Highlights Previous research has explored the personality-safety relationship, but has experienced inconsistent findings. Inconsistent findings may be attributable to contextual factors. Research findings in the current study indicate that, with the exception of extraversion, relationships between all FFM personality traits and safety behavior were mediated by safety motivation. This helps to explain how personality translates into safety behavior. The relationship between conscientiousness and safety behavior was weaker at higher levels of situation strength (as measured by safety climate perceptions). Aside from conscientiousness, no relationships between FFM traits and safety behavior were made weaker by higher situation strength or safety climate perceptions. In fact, some relationships were magnified at higher levels of situation strength (as measured by safety climate perceptions). Results indicate that many FFM traits are consistent predictors of safety behavior regardless of situational/contextual factors of the work environment.

    Abstract Introduction: Though previous research has linked personality and workplace safety, results have been inconsistent. Aims of the present study were to understand when and how personality factors predict safety performance. Methods: With 492 working adults, a moderated mediation model was tested whereby the relationship between personality and safety behavior was mediated by safety motivation and moderated by situation strength (i.e., safety climate perceptions). Results: Findings indicate that, aside from extraversion, safety motivation mediated all relationships between FFM personality traits and safety behavior. The mediated relationship between conscientiousness and safety motivation was attenuated by safety climate perceptions. However, relationships between all other personality traits and safety motivation, and ultimately safety behavior, remained consistent or, in the case of extraversion, was augmented at higher levels of safety climate perceptions. Conclusion: Results demonstrate an empirical basis for how and when personality translates into safety behavior at work. Additionally, findings provide a theoretical explanation for the mixed results among previous studies of personality’s relationship with safety outcomes. Implications are discussed for employee selection and training practices in safety-intensive industries.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    When and how personality predicts workplace safety: Evaluating a moderated mediation model


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-09-21


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch