TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Perceived organizational support for safety and employee safety voice: the mediating role of coworker support for safety
JO  - Journal of occupational health psychology
A1  - Tucker, Sean
A1  - Chmiel, Nik
A1  - Turner, Nick
A1  - Hershcovis, M. Sandy
A1  - Stride, Chris B.
SP  - 319
EP  - 330
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - In the present study, we modeled 2 sources of safety support (perceived organizational support for safety and perceived coworker support for safety) as predictors of employee safety voice, that is, speaking out in an attempt to change unsafe working conditions. Drawing on social exchange and social impact theories, we hypothesized and tested a mediated model predicting employee safety voice using a cross-sectional survey of urban bus drivers (n = 213) in the United Kingdom. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that perceived coworker support for safety fully mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support for safety and employee safety voice. This study adds to the employee voice literature by evaluating the important role that coworkers can play in encouraging others to speak out about safety issues. Implications for research and practice related to change-oriented safety communication are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-8998
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-8998.13.4.319
ID  - ref1
ER  -