Characterizing the relationship between personality traits and safety motivation among construction workers.

ABSTRACT: Injury rates in the construction industry have been high. Losses from a construction accident are not limited to the high expenses of the delay in construction and the compensations for the injured workers, sometimes even the worker's life. The worker's unsafe behaviors have been the direct cause of an accident, and it is urgent to reduce them effectively. This study examines the relationships between personality traits, psychological needs, and safety motivation. It attempts to provide evidence and support for using personality traits and psychological needs in improving practical construction safety interventions. First, the constructs for personality traits, psychological needs, and safety motivation have been contextualized for application in the construction industry. Second, hypothes

SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10539941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature