TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Early employer response to workplace injury: What injured workers perceive as fair and why these perceptions matter
JO  - Journal of occupational health psychology
A1  - Hepburn, C. Gail
A1  - Kelloway, E. Kevin
A1  - Franche, Renee-Louise
SP  - 409
EP  - 420
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - The authors examined whether early employer response to workplace injury affects injured workers' subsequent attitudes and mental health. At 1 month and 6 months postinjury, telephone surveys were conducted with 344 workers from Ontario, Canada, who had experienced a musculoskeletal lost-time workplace injury. One-month reports of initial supervisor reaction to the injury and the use of workplace-based return-to-work strategies (early contact with worker, ergonomic assessment, presence of designated coordinator, accommodation offer) were hypothesized to predict reports of fairness, affective commitment, and depressive symptoms measured at 6 months postinjury. Structural equation modeling supported a model wherein fairness perceptions fully mediated the relationship between early responses and injured workers' attitudes and mental health. Early contact and supervisor reactions were significant predictors of fairness perceptions. The implications for early employer response are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-8998
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021001
ID  - ref1
ER  -