AUTHOR=Saleem Muhammad Shoaib , Isha Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Bin , Benson Chizubem , Awan Maheen Iqbal , Naji Gehad Mohammed Ahmed , Yusop Yuzana Binti 

TITLE=Analyzing the impact of psychological capital and work pressure on employee job engagement and safety behavior

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1086843

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.1086843

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=The construction industry primarily focuses on building and infrastructure
construction, development, demolition, renovation, maintenance, and repair. The capacity of
the sector to overcome dangerous situations onsite in any project and work effectively is
highly dependent on effective safety performance. Furthermore, having a proper
understanding of the impacts of psychological Capital, Work Pressure, Work Engagement,
and Safety Participation would improve workers' safety performance in the Malaysian
construction industry. Data was gathered through a random sample of workers in the
Malaysian construction industry, including administrative and field workers in various
departments in the country's six regions. The workers were given a total of 500
questionnaires, of which 345 were returned to the team of researchers. Based on the data
analysis, there is an effective interaction between the factors tested toward safety
performance. According to findings, psychological capital positively and significantly
affected workers' work engagement. Also, work engagement greatly impacted both workers'
safety performance outcomes. Also, as expected, worker pressure was found to significantly
and negatively affect workers' safety performance. Additionally, the study has contributed to
our understanding of improving and ensuring workplace safety performance by encouraging
optimal work organization and worker participation in safety. Also, the research advised the
construction industry to reduce work pressure which will minimize Psychological Capital
and Increase worker strength to follow safety performance in their duties.