Role of safety stressors and social support on safety performance

Safety Science

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-145

  Sampson, Julie M ^a   DeArmond, Sarah ^b   Chen, Peter Y ^c  

^a Ergometrics and Applied Personnel Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job stress; Leadership; Safety performance; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY COMPLIANCES; SAFETY PARTICIPATIONS; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SUPERVISOR SUPPORTS; WORKPLACE SAFETY;

COMMUNICATION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY STRESSOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPERVISOR SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84890897330     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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