The Effect of Occupational Health Risk Perception on Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between occupational health risk perception and job satisfaction. Based on the job demand-resources model and resource conservation theory, eight hypotheses were proposed in this study. In a survey of 237 production line workers and managers, we found that perceived occupational health risks significantly negatively affected job satisfaction. Both work stress and organizational commitment mediate the relationships between perceived occupational health risks and job satisfaction. We also examined whether safety culture could weaken the negative impact of perceived occupational health risks on job satisfaction. However, the results of our study did not support this hypothesis. This study not only helped managers to realize the hazards of occupational health risks, but also encouraged employees to actively participate in safety construction and pay attention to their own health. In addition, we also put forward some targeted intervention measures to reduce the negative impact of perceived occupational health risks on job satisfaction. Therefore, this study had certain practical implications.

Work stress, mental health, and employee performance

“…For SMEs, employees are their core assets and are crucial to their survival and growth (Shan et al, 2022 ). Employee work stress may precipitate burnout (Choi et al, 2019 ; Barello et al, 2020 ), which manifests as fatigue and frustration (Mansour and Tremblay, 2018 ), and is associated with various negative reactions, including job dissatisfaction, low organizational commitment, and a high propensity to resign (Lu and Gursoy, 2016 ; Uchmanowicz et al, 2020 ).…”

Relationship between Employee Mental Health and Job Performance: Mediation Role of Innovative Behavior and Work Engagement

“…According to the study of Shan et al [ 62 ], the process of developing the questionnaire is shown as follows: First, several employees from different companies were interviewed. This step let us understand more about the core concepts of this study, including job performance and employees’ mental health.…”

Safety and Health at the Workplace in the Context of COVID-19: The Case of a Dental Clinic

“…Jahangiri et al (2013) described risk perception as "an individual's subjective judgment about the characteristics and severity of risks". Risk perception is one of the characteristics of a person that affects an individual's behaviour, so a misperceived risk leads to insecurity in the workplace; therefore, investigating risk perception plays an important role in ensuring workplace safety (Jafari et al, 2019) and individual work output (Shan et al, 2022;Szydło & Grześ-Bukłaho, 2020).…”