The Effect of Occupational Health Risk Perception on Job Satisfaction.

Biaoan Shan,Xiaoju Liu,Anwei Gu,Runxuan Zhao

doi:10.3390/ijerph19042111

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between occupational health risk perception and job satisfaction. Based on the job demand-resources model and resource conservation theory, eight hypotheses were proposed in this study. In a survey of 237 production line workers and managers, we found that perceived occupational health risks significantly negatively affected job satisfaction. Both work stress and organizational commitment mediate the relationships between perceived occupational health risks and job satisfaction. We also examined whether safety culture could weaken the negative impact of perceived occupational health risks on job satisfaction. However, the results of our study did not support this hypothesis. This study not only helped managers to realize the hazards of occupational health risks, but also encouraged employees to actively participate in safety construction and pay attention to their own health. In addition, we also put forward some targeted intervention measures to reduce the negative impact of perceived occupational health risks on job satisfaction. Therefore, this study had certain practical implications.

Highlights

The problem of occupational safety and health has always been a concern of scholars and practitioners
The mechanism analysis of the impact of perceived occupational health risks on job satisfaction has been neglected [10,11]. This means that we are unable to find out the path of the impact of occupational health risk perception on job satisfaction through existing literature, nor can we reduce the negative impact of occupational health risk perception on job satisfaction through interventional measures in enterprise practice
This study suggests that perceived occupational health risks indirectly affect job satisfaction through psychological states of work stress and organizational commitment

Summary

Introduction

The problem of occupational safety and health has always been a concern of scholars and practitioners. Scholars mainly focused on occupational safety problems with a high hazard degree, and that were intuitive and easy to measure. More and more scholars have started to pay attention to the topic of occupational health risks faced by employees, which is a long-term, hidden, and ignored problem. In order to protect the physical and mental health of workers, many countries have issued a series of policies. There are even strict rules to improve the working environment for employees. Various industries have issued a series of occupational health and safety laws and standards

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