Risk-taking orientation and injury among youth workers: Examining the social influence of supervisors, coworkers, and parents

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1027-1035

  Westaby, James D ^a   Lowe, J Krister ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Risk taking; Social influence; Work safety; Youth workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 26444483320     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.1027     Document Type: Article

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