Relations Among Occupational Hazards, Attitudes, and Safety Performance

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-66

  Ford, Michael T ^a   Tetrick, Lois E ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational context; Occupational safety; Organizational identification; Psychological empowerment; Safety performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851496672     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021296     Document Type: Article

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