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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1473449
This article is part of the Research Topic From Safety to Sense of Safety View all 12 articles

How Does Psychosocial Safety Climate Affect Safety Behavior in the Construction Industry? A Cross-level Analysis

Provisionally accepted
Wei Zhao Wei Zhao *Shuquan Li Shuquan Li
  • Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China

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    The unsafe work practices of construction workers directly contributes to frequent accidents in workplaces. This study aims to investigate the impact of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on safety behavior through a cross-level model, focusing on the mediating role of psychological resilience and the moderating effect of safety-related stress. Data from 381 construction workers were analyzed to test our hypotheses. The results indicated that (1) PSC was positively associated with psychological resilience and safety behavior; (2) psychological resilience mediated the relationship between PSC and safety behavior; (3) the link between PSC and safety behavior was negatively influenced by safety-related stress; and (4) all three sub-dimensions of safety-related stress moderated the effect of PSC on safety participation. These findings elucidate the mechanisms underlying the connection between PSC, psychological resilience, safety-related stress, and safety behavior from a multi-level perspective. Additionally, strategies for enhancing the safety behavior of construction workers were discussed.

    Keywords: Construction Industry, Psychosocial safety climate, safety behavior, psychological resilience, Safety-related stress

    Received: 31 Jul 2024; Accepted: 10 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhao and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Wei Zhao, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China

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