Journal of the Korean Society of Safety (한국안전학회지)

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An Exploratory Study of the Individual Characteristics Influencing the Safety Behavior of University Students

대학생의 개인 심리 특성이 안전행동에 미치는 영향 탐색

  • Bae, Sung Ah (Department of Liberal Education, Hoseo University) ;
  • Noh, Soo Rim (Department of Psychology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Ok, Seung-Yong (Department of Civil, Safety and Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University)
  • 배성아 (호서대학교 교양학부) ;
  • 노수림 (충남대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 옥승용 (한경대학교 토목안전환경공학과)
  • Received : 2016.03.18
  • Accepted : 2016.05.16
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

As a range of accidents happen frequently in our society due to safety insensitivity, researches on individual psychological characteristics related to safety behavior and on safety education are increasing. However, safety behavior research that targets university students as potential employees remains rare. Therefore, this research investigates individual characteristics and psychological factors that affect safety behaviors of university students. Research participants were 131 university students (80 males, 51 females) from the Gyeonggi-do and Chungnam areas. Psychological characteristics (self-regulation, cognitive failure, conscientiousness, and emotional stability) were included as variables that may predict university students' safety behaviors (habits, compliance, mistakes, and violations). The major findings of the study are as follows. Stepwise regression analysis showed conscientiousness was a major predictor explaining safety habits and safety compliance; Cognitive failure and emotional stability were main predictors explaining safety mistakes, and self-regulation was a major predictor explaining safety violations. These findings suggest that development of proper education programs focusing on individual characteristics would allow systematic improvement of safety behaviors of university students.

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