Using the job demands-resources model to investigate risk perception, safety climate and job satisfaction in safety critical organizations

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 465-475

  Nielsen, Morten Birkeland ^a   Mearns, Kathryn ^a,b   Matthiesen, Stig Berge ^a   Eid, Jarle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job demands resources model; Job satisfaction; Psychological safety climate; Risk perception; Safety critical organizations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80052965500     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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