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ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-12-2021-1082
Keywords
Construction workers; Intent to stay; Psychosocial safety climate; Structural equation model
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Guangzhou Philosophy and Social Science Planning Co-construction Project
- [72271097]
- [2021A1515012649]
- [2021GZGJ40]
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This study investigates the impact of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on the intent to stay of construction workers and provides practical recommendations for construction enterprises. The results show that PSC has a significant positive effect on job satisfaction and intent to stay, with job satisfaction partially mediating the effect of PSC on intent to stay. This study enriches the research on the retention of construction workers and provides valuable insights for construction enterprises.
PurposeFrom a psychosocial perspective, this study aims to understand the impact of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on the intent to stay of construction workers and provides practical recommendations for construction enterprises to retain construction workers.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes the conceptual framework explained by the conservation of resources (COR) theory and develops a mediation model of PSC - job satisfaction - intent to stay within the framework supported by the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model. Then, a questionnaire survey of 489 construction workers in Guangzhou was conducted and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was performed on the data collected.FindingsResults show that PSC has a significant and positive effect on job satisfaction and intent to stay. In addition, job satisfaction partially mediates the effect of PSC on intent to stay. Hence, the theoretical model of PSC - job satisfaction - intent to stay has been empirically tested and supported.Originality/valueThis study is the first to investigate the effect of PSC on intent to stay and enriches the research on the retention of construction workers. The COR theory explains well the mechanism of PSC influence on intent to stay, thus expanding its application to the construction field. Moreover, this study provides practical recommendations for construction enterprises to retain workers so as to build a stable and productive workforce.
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