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A psychological approach to occupational safety
Author(s) -
Clissold Gemma,
Buttigieg Donna M,
De Cieri Helen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7941.2011.00002.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychology , social cognitive theory , cognition , applied psychology , conceptual model , social psychology , conceptual framework , sociology , computer science , artificial intelligence , social science , database , neuroscience
The psychological approach to occupational safety is comprised of two perspectives, the behaviour‐based perspective and the person‐based perspective. These two perspectives are typically applied separately in research, leaving gaps in the explanation of safety‐related behaviour. In this paper, we argue that an integrated approach to occupational safety is required and that Bandura's social cognitive theory can be used to address this need. The paper is conceptual, integrating several bodies of literature and theoretical approaches to safety‐related behaviour.