Open AccessORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Author(s) -
Iryna B Volevakha,
N. V. Kolomiiets,
T. V. Kukhar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wiadomości lekarskie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-342X
pISSN - 0043-5147
DOI - 10.36740/wlek202111119
Subject(s) - psychological safety , autonomy , psychology , applied psychology , ambiguity , cohesion (chemistry) , psychological resilience , cognition , organizational safety , knowledge management , organizational commitment , social psychology , organizational studies , computer science , organizational engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , neuroscience , political science , law , programming language
The aim: To reveal the organizational factors of psychological safety in the workplace.Materials and methods: Methods of psychological survey, statistical assessment and analysis of the received data were used.Results: Psychological safety is regarded in the paper as a state of preservation of mind that involves maintaining a balance between the negative effects of the environment and a person’s resilience, that is, the ability to overcome such effects. In the structure of the psychological safety of the organization member three components were identified and explored: cognitive, emotional and “confidence in the future”. The results of the survey study confirmed that such organizational factors as level of organizational culture, working team cohesion, working team self-organization, management style of the immediate supervisor, work autonomy, role ambiguity have positive effect on psychological safety.Conclusions: The results imply the importance of purposeful implementation of company policies aiming to improve the revealed factors: providing autonomy to employees and work groups within the organization, establishing clear job descriptions, work performance requirements and interaction principles, improving works design, internal communications.