A multilevel model of autonomous safety motivation and safety performance

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2019.01141

Abstract

Abstract:

The positive effect of autonomous safety motivation on safety performance has received considerable attention; however, the mediating mechanism between motivation and safety performance has not been explored. The present proposal integrates self-determination theory and a multilevel motivational process to explore the effect of individual and team autonomous safety motivation on safety performance through safety goals, and the intervention effects of autonomy-supportive factors and job crafting on promoting autonomous safety motivation in the workplace. A longitudinal design, experiment as well as quasi-experiment including cognitive tests and questionnaires is proposed to test the model. The results can contribute to self-determination theory and safety research by deepening the understanding of the multilevel mechanism, and has practical implications for safety training and safety performance in high-risk organizations.

Key words: autonomous motivation, safety performance, behavior-based safety, high-risk organizations, motivational process model

CLC Number:

B849:C93

JIANG Li, ZHANG Yiru, LI Feng. A multilevel model of autonomous safety motivation and safety performance[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2019, 27(7): 1141-1152.

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