Clint Pinion1, Shelley Brewer2, David Douphrate3, Lawrence Whitehead3, Jami DelliFraine4, Wendell C Taylor3, Jim Klyza1. 1. Eastern Kentucky University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Science, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475, United States. 2. Brewer Consulting Solutions, Inc., 167 South Arrow Canyon Circle, The Woodlands, TX 77389, United States. 3. The University of Texas, School of Public Health, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States. 4. Medical University of South Carolina, College of Health Professions, 151-B Rutledge Avenue, MSC 962, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
Abstract
Background: Employees self-reporting low job control may perceive management as not being committed to employee safety. Objective: Assess the relationship between self-reported job control and management commitment to safety while controlling for categorical variables. Method: A 31-item survey was used in a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between self-reported job control scores (JCS) and management commitment to safety scores (MCS). Descriptive statistics (means and frequencies), and an ANACOVA (analysis of covariance) were performed on a saturated model. Results: Study had 71 percent response rate. Results indicate a statistically significant association between MCS and JCS when controlling for job position [F (5, 690) = 206.97, p < 0.0001, adjusted R-square = 0.60]. Conclusion: Employees with low job control have poor perceptions of management's commitment to safety when controlling for job position.
Background: Employees self-reporting low job control may perceive management as not being committed to employee safety. Objective: Assess the relationship between self-reported job control and management commitment to safety while controlling for categorical variables. Method: A 31-item survey was used in a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between self-reported job control scores (JCS) and management commitment to safety scores (MCS). Descriptive statistics (means and frequencies), and an ANACOVA (analysis of covariance) were performed on a saturated model. Results: Study had 71 percent response rate. Results indicate a statistically significant association between MCS and JCS when controlling for job position [F (5, 690) = 206.97, p < 0.0001, adjusted R-square = 0.60]. Conclusion: Employees with low job control have poor perceptions of management's commitment to safety when controlling for job position.