Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Hakan Baydur (), Erhan Eser, Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan, Emine Ayhan, Sultan Eser, Bahadır Dede, Esin Hazneci, Yeşim Benal Öztekin, Galip Ekuklu, Sibel Cevizci and Stephan Van den Broucke
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Hakan Baydur: Faculty of Health Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey
Erhan Eser: School of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey
Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan: Province Health Directorate, 49001 Muş, Turkey
Emine Ayhan: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Balıkesir University, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
Sultan Eser: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Balıkesir University, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
Bahadır Dede: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkey
Esin Hazneci: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55200 Samsun, Turkey
Yeşim Benal Öztekin: Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55200 Samsun, Turkey
Galip Ekuklu: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Trakya University, 22030 Edirne, Turkey
Sibel Cevizci: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020 Çanakkale, Turkey
Stephan Van den Broucke: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Pscyhological Sciences Research Institute, University of Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Structural and behavioral factors are among the causes of occupational accidents in agriculture. The SACURIMA Cost network developed a questionnaire to measure the determinants of farmers’ safety behavior based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). Extended TPB adds subjective norms, subjective control, physical barriers and safety culture to TPB. Objective: The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties of the “Farmers Safety Behaviors questionnaire” developed by the SACURIMA Cost network. Methods: A Turkish version of the questionnaire was applied to 305 farmers producing six different agricultural products in Turkey. The tool consists of 64 items measuring the determinants of four risk-related behaviors (fall prevention, machine handling, chemical-pesticide use, and animal handling) in a single extended TPB model. Results: The alpha values for the six dimensions ranged from 0.69 to 0.89. The confirmatory factor analysis results for all dimensions were at acceptable levels (CFI range = 0.93–0.99; RMSEA range = 0.03–0.09). Four path models were used to test the behaviors and their predictors, and the results were found to be predictive. The criterion and known groups’ validity analyses results were sufficient. Conclusion: The “Farmers Safety Behaviors Questionnaire” is a valid and reliable tool to measure the determinants of occupational safety behaviors in Turkish farmers.

Keywords: theory of planned behavior; psychometrics; occupational health; farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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