Dissertation
Masculine Gender Norms & Adverse Safety Outcomes: A Moderated-Mediation Model
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2020
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111774
Abstract
The intention of the current study was to assess conformity to masculine gender norms as a potential person-related antecedent of safety outcomes. Specifically, this study tested the proposition that higher conformity to masculine gender norms (CMGN) is associated with increased safety risk-taking behaviors, which, subsequently, is related to more experienced accidents, injuries, and higher levels of accident underreporting. Additionally, the proposed magnifying effect of sexual minority status on the relationship between conformity to masculine gender norms and safety risk-taking behaviors was tested. Using two-wave lagged survey data obtained from N =403 working adults, findings supported the proposed moderated-mediation model. High conformity to masculine gender was associated with increased safety risk-taking behaviors, accidents, injuries, and accident underreporting. Examining sexual orientation as a potential boundary condition for the relationship between CMGN and safety risk-taking behaviors, results suggest that for homosexual men high CMGN is associated with increased engagement in safety-risk-taking behaviors compared to heterosexual counterparts. Moreover, examining the relationship between CMGN and safety outcomes, as predicted, safety risk-taking behaviors represented a significant mediating mechanism. Finally, the aforementioned indirect effect is conditional on sexual orientation, suggesting that it is significantly stronger for homosexual compared to heterosexual men. Combined, these findings suggest that masculine gender norms adversely impact employee safety outcomes through prior effects on safety-related risk-taking. Furthermore, homosexual men represent a highly vulnerable community when it comes to these consequences, thus, highlighting the need for interventions designed to enforce safety guidelines, in addition to diversity-friendly policies and practices.
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- Title
- Masculine Gender Norms & Adverse Safety Outcomes: A Moderated-Mediation Model
- Creators
- Christopher Tyler Austin
- Contributors
- Tahira M Probst (Advisor)Bertha Rangel (Committee Member)Renee Magnan (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 77
- Identifiers
- 99900581610501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation