2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063371
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Perception of Occupational and Environmental Risks and Hazards among Mineworkers: A Psychometric Paradigm Approach

Abstract: This study aims to assess workers’ perception of occupational and environmental risks and hazards using the psychometric paradigm. For this purpose, data were collected using survey questionnaires from 360 mineworkers recruited from mineral and sand mines. Respondents were asked to evaluate eight occupational and environmental risks and hazards on nine commonly used risk characteristics. The principal component analysis revealed that two components, “Dreaded” and “Unknown”, explained 73% percent of the total v… Show more

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“…Accordingly, the least sample required was n = 60. Similarly, the number of respondents was recommended by Hair et al [93] to be at least eight times greater than the study constructs number [94][95][96]. Thus, the minimum sample size required based on this recommendation was n = 48.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Accordingly, the least sample required was n = 60. Similarly, the number of respondents was recommended by Hair et al [93] to be at least eight times greater than the study constructs number [94][95][96]. Thus, the minimum sample size required based on this recommendation was n = 48.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Openness to experience is born of the desire to do something different, and an individual’s approaches to and use of new technology will reflect this attitude. As per behavioral decision theory, people are usually prone to seek and highly value information that aligns with their ideas and aspirations while disregarding information that does not [ 114 ]. This process is termed confirmatory bias [ 115 ].…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Experiencing health anxiety at the time of the pandemic can significantly impact people’s lives in the form of avoidance, stress, and intrusive negative thoughts. Such effects can be linked to negative or ineffective preventative behaviours and actions, as evidenced in past studies such as Gaygisiz et al [ 76 ], Wang et al [ 77 ], Qiu et al [ 78 ], and Alrawad et al [ 79 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%