Interpreting hazards in the work environment: Scale development of a multifaceted measure of perceived risk

The main contribution of this paper is the development of the job-family incivility scale. This paper seeks to explore the complex inter-relationships between workplace incivility and family incivility dimensions of job-family incivility by examining the dynamic processes by which job-family incivility is initiated and sustained using a scale development approach. In doing so, the paper highlights the absence of valid and reliable measures that estimate the compound effect of workplace incivility and family incivility – referred to as job-family incivility. A scale development process introduced by Quazi et al. (2016) is presented and stages in the construction of the scale are discussed including measures of validity and reliability. The findings of the study demonstrate the validity and reliability of the job-family incivility scale developed by the current researchers. The main aims of this research are to emphasize the impact of workplace incivility and family incivility on the employees in the work environment, and to discuss the techniques that can be used to mitigate such detrimental activities.

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Campus Social Climate Correlates of Environmental Type Dimensions

NASPA Journal ◽

10.2202/0027-6014.1397 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel W. Salter ◽

Reynol Junco ◽

Summer D. Irvin

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Type Theory ◽

General Purpose ◽

Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽

Environment Scale ◽

Type Indicator ◽

Group Environment ◽

System Maintenance ◽

Environment Type

To address the ability of the Salter Environment Type Assessment (SETA) to measure different kinds of campus environments, data from three studies of the SETA with the Work Environment Scale, Group Environment Scale, and University Residence Environment Scale were reexamined (n = 534). Relationship dimension scales were very consistent with extraversion and feeling from environmental type theory. System maintenance and systems change scales were associated with judging and perception on the SETA, respectively. Results from the SETA and personal growth dimension scales were mixed. Based on this analysis, the SETA may serve as a general purpose environmental assessment for use with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

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Evidence-Based Practice Work Environment Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t35939-000 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Yvette Pryse ◽

Anna McDaniel ◽

John Schafer

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Environment Scale

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Exploring the Correlates of Perceived Job Dangerousness Among Correctional Staff at a Maximum Security Prison

Criminal Justice Policy Review ◽

10.1177/0887403415623618 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 215-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Eric G. Lambert ◽

Kevin I. Minor ◽

Jill Gordon ◽

James B. Wells ◽

Nancy L. Hogan

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Correctional Staff ◽

Maximum Security ◽

Personal Variables ◽

Maximum Security Prison ◽

Environment Variables ◽

Survey Results ◽

Perceived Danger

In literature on correctional staff, one poorly understood antecedent of job stress and other negative outcomes is perceived danger from the job. Survey results from 272 staff at a state-run Midwestern maximum security prison were analyzed with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Regression to determine the relationships between personal/work environment variables and perceptions of job danger. Analyses revealed the effects of the personal variables were conditional on staff position (custody vs. non-custody). Irrespective of position, two of seven work environment variables studied (less input into decision making and more daily contact with prisoners) were related to greater perceived risk of harm from the job. Also, greater organizational formalization was related to greater perceived risk among custodial staff. Perceived danger from the job is a real issue, and the current results indicate workplace factors play a role.

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Characterizing Occupational Risk Perception: the Case of Biological, Ergonomic and Organizational Hazards in Spanish Healthcare Workers

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2014.55 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mariona Portell ◽

Rosa M. Gil ◽

Josep M. Losilla ◽

Jaume Vives

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Work Environment ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Expert Knowledge ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Occupational Risk ◽

Occupational Hazards ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Mean Differences

AbstractUnderstanding how risk is perceived by workers is necessary for effective risk communication and risk management. This study adapts key elements of the psychometric perspective to characterize occupational risk perception at a worker level. A total of 313 Spanish healthcare workers evaluated relevant hazards in their workplaces related to biological, ergonomic and organizational factors. A questionnaire elicited workers' ratings of 3 occupational hazards on 9 risk attributes along with perceived risk. Factor and regression analyses reveal regularities in how different risks are perceived, while, at the same time, the procedure helps to summarize specificities in the perception of each hazard. The main regularity is the weight of feeling of dread/severity in order to characterize the risk perceived (β ranges from .22 to .41; p < .001). Data also suggest an underestimation of expert knowledge in relation to the personal knowledge of risk. Thus, participants consider their knowledge of the risk related to biological, ergonomic, and organizational hazards to be higher than the knowledge attributed to the occupational experts (mean differences 95% CIs [.10, .30], [.54, .94], and [0.52, 1.05]). We demonstrate the application of a feasible and systematic procedure to capture how workers perceive hazards in their immediate work environment.

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