How safety trainings decrease perceived job stress: the effects of improvement in employees attitude toward safety issues

Fariba Kiani (Corresponding Author) (), Hossien Samavtyan (), Siamak Poorabdiyan () and Effat Jafari ()
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Fariba Kiani (Corresponding Author): Department of psychology, Faculty of Education Science & Psychology University of Isfahan, Iran
Hossien Samavtyan: Department of psychology, Faculty of Education Science & Psychology University of Isfahan, Iran
Siamak Poorabdiyan: Department of Professional Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Effat Jafari: Department of Education Science, Faculty of Education Science & Psychology University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Far East Journal of Psychology and Business, 2012, vol. 6 No 1 Paper 1 January, issue 4, 46-58

Abstract: This article arises from a research project investigating the effectiveness of safety training on changing attitudes toward safety issues. Followed by the training intervention, was observed that employees job stress decreased. Employees showed less job stress on account of imposing this type of training. The researchers have come to the idea of investigating how safety training can reduce job stress. Yet much attention has not paid on the role of safety training versus job stress. A randomized experience - control study, based on questionnaires completed by 50 employees of an industrial Company in 2010 year, revealed that safety training had a significant effect on attitude toward safety issues and job stress. Mediation analysis also showed that the effects of safety training on the attitudes toward safety issues reduced the job stress. The current finding is important and leads to a potential intervention opportunity. Improving employees attitude toward safety issues by increasing quality of safety training courses, may contribute to decrease levels of perceived job stress.

Keywords: Safety Trainings; Perceived Job Stress; Attitudes toward Safety Issues. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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