A Communication Matrix Intervention to Increase Adoption of Federal Government Safety Recommendations

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• Personal Author:
  Booth-Butterfield, Steve ; Hartley T ; Lawryk NJ ; Ott S ; Thomas KC ; Welbourne JL
• Description:
  A 3-year, multichannel intervention project assessed adoption of federal government workplace safety testing methods among 3 randomly drawn samples of industrial hygienists. A communication matrix (McGuire, 1985, 1989) framework focusing on stages of reception, processing, and response was used to create, implement, and evaluate the intervention. Participants were interviewed by phone during 3 waves: baseline, immediately following year 1 of the intervention, and immediately following year 2 of the intervention. Results indicate a gain in reception over the course of the intervention. Increases in attitudes, control beliefs, intentions, and self-reported behavior were found between baseline and the 1st year of the intervention, and were maintained (although not increased) during the 2nd year of the intervention. Strengths and weaknesses of the intervention are viewed through the scope of the communication matrix. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Attitude Mathematical-models Mental-processes Psychological-reactions Psychological-responses Safety-education Safety-programs Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  1041-0236
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  307-312
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034483
• Citation:
  Health Commun 2008 Jul; 23(4):307-312
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer Welbourne, Department of Psychology, University of texas-Pan American, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78541-2999
• Email:
  welbournjl@utpa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Health Communication
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189644/cdc_189644_DS1.pdf
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