School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
Institute of Occupational Hazards, China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 2;19(23):16162. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316162.
As an important indicator to measure the adaptability and development potential of individuals in an organization, political skill is rarely considered as an antecedent variable in the field of safety voice. This study is based on impression management theory and social cognitive theory. From the perspective of employee self-service-oriented safety voice motivation, we took political skill as a predictor of safety voice behavior and introduced voice efficacy as an intermediary variable to construct a theoretical model of the relationship between political skill, voice efficacy, and safety voice behavior. We used the method of questionnaire to collect data from employees in high-risk industries. SPSS and AMOS software were used as analysis tools to examine the relationship between political skill, voice efficacy, and safety voice behavior. The study results show that: (1) political skill has a significant positive impact on safety voice behavior; and (2) voice efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between political skill and safety voice behavior. In this study, a new predictor of safety voice behavior and its mediation mechanism were obtained. Political skill can not only reflect the psychological cognitive ability of individuals in dangerous work environments, but it is also an important manifestation of the social exchanges between employees and organizations. In the special organizational context where China generally values "guanxi", political skill has a stronger ability to predict and explain safety voice behavior. This research can help organizations obtain safety-related suggestions from employees in a timely manner and realize the sustainable development of safety management.
作为衡量个体在组织中适应能力和发展潜力的重要指标，政治技能在安全发声领域很少被视为前置变量。本研究基于印象管理理论和社会认知理论，从员工自我服务导向的安全发声动机视角出发，将政治技能作为安全发声行为的预测变量，并引入发声效能作为中介变量，构建了政治技能、发声效能与安全发声行为关系的理论模型。采用问卷调查的方法，从高危行业的员工中收集数据，运用 SPSS 和 AMOS 软件作为分析工具，检验了政治技能、发声效能与安全发声行为之间的关系。研究结果表明：（1）政治技能对安全发声行为有显著的正向影响；（2）发声效能在政治技能与安全发声行为之间起中介作用。本研究获得了安全发声行为的新预测指标及其中介机制，政治技能不仅反映了个体在危险工作环境下的心理认知能力，也是员工与组织之间社会互动的重要表现。在中国普遍重视“关系”的特殊组织情境中，政治技能对安全发声行为具有更强的预测和解释能力。本研究有助于组织及时从员工处获取与安全相关的建议，实现安全管理的可持续发展。
