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Citation |
Ugwu FO, Onyishi IE, Ugwu C, Onyishi CN. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2015; 21(4): 464-470. |
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Affiliation |
a Department of Psychology , Federal University , Ndufu Alike , Nigeria. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2015, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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26327152 |
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Abstract |
Safety work behavior has continued to attract the interest of organizational researchers and practitioners especially in the health sector. The goal of the study was to investigate whether personality type A, accident optimism and fatalism could predict non-compliance with safety work behaviors among hospital nurses. One hundred and fifty nine nursing staff sampled from three government-owned hospitals in a state, in southeast Nigeria, participated in the study. Data were collected through Type A Behavior Scale (TABS), Accident Optimism, Fatalism and Compliance with Safety Behavior (CSB) Scales. Our results showed that personality type A, accident optimism and fatalism were all related to non-compliance with safety work behaviors. Personality type A individuals tend to comply less with safety work behaviors than personality type B individuals. Also, optimistic and fatalistic views about accidents and standing safety rules also have implications for compliance with safety work behaviors. Language: en |