The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory
Background: Some researchers state that they are not yet able to provide a deep understanding of the underlying causes of unsafe behaviors (UBs). Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and experiences of Iranian workers of UBs. Methods: This present study was conduct...
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| description | Background: Some researchers state that they are not yet able to provide a deep understanding of the underlying causes of unsafe behaviors (UBs). Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and experiences of Iranian workers of UBs. Methods: This present study was conducted in 35 industries using a semistructured interview based on grounded theory. Forty participants were interviewed, including 13 industrial safety and health experts and 27 workers and supervisors. The analysis of the present study consisted of a three-step coding process including open, axial, and selective coding. Results: The results showed that the factors affecting UBs could be classified into three categories: organizational, individual, and socioeconomic factors. Organizational factors were divided into 6 parts: procedure and environmental conditions, communications, monitoring, organizational safety culture, resource allocation, and human resources. Socioeconomic factors had three subcategories: community safety culture, type of organizational ownership, and economic problems. Finally, the individual factors were classified into two categories of personality traits and individual competence. Conclusion: The results showed that organizational factors were the most categorized, and it is estimated that this factor has a more important role in the UBs. Of course, to better understand the close relationship between these factors and find the weight and importance of each factor, it needs to measure it with multicriteria decision systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-643fb4002d3e49619809305cafdf082d2023-09-02T22:19:23ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112021-09-01123339345The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded TheoryMahdi Malakoutikhah0Mehdi Jahangiri1Moslem Alimohammadlou2Seyed Aliakbar Faghihi3Mojtaba Kamalinia4Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Occupational Health Engineering, Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Corresponding author. Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Department of Management, Faculty of Economic, Management and Social Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, IranSchool of Medicine, Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: Some researchers state that they are not yet able to provide a deep understanding of the underlying causes of unsafe behaviors (UBs). Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and experiences of Iranian workers of UBs. Methods: This present study was conducted in 35 industries using a semistructured interview based on grounded theory. Forty participants were interviewed, including 13 industrial safety and health experts and 27 workers and supervisors. The analysis of the present study consisted of a three-step coding process including open, axial, and selective coding. Results: The results showed that the factors affecting UBs could be classified into three categories: organizational, individual, and socioeconomic factors. Organizational factors were divided into 6 parts: procedure and environmental conditions, communications, monitoring, organizational safety culture, resource allocation, and human resources. Socioeconomic factors had three subcategories: community safety culture, type of organizational ownership, and economic problems. Finally, the individual factors were classified into two categories of personality traits and individual competence. Conclusion: The results showed that organizational factors were the most categorized, and it is estimated that this factor has a more important role in the UBs. Of course, to better understand the close relationship between these factors and find the weight and importance of each factor, it needs to measure it with multicriteria decision systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791121000366Grounded theoryIndividual factorsOrganizational factorsSocio-economic factorsUnsafe behaviors |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi Malakoutikhah Mehdi Jahangiri Moslem Alimohammadlou Seyed Aliakbar Faghihi Mojtaba Kamalinia The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory Safety and Health at Work Grounded theory Individual factors Organizational factors Socio-economic factors Unsafe behaviors |
| title | The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory |
| title_full | The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory |
| title_fullStr | The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory |
| title_short | The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory |
| title_sort | factors affecting unsafe behaviors of iranian workers a qualitative study based on grounded theory |
| topic | Grounded theory Individual factors Organizational factors Socio-economic factors Unsafe behaviors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791121000366 |
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