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Citation

Tucker S, Chmiel N, Turner N, Hershcovis MS, Stride CB. J. Occup. Health Psychol. 2008; 13(4): 319-330.

Affiliation

Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. stucker@business.queensu.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1076-8998.13.4.319

PMID

18837627

Abstract

In the present study, we modeled 2 sources of safety support (perceived organizational support for safety and perceived coworker support for safety) as predictors of employee safety voice, that is, speaking out in an attempt to change unsafe working conditions. Drawing on social exchange and social impact theories, we hypothesized and tested a mediated model predicting employee safety voice using a cross-sectional survey of urban bus drivers (n = 213) in the United Kingdom. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that perceived coworker support for safety fully mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support for safety and employee safety voice. This study adds to the employee voice literature by evaluating the important role that coworkers can play in encouraging others to speak out about safety issues. Implications for research and practice related to change-oriented safety communication are discussed.


Language: en

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