Young worker safety behaviors: Development and validation of measures

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 165-175

  Tucker, Sean ^a   Turner, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measure development; Occupational safety; Voice; Young workers

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FIVE-FACTOR MODEL; FOCUS GROUPS; MEASURE DEVELOPMENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY CONCERNS; SAFETY CONDITION; SAFETY INTERVENTION; SAFETY POLICIES; SELF-REPORT; VOICE; WORKPLACE SAFETY; YOUNG WORKERS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY;

EID: 78649936007     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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