The Role of Psychological Capital in Perception of Safety Climate Among Air Traffic Controllers

Psychological capital (PsyCap) has been associated with desired employee behavioral and performance outcomes in previous research. Extending that research, the authors examine, in two studies, if the PsyCap of Norwegian air traffic controllers is related to their perceptions of safety climate. Based on bootstrapping procedures, results from Study 1 (N = 77) and Study 2 (N = 38) revealed that PsyCap was positively correlated with safety climate. In Study 1, PsyCap explained 31% of the variance in safety climate. Controlling for mediating effects of positive and negative emotions in Study 2, PsyCap explained 15.5% of the variance. These results provide first-time empirical evidence linking PsyCap to safety climate in safety critical organizations.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051813475483
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• Authors:
  • Bergheim, Kjersti
  • Eid, Jarle
  • Hystad, Sigurd William
  • Nielsen, Morten Birkeland
  • Mearns, Kathryn
  • Larsson, Gerry
  • Luthans, Brett
• Publication Date: 2013-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 232-241
• Serial:
  • Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1548-0518
  • EISSN: 1939-7089
  • Serial URL: http://jlo.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic controllers; Aviation safety; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational factors; Personnel performance; Psychological aspects; Work environment
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492123
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 2013 12:30PM