested a model, which involves the effects of work-family conflicts on job satisfaction and job performance of construction professionals, with a focus on the mediating role of affective organizational commitment. A structured questionnaire survey was conducted among construction professionals in China, resulting in 317 valid responses. The results, generated from structural equation modelling, revealed two interrelated dimensions of work-family conflicts, work's interfering with family life and family life's interfering with work. We found these two types of work-family conflicts directly, negatively affected affective organizational commitments and job satisfaction but not job performance. Additionally, affective organizational commitment positively affected job satisfaction and job performance, and mediated the effects of work-family conflicts on job satisfaction. This study advances our understanding of how or why work-family conflicts produce dysfunctional effects on employees' job outcomes in the context of construction projects.
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate how work-life balance (WLB) corresponds to cognitive functions and which mental health conditions play a mediating role in this association among Korean bus drivers. METHODS The cognitive failures questionnaire (CFQ) was administered to 347 bus drivers in Seoul, Korea. The differences in the CFQ and WLB scores were examined by analysis of covariance, and a structural equation model (SEM) was constructed for investigating the mediating role of mental health indices between WLB and CFQ scores. RESULTS Compared with the highest subjective work-life balance group, the lowest group had significantly higher CFQ scores. In the SEM, anxiety was a mediating variable between subjective work-life balance and CFQ scores. CONCLUSIONS Work-life balance is associated with cognitive failures among Korean bus drivers, and anxiety was a key mediating mental health indicator.
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Chu F, Fu Y, Liu S. Organization is also a "life form": Organizational-level personality, job satisfaction, and safety performance of high-speed rail operators. ACCIDENT; ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION 2019; 125:217-223. [PMID: 30776690 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although studies have suggested that personality can forecast safety performance at the individual level, the link between organizational-level personality and safety performance is rarely considered. On the basis of the Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) theory, the present study investigated the direct and indirect effects of the organizational emergence of personality (Five-Factor Model) on individual-level outcomes (safety performance) in the high-speed rail industry. The sample consisted of 1035 high-speed rail operators in China. The results indicated that the effects of organizational-level personality on safety performance are similar to or stronger than the effects of individual-level personality. Specifically, organizational-level extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness have significantly positive relationships with individual-level safety compliance and safety participation, while neuroticism has a significantly negative relationship with safety compliance and safety participation; the effect of openness to experience was not significant. Moreover, in terms of indirect effects, job satisfaction mediated the links of the four personality constructs (extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, and conscientiousness) with safety compliance and safety participation. These findings highlight the importance of organizational personality to improving employees' safety performance in safety-critical organizations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fulei Chu
- College of Business Administration, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Xiamen University, No. 422, Siming South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005 China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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Home is where the mind is: Family interference with work and safety performance in two high risk industries. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Development of Construction Workers Job Stress Scale to Study and the Relationship between Job Stress and Safety Behavior: An Empirical Study in Beijing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15112409. [PMID: 30380789 PMCID: PMC6266749 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Job stress is considered one of the critical causes of construction workers' unsafe behaviors. As a mainstay industry in many countries, the construction industry has a considerable number of employees and the research on how job stress affects workers' unsafe behaviors has important theoretical and practical significance to improve construction safety performance through better job stress management. In this study, the authors thoroughly reviewed the literature and conducted semi-structured interviews to identify the dimensions of job stress, designed the job stress scale and cited the safety behavior measurement scale. After that, a questionnaire survey was developed using the proposed measurement scale and distributed to the construction employees from a project in Beijing. One hundred fifty responses were collected and analyzed using reliability analysis to validate the scale's internal consistency. Results from factor analysis indicate that the scales of job stress measurement can be grouped into six dimensions. To demonstrate the applicability of the developed scale on construction safety management research, the collected data was used to test the hypothesis that job stress has a negative correlation with safety behavior. Results show that the hypothesis is valid, and there is a negative correlation between job stress and safety behavior. In addition, finer results of the relationship between the six dimensions of job stress and safety behavior can be obtained. In summary, this study developed an improved stress scale for construction workers in China, and the proposed scale was validated by analyzing the data from an empirical study in Beijing.
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Safe patient handling behaviors and lift use among hospital nurses: A cross-sectional study. Int J Nurs Stud 2017; 74:53-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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