Liang, H.; Yang, D. and Cong, W. (2026) The impact of mindful organizing on construction safety violations: A moderated mediation model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 152(6): 04026066, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Although the safety benefits of mindful organizing have been empirically examined, we still know little about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying the relationship between mindful organizing and safety violations. Empirical data were collected using a questionnaire administered to 408 Chinese construction workers and were analyzed using structural equation modeling and hierarchical linear regression. The results indicated that mindful organizing influenced safety violations indirectly through both safety moral disengagement (-0.25 and p<0.001) and illegitimate task perception (-0.03 and p<0.05). Furthermore, the effects of mindful organizing on safety violations are moderated by project identification. The findings contribute to the existing body of knowledge by offering a deep understanding of how and when mindful organizing promotes construction safety performance. In practice, this research will enable construction managers to develop appropriate strategies to promote mindful organizing practices for fostering safety behaviors in construction workers.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | illegitimate task perception; mindful organizing; moderated mediation; project identification; safety moral disengagement; safety violations |
| Index terms: | safety behaviour, construction worker, structural equation modelling, strategy, mediation, body of knowledge, construction safety, violation, construction manager, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | practitioner, knowledge management, data collection methods, profession, dispute resolution, management, occupational health and safety management, regulatory law, environmental health, statistical analysis |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Information Management, Business Strategy, Roles and Professions, Legal Issues, Health and Safety, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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