Antecedents of Injury Among Youth in Agricultural Settings: A Longitudinal Examination of Safety Consciousness, Dangerous Risk Taking, and Safety Knowledge

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• Personal Author:
  Lee B ; Westaby J
• Description:
  Injuries are the leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States. This study longitudinally examined three psychological mediators of injury among 3,081 youths in agricultural settings: (a) safety consciousness, (b) dangerous risk taking, and (c) safety knowledge. These variables are examined within a nomological network of contextual variables. Cross-sectional results revealed that safety consciousness and dangerous risk taking were the strongest predictors of reported injury at Time 1 and Time 2. Safety knowledge had an unexpected negative association with injury, albeit weak. As predicted, participating in safety activities was positively associated with safety consciousness, and time spent working was strongly associated with safety knowledge. Furthermore, self-esteem had both positive and negative safety outcomes, suggesting a more complex functioning. Males exhibited fewer safety cognitions than females as predicted. Longitudinal data also revealed that injury at Time 1 and dangerous risk taking were the strongest predictors of Time 2 injury. Results from this study emphasize the importance of assessing dangerous risk-taking perceptions when attempting to predict future injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Demography Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Settings Author Keywords: Youth Children Demographic-characteristics Injuries Risk-analysis Risk-factors Risk Taking Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-research Safety Consciousness Safety Knowledge Sex-factors Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  227-240
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027419
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2003 Aug; 34(3):227-240
• Contact Point Address:
  Program in Social-Organizational Psychology, Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 6, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA
• Email:
  westaby@columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Medical Research & Education Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0d28ef7029e49b44aea8f819a6c200ef81eddbab7cd203ec5f1250ae03c59a8dd1752b00ae1fbb2086225ee544c6feb55c63c5279652d92ace70f02219369c0e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197573/cdc_197573_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 236.45 KB ]