@article{ref1,
title="Can positivity promote safety? Psychological capital development combats cynicism and unsafe behavior",
journal="Safety science",
year="2019",
author="Stratman, Jason L. and Youssef-Morgan, Carolyn M.",
volume="116",
number="",
pages="13-25",
abstract="This study examines the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap), cynicism, and unsafe behavior in the workplace, and tests the effectiveness of a PsyCap development intervention in increasing PsyCap and reducing cynicism and unsafe behavior through a quasi-experimental, pre-post, control group design. Utilizing social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura, 2001) as an overarching theoretical framework, the study proposes cynicism as a mediator of the relationship between PsyCap and unsafe behavior. <br><br>RESULTS support the effectiveness of the PsyCap development intervention. Furthermore, multi-group analyses support the hypothesized mediation model, with cynicism as a full a mediator of the relationship between PsyCap and unsafe behavior, in the treatment group, but not the control group, even after accounting for pre-intervention levels of PsyCap, cynicism, and unsafe behavior. Implications for research and practice are presented.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2019.02.031",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2019.02.031"
}