TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Research on the influence of role stressors on unsafe behavior among construction workers in China JO - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics A1 - Min, Yu A1 - Li, Jizu A1 - Wenjing, Qin A1 - Yanyu, Guo A1 - Yong, Yan SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - AbstractIndividuals' unsafe behavior is identified as one of the important reasons leading to construction industry accidents. The purpose of the present study is to explore the mechanism of role stressors impact on unsafe behavior, the mediating role of psychological strain, and the moderating role of empowering leadership among construction workers. The sample used for the analyses in this study includes 600 employees from 10 different construction companies in China. Bootstrap analysis was performed to explore the mediating role of psychology strain, and hierarchical linear regression analysis was performed to explore the moderating role of empowering leadership. The results showed that role stressors were positively related to unsafe behavior; psychology strain mediating the relationship between role stressors and unsafe behavior; empowering leadership moderating the relationship between psychological strain and unsafe behavior. The findings indicate that empowering leadership can decrease unsafe behavior.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1080-3548 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2022.2132005 ID - ref1 ER -