Relationship Between Occupational Safety and Health Policy Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Safety and Health at Work Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.001

Stavroula Leka , Luis Torres , Aditya Jain , Cristina Di Tecco , Simone Russo , Sergio Iavicoli

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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 p < .001). The existence of an organizational action plan on work-related stress was found to be significantly associated with more reported job resources (C.I. = .02-.24, p < .05) but these were not found to be significantly associated with less work-related stress. No significant association was found between having an organizational action plan for work-related stress and reported job demands. However, job demands were significantly related to reported work-related stress (C.I. = .27-.47, p < .001).

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.

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意大利职业安全和健康政策原则、有关工作压力的组织行动和社会心理工作环境之间的关系

人们承认，立法是推动组织就社会心理风险采取行动的动力。本研究旨在为职业安全与健康(OSH)政策原则与组织应对工作压力的行动之间的关系提供证据，进而与报告的员工工作需求和资源以及他们的工作压力体验之间的关系提供证据。我们的重点是意大利，意大利在2008年引入了有关工作压力的具体立法和实践，这些立法和实践以这些关键的职业安全与卫生政策原则为基础。对来自雇主ESENER-2和雇员第6次EWCS调查的意大利样本进行了二次分析，使用结构方程模型(SEM)中的通径分析将两个数据集连接起来。我们发现职业安全卫生政策原则与组织在工作压力方面的行动之间存在很强的统计显著关系(C.I. = 0.62 -)。78 p <措施)。研究发现，针对工作压力的组织行动计划的存在与更多报告的工作资源(C.I.= 0.02 -)显著相关。24, p< 0.05)，但没有发现这些与工作压力减少有显著关联。没有发现针对工作压力的组织行动计划和报告的工作需求之间有显著的联系。然而，工作需求与报告的工作压力显著相关(C.I.= 0.27 -)。47岁的p <措施)。调查结果进一步支持了对与工作相关的社会心理风险进行具体立法的呼吁，并强调了以关键的职业安全卫生原则为基础的组织职业安全卫生文化，以及社会心理风险管理的意识/能力发展如何对组织行动产生积极影响。但是，需要向各组织提供进一步支持，围绕在组织一级制定初级预防干预措施，以减少工作需求。

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来源期刊

Safety and Health at Work Social Sciences-Safety Research

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.70%

发文量

1080

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Safety and Health at Work (SH@W) is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly in English beginning in 2010. The journal is aimed at providing grounds for the exchange of ideas and data developed through research experience in the broad field of occupational health and safety. Articles may deal with scientific research to improve workers'' health and safety by eliminating occupational accidents and diseases, pursuing a better working life, and creating a safe and comfortable working environment. The journal focuses primarily on original articles across the whole scope of occupational health and safety, but also welcomes up-to-date review papers and short communications and commentaries on urgent issues and case studies on unique epidemiological survey, methods of accident investigation, and analysis. High priority will be given to articles on occupational epidemiology, medicine, hygiene, toxicology, nursing and health services, work safety, ergonomics, work organization, engineering of safety (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and construction), safety management and policy, and studies related to economic evaluation and its social policy and organizational aspects. Its abbreviated title is Saf Health Work.