Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Talya N. Bauer
Date of Publication
Winter 2-23-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Vocation, Employee motivation, Industrial safety, Supervisors
DOI
10.15760/etd.6118
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 142 pages)
Abstract
Research suggests that individuals who perceive their work as a calling (a deep passion and meaningfulness associated with a certain domain) experience a variety of positive outcomes such as occupational identification, career decidedness, and job satisfaction. Utilizing the tenets of Social Exchange Theory and the Job Demands Resources Model, I proposed that individuals with greater calling toward their occupation will report higher safety motivation and safety compliance. However, under conditions of high workload this relationship would be attenuated. Further, by the same rationale, individuals with lower calling will report lower safety outcomes, yet I proposed that this relationship is mitigated under conditions of high supervisor support. The study was conducted with a sample of 183 participants collected across three forests within the United States Forest Service. Although the hypotheses in the study were not supported, this study provides theoretical groundwork elucidating the link between calling and the examined outcome - safety. This, in turn, will aid in the development of a number of potential research avenues for safety scholars, with many practical implications. Further, an examination of calling with other collected variables within this industry provides avenues for future research in the calling domain. The investigation of moderators may help to explain the conflicting results found in the calling literature. Finally, this study furthers our understanding of safety, workload, and supervisor support within a "helping field."
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24542
Recommended Citation
Mansfield, Layla Rhiannon, "Organizational Calling and Safety: the Role of Workload and Supervisor Support" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4234.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6118