The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sa...The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sample consisted of 640 Swedish employed engine room officers. A strong relationship was found between the psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard （RZ = .204; P 〈 .001）. While role conflict and role ambiguity showed a negative association, social support associated positively with safety climate onboard, lob demands and control showed no relation to safety climate. The conclusion is that the safety climate onboard is strongly associated with social and relational factors.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sample consisted of 640 Swedish employed engine room officers. A strong relationship was found between the psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard （RZ = .204; P 〈 .001）. While role conflict and role ambiguity showed a negative association, social support associated positively with safety climate onboard, lob demands and control showed no relation to safety climate. The conclusion is that the safety climate onboard is strongly associated with social and relational factors.
