@article{ref1,
title="Psychological decision-making process of construction worker safety behavior: an agent-based simulation approach",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2021",
author="He, Changquan and Jia, Guangshe and McCabe, Brenda and Chen, Yuting and Zhang, Puwei and Sun, Jide",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE. The relationships between safety behavior and its antecedents have been widely studied. However, the psychological decision-making process of construction worker safety behavior (CWSB) is rarely examined from the systematic perspective. Thus, this study constructed the theoretical framework of the decision-making process of CWSB and systematically explored the effects of individual factor (education, age, and safety knowledge), organizational factor (safety climate, and leader-member exchange (LMX)) and psychological factor (psychological capital (PsyCap), and communication competence (CommComp)) on the dynamic performance of CWSB. <br><br>METHOD. Data were collected from the literature and 536 construction workers in China. The theoretical model was tested with the agent-based simulation (ABS) technique. <br><br>RESULTS. High level of education, safety knowledge, safety climate, LMX, PsyCap and CommComp help to reduce unsafe behavior at the cut-off point. However, the age-safety relationship might present a U-shape, which denotes that reasonable age structure of construction worker groups may be an option for bettering safety performance. The results indicate that the psychological decision-making process of CWSB is not only the result of individual rational decision, but also the product of organizational and psychological impacts. <br><br>FINDINGS of this study shed lights on safety behavior management practices based on the psychological decision-making process of CWSB.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2021.2022351",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.2022351"
}