The Impact of Coworkers’ Safety Violations on an Individual Worker: A Social Contagion Effect within the Construction Crew

Huakang Liang; Ken-Yu Lin; Shoujian Zhang; Yikun Su

The Impact of Coworkers’ Safety Violations on an Individual Worker: A Social Contagion Effect within the Construction Crew

2018

Huakang Liang | Ken-Yu Lin | Shoujian Zhang | Yikun Su

This research developed and tested a model of the social contagion effect of coworkers&rsquo: safety violations on individual workers within construction crews. Both situational and routine safety violations were considered in this model. Empirical data were collected from 345 construction workers in China using a detailed questionnaire. The results showed that both types of safety violations made by coworkers were significantly related to individuals&rsquo: perceived social support and production pressure. Individuals&rsquo: attitudinal ambivalence toward safety compliance mediated the relationships between perceived social support and production pressure and both types of individuals&rsquo: safety violations. However, safety motivation only mediated the effects of perceived social support and production pressure on individuals&rsquo: situational safety violations. Further, this research supported the differences between situational and routine safety violations. Specifically, we found that individuals were more likely to imitate coworkers&rsquo: routine safety violations than their situational safety violations. Coworkers&rsquo: situational safety violations had an indirect effect on individuals&rsquo: situational safety violations mainly through perceived social support and safety motivation. By contrast, coworkers&rsquo: routine safety violations had an indirect effect on individuals&rsquo: routine safety violations mainly through perceived production pressure and attitudinal ambivalence. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications, research limitations, and future directions were discussed.

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