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http://dx.doi.org/10.12812/ksms.2022.24.1.081

"Job Crafting Makes Safety": The Effect of Work Overload on  

Kim, Byung-Jik (Department of Business Administration, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science / v.24, no.1, 2022 , pp. 81-89 More about this Journal
Abstract
Since the competitive environment, work overload among employees has been increasing. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of work overload on safety behavior and its intermediating mechanisms. In specific, this paper delves into the mediating effect of job stress, as well as the moderating effect of job crafting in the association between work overload and job stress. To empirically test the hypotheses, this study utilized survey data from 168 Korean employees by conducting structural equation modeling(SEM) analysis. The results demonstrated that work overload has a positive (+) influence on job stress, which has a negative (-) influence on safety behavior. Moreover, job stress mediated the association between work overload and safety behavior. Furthermore, job crafting moderated the work overload-safety behavior link.
Keywords
Work Overload; Job Stress; Safety Behavior; Job Crafting;
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