Social cognitive aspects of the participation in workplace health promotion as revealed by the theory of planned behavior

Röttger, Stefan; Maier, Johanna; Krex-Brinkmann, Larissa; Kowalski, Jens T.; Krick, Annika; Felfe, Jörg; Stein, Michael R.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.09.004

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“…They report a high correlation between organizational norms and health-related leadership behavior and appeal to a detailed examination of this component in organizational studies. In contrast, Röttger et al (2017) found a small negative effect of organizational norms on employee's intentions to participate in health-promoting measures. The authors explain this finding with an effect of "psychological reactance" (Brehm, 1966;Brehm and Brehm, 1981) which in this context means that the perception of employees that existing organizational norms dispossess them from making free decisions can lead to defensive reactions.…”

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 61%

“…Based on these previous findings (Downey and Sharp, 2007;Wilde et al, 2011;Röttger et al, 2017), we assume that hospital managers are more likely to support organizational health promotion measures if:…”

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 95%

“…We identified three quantitative studies using TPB in the context of health-promoting interventions at work (Downey and Sharp, 2007;Wilde et al, 2011;Röttger et al, 2017). Two studies report the perspective of managers with the responsibility for implementing or promoting health-related measures in the workplace (Downey and Sharp, 2007;Wilde et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The third study (Röttger et al, 2017) examines the participation behavior of employees in health-related interventions in organizations. The aim of this study was to derive recommendations for managers to increase the participation of employees.…”

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hospital Medical and Nursing Managers’ Perspectives on Health-Related Work Design Interventions. A Qualitative Study

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Background: Research indicates that the active support of managers is essential for the sustainable implementation of health-related work design interventions in organizations. However, little is known about managers' perceptions of such health promotion measures. Objective: Our study aims to provide information that help to foster managers active support of health-related work design interventions in hospitals. Based on Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) we explore the attitudes, perceived organizational norms, and perceived behavioral control of managers in the hospital regarding such interventions. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 37 managers (chief physicians, senior physicians, and senior nurses) were carried out in one German hospital. A software aided qualitative content analysis was applied. Results: We observed that the majority of managers are aware of the importance of health-related work design. We found a high variation in the perception of organizational norms related to mental health promotion of employees. Behavioral control for supporting interventions is perceived more on an individual (e.g., appraisal interviews, professional development or support) and team level (e.g., fair work schedule, regular team meetings), less on an organizational level. Conclusion: To enable and to motivate hospital medical and nursing managers to support health-related work design, hospitals need to establish clear organizational norms that the health promotion of their employees is an important organizational goal. Moreover, managers need to get more work-design competencies and decision latitude to get more control. Important arguments for the top hospital management could be that health-related work design is highly effective for economic success, for treatment quality, and that the middle management already has a positive attitude toward the implementation of measures that help promote the mental health of their staff.

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Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Model: Theory Of Planned Behavior (Tpb)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Group safety norm (GSM) indicates social pressure to perform safety behaviour, namely, what others expect the individual should perform task safely (Rivis & Sheeran, 2003). According to social cognition theory, individual workers always try to belong to a social group and adjust their own behaviours to what they believe is the socially acceptable within the crew (Roettger et al, 2017). When perceiving a positive group norm for safety behaviours (e.g., coworkers helps others' to achieve safety equipment when it is not available onsite), individuals will follow safety rules similarly to fit themselves with their groups (Liang, et al, 2018a(Liang, et al, , 2018b, and vice versa.…”

Section: Group Safety Normmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Supervisor–worker Relationship on Workers’ Safety Violations: A Modified Theory of Planned Behaviour

Cong

Lian

2019

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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This study develops and tests an integrative model to better understand the mechanisms by which the leadermember exchange (LMX) determines workers’ safety behaviours. The modified theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was proposed by using attitudinal ambivalence to replace univalent safety attitude. Empirical data were collected from 229 construction workers in China using a detailed questionnaire. Both situational and routine safety violations were considered in this model. The results showed that LMX had significant effects on both types of safety violations through three mediators from the modified TPB framework. Specifically, attitudinal ambivalence and group safety norm mediated the relationships between LMX and both types workers’ safety violations. However, perceived behavioural control only mediated the relationship between LMX and individuals’ routine safety violations. Furthermore, this research supported the distinctions between situational and routine safety violations. The indirect effects of LMX on individuals’ situational safety violations took place mainly through group safety norm. By contrast, the indirect effects on individuals’ routine safety violations took place mainly through attitudinal ambivalence and perceived behavioural control. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications, research limitations, and future directions were discussed. The results provide some meaningful insights into how to improve safety compliance behaviours from the perspective of supervisor-worker relationships.

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Sustainable employee green behavior in the workplace: Integrating cognitive and non‐cognitive factors in corporate environmental policy

Sabbir

Taufique

2021

Bus Strat Env

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Sustaining employee green behavior (EGB) in the workplace requires an inclusive understanding of the factors that induce it. This study aims to bridge the gap of scarce research on task-related EGB by integrating both cognitive and non-cognitive factors as an extension to the theory of planned behavior. Task-related EGB refers to employees pro-environmental behaviors performed as part of routine tasks and roles.Using principal component analysis and structural equation modeling, the survey findings from 302 employee participants reveal that both cognitive and non-cognitive factors significantly influence the task-related EGB. In addition to this theoretical contribution, this study's findings suggest that creating positive environmental attitudes and habits via pro-environmental policies, procedures, and practices in the workplace can enhance employees' task-related EGB. The provision of access to information, training, and other resources regarding pro-environmental behavior in the workplace may also have an impact. Besides, the results validate the underexplored mediating role of environmental attitudes and pro-environmental habits between individual-level predictors and task-related EGB in the workplace. Lastly, this study's findings offer potential directions for further research in relation to EGB in the workplace.

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Social cognitive aspects of the participation in workplace health promotion as revealed by the theory of planned behavior

Cited by 30 publications

References 19 publications

Hospital Medical and Nursing Managers’ Perspectives on Health-Related Work Design Interventions. A Qualitative Study

Hospital Medical and Nursing Managers’ Perspectives on Health-Related Work Design Interventions. A Qualitative Study

The Impact of Supervisor–worker Relationship on Workers’ Safety Violations: A Modified Theory of Planned Behaviour

Sustainable employee green behavior in the workplace: Integrating cognitive and non‐cognitive factors in corporate environmental policy

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