Central European Management Journal

Mediating Effect of Work Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Psychosocial Safety Climate and Workplace Safety Behaviors Among Bank Employees After Covid-19 Lockdown

Akanni, Abimbola A. Ajila, Chris O. Omisile, Idowu O. Ndubueze, Kelechi N.

Obafemi Awolowo University

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Abstract

Purpose: Studies find that psychosocial safety climate is positively associated with workplace safety behaviors. However, the mechanism through which psychosocial safety climate exerts its effect needs further investigation. Therefore, this study investigated the indirect effect of work self-efficacy in the relationship between psychosocial safety climate and workplace safety behaviors.

Methodology: Participants, who were 155 bank workers (F=66.5%; mean age= 33.9, SD=6.4), responded to an online survey of workplace safety behavior scale (WSBS), psychosocial safety climate scale (PSC-12), and work self-efficacy scale (WSES).

Results: Results from correlational analyses revealed that psychosocial safety climate positively related to workplace safety behaviors. Moreover, work self-efficacy positively correlated to workplace safety behaviors. The mediation analysis using Hayes Process Macros indicated an indirect effect of work self-efficacy in the relationship between psychosocial safety climate and workplace safety behaviors. Creating a psychosocially safe climate may enhance bank workers’ safety behaviors in the period after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Metadata

Journal Central European Management Journal 
Volume 29 
Issue 1 
Issue date 3/2021 
Type Article 
Language en
Pagination 2–13
DOI 10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.38
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-7315
ISSN 2658-0845
eISSN 2658-2430