Department of Construction Management, College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7040. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137040.
To reduce harm caused by occupational health risks of construction workers exposed to working environments, especially those for interior decoration, it is crucial for them to actively recognize and prevent these risks. Therefore, how to improve their occupational health risks perception and regulate their coping behaviors should be of great concern. However, most prior studies target construction worker safety, and little research focuses on risk analysis from the psychological level of workers. Hence, construction workers' occupational health risk perception level and coping behavior level in Nanjing and the influencing factors were analyzed through statistical analysis with 341 valid questionnaires. Bootstrapping was applied to test the mediating effects of risk perception on the proposed factors and coping behaviors. This study revealed that construction workers have a high-level of occupational health risk perception, yet low-level coping behavior. Gender, age, education level, and unit qualification cause differences in individual risk perception level. Personal knowledge and group effects significantly affect the level of risk perception, which subsequently affect coping behavior. Education level, monthly income, and personal knowledge influence the coping behavior through risk perception. Recommendations were put forward for risk perception and coping behavior improvement from the perspectives of construction workers themselves, enterprises, and governments. This study sheds new light for research areas of occupational health and risk management and provides beneficial practice for improving construction workers' responses to occupational health risks.
为了减少建筑工人在工作环境中接触职业健康风险（尤其是室内装修相关风险）所带来的危害，他们需要积极识别和预防这些风险。因此，提高他们对职业健康风险的感知和规范他们的应对行为至关重要。然而，大多数先前的研究都针对建筑工人的安全问题，很少有研究关注从工人心理层面分析风险。因此，通过对 341 份有效问卷的统计分析，研究了南京建筑工人的职业健康风险感知水平和应对行为水平，以及影响因素。采用自举法检验了风险感知对提出的因素和应对行为的中介效应。研究结果表明，建筑工人的职业健康风险感知水平较高，但应对行为水平较低。性别、年龄、教育水平和单位资质会导致个体风险感知水平的差异。个人知识和群体效应对风险感知水平有显著影响，进而影响应对行为。教育水平、月收入和个人知识会通过风险感知影响应对行为。本研究从建筑工人自身、企业和政府的角度出发，提出了提高风险感知和应对行为的建议。本研究为职业健康和风险管理研究领域提供了新的视角，并为改善建筑工人应对职业健康风险提供了有益的实践依据。
