@article{ref1,
title="Work-safety tension, perceived risk, and worker injuries: A meso-mediational model",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2010",
author="McGonagle, Alyssa K. and Kath, Lisa M.",
volume="41",
number="6",
pages="475-479",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Work-safety tension arises when workers perceive that working safely is at odds with effectively doing their jobs. We proposed that workers' perceptions of work-safety tension would be associated with higher levels of perceived risk, which would, in turn, relate to worker injuries on the job. METHOD: Grocery store workers (n=600) completed an online survey and organizational worker injury reports were obtained for a two-year period following the survey. Survey results were linked to subsequent worker injuries using hierarchical generalized linear modeling. RESULTS: We found support for the proposed meso-mediation model: department work-safety tension predicted subsequent worker injuries, partially through an association with workers' risk perceptions. CONCLUSIONS: Safety researchers and consultants and organizational leaders should look beyond typically-examined safety climate constructs, such as management commitment to safety, and pay particular attention to workers' perceptions of work-safety tension.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2010.09.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2010.09.002"
}