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Personalidade, perceção de risco e comportamentos de risco: profissões de maior risco vs. profissões de menor risco
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Nos últimos anos, a investigação tem procurado compreender o papel preditor dos atributos de personalidade e da perceção de risco nos comportamentos de segurança no trabalho. Entre os vários atributos, a procura de sensações, a assunção de risco e o otimismo são dos atributos mais referenciados e analisados como preditores dos comportamentos de segurança. Por outro lado, a variável perceção de risco tem surgido como mediadora da relação entre estas variáveis de personalidade e os comportamentos de risco. Entre estas, a procura de sensações e a assunção de risco surge associada às opções ocupacionais tornando mais pertinente a análise comparativa destes preditores em função das atividades profissionais.
Atendendo às diferenças na seleção e formação em saúde e segurança dos profissionais de atividades de maior risco de acidente (emergência médica, socorristas, bombeiros, militares, etc.) comparada com os profissionais de outras atividades (esteticista, lojista, gestor de projetos, etc.), foi nosso objetivo observar a relação entre estas variáveis e as diferenças entre profissionais de risco e profissionais de menor risco no contexto Português. Neste sentido, foi desenvolvido um estudo quantitativo correlacional com base num questionário self-report. Os dados foram recolhidos numa amostra de 238 participantes de ambos os géneros, sendo 48.7% profissionais de risco e 51.3% profissionais de não risco.
Apesar dos profissionais de risco apresentarem maiores níveis de comportamentos de segurança, as diferenças não são significativas. Das variáveis de personalidade, os profissionais de risco apresentam valores significativamente superiores na variável assunção de riscos. Em termos correlacionais, os valores observados vão de encontro às expetativas. Apresenta-se uma reflexão dos resultados e das suas implicações teóricas e práticas.
In recent years, research has sought to understand the predictive role of personality attributes and risk perception in workplace safety behaviors. Among the various attributes, the search for sensations, risk assumption and optimism are the attributes most referenced and analyzed as predictors of safety behaviors. On the other hand, the variable risk perception has emerged as a mediator of the relationship between these personality variables and risk behaviors. Among these, the search for sensations and risk assumption appears to be associated with occupational choices, making the comparative analysis of these predictors more pertinent in relation to professional activities Considering the differences in the selection and training in health and safety of the professionals of activities of greater risk of accident (medical emergency, lifeguards, firemen, military, etc.) compared to professionals of other activities (beautician, shopkeeper, project manager, etc). It was our objective to observe the relationship between these variables and the differences between risk professionals and lower risk professionals in the Portuguese context. In this sense, a quantitative correlation study was developed based on a self-report questionnaire. Data were collected from a sample of 238 participants of both sexes, 48.7% of whom were at risk and 51.3% were non-risk professionals. Although risk professionals present higher levels of safety behaviors, the differences are not significant. Of the personality variables, risk professionals present significantly higher values in the variable risk assumption. In correlation terms, the observed values meet the expectations. It presents a reflection of the results and their theoretical and practical implications.
In recent years, research has sought to understand the predictive role of personality attributes and risk perception in workplace safety behaviors. Among the various attributes, the search for sensations, risk assumption and optimism are the attributes most referenced and analyzed as predictors of safety behaviors. On the other hand, the variable risk perception has emerged as a mediator of the relationship between these personality variables and risk behaviors. Among these, the search for sensations and risk assumption appears to be associated with occupational choices, making the comparative analysis of these predictors more pertinent in relation to professional activities Considering the differences in the selection and training in health and safety of the professionals of activities of greater risk of accident (medical emergency, lifeguards, firemen, military, etc.) compared to professionals of other activities (beautician, shopkeeper, project manager, etc). It was our objective to observe the relationship between these variables and the differences between risk professionals and lower risk professionals in the Portuguese context. In this sense, a quantitative correlation study was developed based on a self-report questionnaire. Data were collected from a sample of 238 participants of both sexes, 48.7% of whom were at risk and 51.3% were non-risk professionals. Although risk professionals present higher levels of safety behaviors, the differences are not significant. Of the personality variables, risk professionals present significantly higher values in the variable risk assumption. In correlation terms, the observed values meet the expectations. It presents a reflection of the results and their theoretical and practical implications.
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Procura de sensações Otimismo Assunção de riscos Comportamentos de segurança física Comportamentos de segurança psicológica