Safety Behavior: Job Demands, Job Resources, and Perceived Management Commitment to Safety

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-278

  Hansez, Isabelle ^a   Chmiel, Nik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job demands resources model; Job related strain; Perceived management commitment to safety; Situational and routine violations; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB DEMANDS RESOURCES MODEL; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954707924     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019528     Document Type: Article

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