Predicting safety behavior in the construction industry: Development and test of an integrative model

Safety Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Guo, Brian H W ^a   Yiu, Tak Wing ^a   González, Vicente A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Construction safety; Safety behavior; Safety climate; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; SAFETY FACTOR;

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; INTEGRATIVE MODELING; SAFETY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY PARTICIPATIONS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTEGRATIVE MODEL; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTION PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949662806     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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