Abstract
High-level willingness to participate in WHPPs (Workplace Health Promotion Programs) can not only benefit employers and employees, but also can produce many positive social effects. In order to expand the existing body of research, the effects of subject cognition, interpersonal trust, political trust, and occupational safety and health concerns were explored. We surveyed 680 Chinese migrant workers who were in charge of participation decisions in their households (2,500 residents involved) from the three typical provinces. The association of social-economic determinants with the willingness to participate and the participating behavior was studied by logistic regression analysis. We find that almost all of workers show relatively high levels of willingness to participate, while nearly seventy percent of the migrant workers had not engaged in actual participation behavior. Regression analyses revealed that subject cognition, interpersonal trust, political trust, and concern for occupational safety and health were factors significantly influencing participating subjects' willingness to engage in WHPPs. Furthermore, mediation analyses demonstrated that the influence of subject cognition was partially mediated by political trust. The influence of subject cognition was partially mediated by political trust. We discuss why political trust may impact the influence of subject cognition on the willingness to participate. Our results provided important insights for both academic and practical application.
Highlights
Migrant workers, who migrate from rural areas of their original residence to urban areas for work-seeking, are a unique group appearing in developing countries when experiencing economic transformation
This research can highlight the steps needed to develop effective strategies to encourage migrant workers toward active participation and personal investment in Workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs). In line with these goals, the current study addressed the following questions: [1] Are migrant workers willing to participate in WHPPs? [2] How does a subject cognition affect his/her willingness to participate in WHPPs? [3] How do interpersonal trust and political trust influence a subject’s willingness to participate in WHPPs? [4] How do concerns about OSH influence a subject’s willingness to participate in WHPPs?
Our findings revealed that all migrant workers showed relatively high levels of willingness to participate in WHPPs, but almost 70 percent of the respondents failed to engage in actual participation behavior
Summary
Migrant workers, who migrate from rural areas of their original residence to urban areas for work-seeking, are a unique group appearing in developing countries when experiencing economic transformation. In terms of occupational safety and social health governance, existing studies generally conducted meticulous and effective analyses from the perspective of the role and functions of government organizations, behavioral characteristics of participation subjects, and the occurrence mechanisms of social governance [9,10,11]. By contrast, these studies paid less attention to the most fundamental subject: the participation of migrant workers in their own occupational safety and health governance. The purpose of this research is to gain that understanding and explore the factors that influence migrant workers’ decision to engage in OSH programs
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