New Risk Management Study Findings Reported from Tianjin University (Do we see how they perceive risk? An integrated analysis of risk perception and…

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New Risk Management Study Findings Reported from Tianjin University (Do we see how they perceive risk? An integrated analysis of risk perception and its effect on workplace safety behavior)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Data detailed on Risk Management have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "While risk perception is a key factor influencing safety behavior, the academia lacks specific attention to the ways that workers perceive risk, and thus little is known about the mechanisms through which different risk perceptions influence safety behavior. Most previous research in the workplace safety domain argues that people tend to perceive risk based on rational formulations of risk criticality."

Financial support for this research came from National Natural Science Foundation of China.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Tianjin University, "However, individuals' emotions can be also useful in understanding their perceptions. Therefore, this research employs an integrated analysis concerning the rational and emotional perspectives. Specifically, it was expected that the identified three rational ways of perceiving risk, i.e., perceived probability, severity, and negative utility, would influence the direct emotional risk perception. Furthermore, these four risk perceptions were all expected to positively but differently influence safety behavior. The hypotheses were tested using a sample of 120 construction workers. It was found that all the three rational risk perceptions significantly influenced workers' direct perception of risk that is mainly based on emotions. Furthermore, safety behavior among workers relied mainly on emotional perception but not rational calculations of risk. This research contributes to workplace safety research by highlighting the importance of integrating the emotional assessment of risk, especially when workers' risk perception and behavior are concerned."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Suggested avenues for improving safety behavior through improvement in risk perception include being aware of the possibility of different ways of perceiving risk, promoting experience sharing and accident simulation, and uncovering risk information."

For more information on this research see: Do we see how they perceive risk? An integrated analysis of risk perception and its effect on workplace safety behavior. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2017;106():234-242. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting N.N. Xia, Tianjin University, Coll Management & Econ, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include X.Q. Wang, M.A. Griffin, C.L. Wu and B.S. Liu.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.06.010. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Tianjin, People's Republic of China, Asia, Risk Management, Risk and Prevention, Tianjin University.