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The Relationship between Error Management, Safety Climate, and Job-Stress Perception in the Construction Industry: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

Published:2023-06-14 Issue:6 Volume:13 Page:1528
ISSN:2075-5309
Container-title:Buildings
language:en
Short-container-title:Buildings

Author:

Maqsoom Ahsen¹^ORCID,Ashraf Hassan¹,Alaloul Wesam Salah²^ORCID,Salman Alaa³^ORCID,Ullah Fahim⁴^ORCID,Ghufran Maria⁵^ORCID,Musarat Muhammad Ali²⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Civil Engineering Department, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt 47040, Pakistan

2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia

3. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia

4. School of Surveying and Built Environment, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, QLD 4300, Australia

5. Department of Construction Engineering and Management, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

6. Offshore Engineering Centre, Institute of Autonomous System, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract

Job stress (JS) is a significant issue in the construction industry of developing countries. This study aims to examine the impact of error-management climate (EMC), safety climate (SC), and psychological capital (PC) (as a mediator) on employee JS in the construction industry, and establish relationships between these constructs. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather data from 144 respondents. The study’s hypothesized relationships were tested using partial-least-squares structural-equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The analysis indicated a positive association between EMC and PC. Conversely, EMC did not have a negative impact on JS. The study also established a constructive relationship between SC and PC, and a significant negative association between SC and JS. Regarding mediation, PC was found to partially mediate the effect of EMC on JS, accounting for 55% of the variance accounted for (VAF). The study’s innovative contribution lies in exploring the limited research on PC within the construction industry, and investigating the interactions among SC, EMC, PC, and JS.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering,Architecture

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/6/1528/pdf

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