Publication Date
12-1-2023
Journal
Safety and Health at Work
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is acknowledged that legislation acts as a motivator for organizational action on psychosocial risks. Our study aims to provide evidence on the relationship between key occupational safety and health (OSH) policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress, and, in turn, with reported employee job demands and resources and their experience of work-related stress. We focus on Italy where specific legislation and practices on work-related stress were introduced in 2008 which are underpinned by these key OSH policy principles.
METHODS: Secondary analysis of the Italian samples from the employer ESENER-2 and employee 6th EWCS surveys was conducted, using path analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM) linking the two datasets.
RESULTS: We found a strong statistically significant relationship between OSH policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress (C.I. = .62-.78
CONCLUSIONS: Findings add support to the call for specific legislation on work-related psychosocial risks and highlight how an organizational OSH culture underpinned by key OSH principles, and awareness/competence development on psychosocial risk management can have a positive effect on organizational action. However, further support needs to be provided to organizations around developing primary prevention interventions at the organizational level with the aim of reducing job demands.
Keywords
ESENER, EWCS, Italy, OSH policy principles, Psychosocial risks
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Medical Specialties Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Public Health Commons
Comments
PMID: 38187203