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ArticleSafety and health at work2023

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

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

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stavroula LekaCentre for Organizational Health & Well-being, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Luis TorresNottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UK.
Aditya JainNottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UK.
Cristina Di TeccoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL-Italian Workers' Compensation Authority, Rome, Italy.
Simone RussoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL-Italian Workers' Compensation Authority, Rome, Italy.
Sergio IavicoliDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL-Italian Workers' Compensation Authority, Rome, Italy.
Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro · ITUniversity of Nottingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

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 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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ESENEREWCSItalyOSH policy principlesPsychosocial risks

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PMCPMC10770050
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