Perceived Organizational Support for Safety and Employee Safety Voice: The Mediating Role of Coworker Support for Safety

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-330

  Tucker, Sean ^a   Chmiel, Nik ^b   Turner, Nick ^c   Hershcovis, M Sandy ^c   Stride, Chris B ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bus drivers; coworkers; proactivity; safety; voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRIVER; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; NEGOTIATING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54049149078     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.13.4.319     Document Type: Article

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