Citation

Smith TD. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2016; ePub(ePub): 1-25.

Affiliation

a Department of Applied Health Science , Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington , Bloomington , IN , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2016.1268446

PMID

28010625

Abstract

The association between safety climate, job satisfaction and turnover intention has not been thoroughly researched. This research is needed so that safety researchers and practitioners can begin to delineate the impact of safety on organizational and business outcomes. A path analysis was completed using data from a national sample of workers from the United States (n=1525). The overall fit of the model was excellent and analyses determined that both training and resource adequacy positively affected safety climate and job satisfaction. Safety climate also positively influenced job satisfaction. Both safety climate and job satisfaction were negatively associated with respondents' turnover intention. In the study, the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention is reiterated in a sample of workers across many industries. This study is novel as it is one of the first studies to confirm that turnover intention is reduced with increased safety climate in a diverse sample of workers.

Language: en