The role of safety consciousness and occupational self-efficacy in predicting physical and psychological disorders among workers of industrial sector

Fariba kiani; Mohammad Reza Khodabakhsh

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The role of safety consciousness and occupational self-efficacy in predicting physical and psychological disorders among workers of industrial sector

Author(s):

Fariba kiani¹,

Mohammad Reza Khodabakhsh^2,*

1Dept. of Psychology, Young Researchers & Elite Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahre-Kurd, Iran

2Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology Education Science, Allameh Tabataba′i University, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 17, issue 9; e74345

Published online:Dec 29, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 20, 2013

Accepted:Oct 15, 2013

How to Cite:Fariba kianiMohammad Reza KhodabakhshThe role of safety consciousness and occupational self-efficacy in predicting physical and psychological disorders among workers of industrial sector.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.17(9):e74345.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive power of physical and psychological disorders by occupational self-efficacy and safety consciousness among the staff.

Methods: This research is a correlation study, in which 189 individuals of Isfahan Steel Company in 2011 and 2012 were selected based on the stratified random sampling method. The data were collected using questionnaire, containing questions regarding demographic characteristics, safety consciousness, occupational self-efficacy, and physical and psychological disorders. Later the data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and Multivariate regression analysis.

Results: The results showed that both safety consciousness and occupational self-efficacy were significantly related to physical and psychological disorders (p<0.01). Multivariate regression analysis indicated that safety consciousness variable significantly predicted respectively, 9% and 17% of the variance of physical and psychological disorders (p<0.05). Also, occupational self-efficacy variable significantly predicted respectively, 21% and 12% of the variance of physical and psychological disorders (p<0.05).

Conclusion: These results emphasize the importance of psychological variables in order to predict reporting physical and psychological disorders among workers.

Keywords

safety consciousness

job self-efficacy

physical and psychological disorder

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