Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Psychology

Program

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : 1 color illustration.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Michael T Ford

Committee Members

Jason G Randall

Keywords

Hospitals, Medical personnel, Self-efficacy

Subject Categories

Psychology

Abstract

This study examined a model involving the influence of the distal variable of self-efficacy and the proximal variables of self-regulation and perceived managerial safety practice in predicting employees’ safety behaviors. In this study, 198 hospital employees completed surveys measuring self-efficacy, regulatory focus, and managerial safety practice. They also completed measures of safety performance: safety participation and safety compliance. Results suggest that self-efficacy, regulatory focus, and perceived managerial safety practice are positively related to the safety performance. Specifically, high self-efficacy is more positively associated with safety performance. Promotion focus and prevention focus were both strongly associated with safety participation and safety compliance. Perceived managerial safety practice was positively related to employees’ safety participating behaviors, which play important role in developing the safety context of a workplace setting and in preventing accidents and injuries. Practical implications to optimize occupational safety are also presented.

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