The emotional equation: how psychosocial support boosts safety practices in the context of construction 5.0
BackgroundConstruction 5.0, which emphasizes human-centric technologies and improved collaboration between humans and machines in intelligent construction ecosystems, introduces distinct safety management challenges that necessitate effective emotional resource allocation strategies. This study util...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1632848/full |
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| Summary: | BackgroundConstruction 5.0, which emphasizes human-centric technologies and improved collaboration between humans and machines in intelligent construction ecosystems, introduces distinct safety management challenges that necessitate effective emotional resource allocation strategies. This study utilizes job demands-resources theory to investigate how emotional resources are allocated for safety management by examining the relationships among safety practice, psychosocial support, safety participation, and leadership safety behavior.MethodsA face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted with front-line construction workers involved in Construction 5.0 projects, yielding 118 valid responses. The data were analyzed using linear regression models and the bootstrap method.ResultsThe findings reveal that: (1) psychosocial support positively influences both safety participation and safety practices; (2) safety participation enhances safety practices; (3) safety participation fully mediates the effect of psychosocial support on safety practices; and (4) leadership safety behavior positively moderates the relationship between safety participation and safety practices.ConclusionThis study extends the job demands-resources framework by illustrating the flow of emotional resources in the context of Construction 5.0, thereby highlighting the principles of multi-level emotional resources in the relationship between emotion and safety. Practically, this framework allows for the evolution of human-centric safety measures in tandem with advanced technology-enabled work environments, while also maintaining psychosocial balance in intelligent construction ecosystems. |
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| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |