Living up to safety values in health care: the effect of leader behavioral integrity on occupational safety

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• Personal Author:
  Dierynck B ; Halbesleben JR ; Leon MR ; Leroy H ; McCaughey D ; Savage GT ; Simons T
• Description:
  While previous research has identified that leaders' safety expectations and safety actions are important in fostering occupational safety, research has yet to demonstrate the importance of leader alignment between safety expectations and actions for improving occupational safety. We build on safety climate literature and theory on behavioral integrity to better understand the relationship between the leader's behavioral integrity regarding safety and work-related injuries. In a time-lagged study of 658 nurses, we find that behavioral integrity for high safety values is positively associated with greater reporting of fewer and less severe occupational injuries. The effects of behavioral integrity regarding safety can be better understood through the mediating mechanisms of safety compliance and psychological safety toward one's supervisor. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research on safety climate. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Personnel Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Behavioral Integrity Climate Health-care Health-care-personnel Humans Injuries Medical-personnel Nurses Nursing Occupational Safety Psychological Safety Psychology Safety Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety Compliance

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• ISSN:
  1076-8998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  395-405
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043354
• Citation:
  J Occup Health Psychol 2013 Oct; 18(4):395-405
• Contact Point Address:
  Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, Box 870225, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487
• Email:
  jhalbesleben@cba.ua.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2489273d371521e729c2bba7f3192afaf625ccc035b4029e037354db058053fd869d05709710280974b96bf8b05e67b955abaffc7bf55c111a7a40737bdaf59d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195272/cdc_195272_DS1.pdf
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