A cross-validation of safety climate scale using confirmatory factor analytic approach

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-445

  Seo, Dong Chul ^a   Torabi, Mohammad R ^a   Blair, Earl H ^a   Ellis, Nancy T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Cross validation; Grain industry; Safety climate; Scale

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; PERSONNEL; RELIABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CROSS-VALIDATION; GRAIN INDUSTRY; SAFETY CLIMATE;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 4944222325     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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