Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior
Background: Structural and behavioral factors are among the causes of occupational accidents in agriculture. The SACURIMA Cost network developed a questionnaire to measure the determinants of farmers’ safety behavior based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). Extended TPB adds subjectiv...
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| author | Hakan Baydur Erhan Eser Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan Emine Ayhan Sultan Eser Bahadır Dede Esin Hazneci Yeşim Benal Öztekin Galip Ekuklu Sibel Cevizci Stephan Van den Broucke |
| author_facet | Hakan Baydur Erhan Eser Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan Emine Ayhan Sultan Eser Bahadır Dede Esin Hazneci Yeşim Benal Öztekin Galip Ekuklu Sibel Cevizci Stephan Van den Broucke |
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| description | Background: Structural and behavioral factors are among the causes of occupational accidents in agriculture. The SACURIMA Cost network developed a questionnaire to measure the determinants of farmers’ safety behavior based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). Extended TPB adds subjective norms, subjective control, physical barriers and safety culture to TPB. Objective: The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties of the “Farmers Safety Behaviors questionnaire” developed by the SACURIMA Cost network. Methods: A Turkish version of the questionnaire was applied to 305 farmers producing six different agricultural products in Turkey. The tool consists of 64 items measuring the determinants of four risk-related behaviors (fall prevention, machine handling, chemical-pesticide use, and animal handling) in a single extended TPB model. Results: The alpha values for the six dimensions ranged from 0.69 to 0.89. The confirmatory factor analysis results for all dimensions were at acceptable levels (CFI range = 0.93–0.99; RMSEA range = 0.03–0.09). Four path models were used to test the behaviors and their predictors, and the results were found to be predictive. The criterion and known groups’ validity analyses results were sufficient. Conclusion: The “Farmers Safety Behaviors Questionnaire” is a valid and reliable tool to measure the determinants of occupational safety behaviors in Turkish farmers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd6c09691b484feeba0b7cefff9e6fde2023-11-18T00:02:00ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-04-0113596710.3390/agriculture13050967Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned BehaviorHakan Baydur0Erhan Eser1Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan2Emine Ayhan3Sultan Eser4Bahadır Dede5Esin Hazneci6Yeşim Benal Öztekin7Galip Ekuklu8Sibel Cevizci9Stephan Van den Broucke10Faculty of Health Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, TurkeyProvince Health Directorate, 49001 Muş, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Balıkesir University, 10145 Balıkesir, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Balıkesir University, 10145 Balıkesir, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, TurkeyDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55200 Samsun, TurkeyDepartment of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55200 Samsun, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Trakya University, 22030 Edirne, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020 Çanakkale, TurkeyFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Pscyhological Sciences Research Institute, University of Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumBackground: Structural and behavioral factors are among the causes of occupational accidents in agriculture. The SACURIMA Cost network developed a questionnaire to measure the determinants of farmers’ safety behavior based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). Extended TPB adds subjective norms, subjective control, physical barriers and safety culture to TPB. Objective: The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties of the “Farmers Safety Behaviors questionnaire” developed by the SACURIMA Cost network. Methods: A Turkish version of the questionnaire was applied to 305 farmers producing six different agricultural products in Turkey. The tool consists of 64 items measuring the determinants of four risk-related behaviors (fall prevention, machine handling, chemical-pesticide use, and animal handling) in a single extended TPB model. Results: The alpha values for the six dimensions ranged from 0.69 to 0.89. The confirmatory factor analysis results for all dimensions were at acceptable levels (CFI range = 0.93–0.99; RMSEA range = 0.03–0.09). Four path models were used to test the behaviors and their predictors, and the results were found to be predictive. The criterion and known groups’ validity analyses results were sufficient. Conclusion: The “Farmers Safety Behaviors Questionnaire” is a valid and reliable tool to measure the determinants of occupational safety behaviors in Turkish farmers.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/5/967theory of planned behaviorpsychometricsoccupational healthfarmers |
| spellingShingle | Hakan Baydur Erhan Eser Nesibe Efruz Sen Gundogan Emine Ayhan Sultan Eser Bahadır Dede Esin Hazneci Yeşim Benal Öztekin Galip Ekuklu Sibel Cevizci Stephan Van den Broucke Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Agriculture theory of planned behavior psychometrics occupational health farmers |
| title | Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_full | Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_short | Psychological Determinants of Turkish Farmers’ Health and Safety Behaviors: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_sort | psychological determinants of turkish farmers health and safety behaviors an application of the extended theory of planned behavior |
| topic | theory of planned behavior psychometrics occupational health farmers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/5/967 |
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