Tong, R; Wang, L; Cao, L; Zhang, B and Yang, X (2023) Psychosocial factors for safety performance of construction workers: Taking stock and looking forward. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 30(2), pp. 944-962. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose: Psychosocial factors have received increasing attention regarding significantly influencing safety in the construction industry. This research attempts to comprehensively summarize psychosocial factors related to safety performance of construction workers. In the context of coronavirus disease 2019, some typical psychosocial factors are selected to further analyze their influence mechanism of safety performance. Design/methodology/approach: First, a literature review process was conducted to identify and summarize relevant psychosocial factors. Then, considering the impact of the epidemic, hypotheses on the relationship between six selected psychosocial factors (i.e. work stress, role ambiguity, work–family conflict, autonomy, social support and interpersonal conflict) and safety performance were proposed, and a hypothetical model was developed based on job demands-resources theory. Finally, a meta-analysis was used to examine these hypotheses and the model. Findings: The results showed these psychosocial factors indirectly influenced workers' safety performance by impacting on their occupational psychology condition (i.e. burnout and engagement). Work stress, role ambiguity, work–family conflict and interpersonal conflict were negatively related to safety performance by promoting burnout and affecting engagement. Autonomy and social support were positively related to safety performance by improving work engagement and reducing burnout. Originality/value: This research is the pioneer systematically describing the overall picture of psychosocial factors related to the safety performance of construction workers. Through deeply discussed the mechanism of psychosocial factors and safety performance, it could provide a reference for the theory and application of psychosocial factors in the field of construction safety management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction workers; COVID-19; meta-analysis; psychosocial factors; safety performance; safety management |
| Index terms: | methodology, construction safety, safety performance, COVID-19, burnout, meta-analysis, work stress, literature review, occupational psychology, construction industry, construction worker, job demand, coronavirus |
| Subjects: | practitioner, data analysis and analytics, psychology, research methods, management, health risk and incident analysis, environmental health, industry analysis, health conditions and diseases, research evaluation and metrics, occupational health and safety management |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Human Resources, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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