Moderating Effect of Psychological Well-Being on the Effect of
Workplace Safety Climate on Job Stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS 2022;
28:2340-2345. [PMID:
34989661 DOI:
10.1080/10803548.2022.2026073]
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Abstract
AIM
The main purpose of this study is to reveal the moderating effect of psychological well-being on the effect of workplace safety climate on job stress.
METHODS
: The cross-sectional study was designed inclusive of the use of the survey method. 291 healthcare professionals returned the survey forms, among those, 75.9% of the participants were women, and the mean age of the sample was 32.83±6.03. Most of the participants (66.6%) had a Bachelor's degree or higher. We analyzed the data using, a structural equation modeling framework used to test both direct and mediating effects. Hayes' (2013) Model 4 was used to identify the mediating role of psychological well-being on the effect of workplace safety climate on job stress.
RESULTS
:According to the analysis results, the created model is significant, and psychological well-being plays a mediating role on the effect of workplace safety climate on job stress, reinforcing the negative effect of workplace safety climate on job stress.
CONCLUSION
Our results revealed that first the safety environment perceived by the employees reduces their stress. Second, psychological well-being plays a mediating role in relation to the effect of safety climate on job stress. This role contributes to the reduction of stress through the improvement of the safety climate.
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