Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups
The present study aims to investigate how the safety cognition bias of high-altitude workers in different age groups in the construction industry affects their unsafe behaviors. A theoretical framework involving safety cognition bias, risk-taking propensity, work experience, and unsafe behaviors was...
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| description | The present study aims to investigate how the safety cognition bias of high-altitude workers in different age groups in the construction industry affects their unsafe behaviors. A theoretical framework involving safety cognition bias, risk-taking propensity, work experience, and unsafe behaviors was constructed. The empirical analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that safety cognition bias has a significant positive effect on the unsafe behaviors of high-altitude workers. Risk-taking propensity plays a mediating role in this relationship, with partial mediation for the new generation of high-altitude workers and full mediation for the older generation. Moreover, work experience plays a crucial role in moderating the relationship between safety cognition bias and unsafe behaviors, specifically showing a significant moderating effect on the new generation of high-altitude workers, while its impact on the older generation is not significant. These findings provide theoretical support and practical guidance for reducing unsafe behaviors in high-altitude construction work, enhancing the safety management level of construction workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be137041de7d4bd2b56101b04f3bb8442025-08-20T02:11:15ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-03-0115688010.3390/buildings15060880Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age GroupsYingfeng Kuang0Xiaolong Chen1Haohao Yang2Hongfeng Zhang3Cora Un In Wong4Nanling Corridor Rural Revitalization Research Institute, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaSchool of Music, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710068, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaThe present study aims to investigate how the safety cognition bias of high-altitude workers in different age groups in the construction industry affects their unsafe behaviors. A theoretical framework involving safety cognition bias, risk-taking propensity, work experience, and unsafe behaviors was constructed. The empirical analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that safety cognition bias has a significant positive effect on the unsafe behaviors of high-altitude workers. Risk-taking propensity plays a mediating role in this relationship, with partial mediation for the new generation of high-altitude workers and full mediation for the older generation. Moreover, work experience plays a crucial role in moderating the relationship between safety cognition bias and unsafe behaviors, specifically showing a significant moderating effect on the new generation of high-altitude workers, while its impact on the older generation is not significant. These findings provide theoretical support and practical guidance for reducing unsafe behaviors in high-altitude construction work, enhancing the safety management level of construction workers.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/6/880structural equation modelingworkers at heightsafety perception biasunsafe behavior |
| spellingShingle | Yingfeng Kuang Xiaolong Chen Haohao Yang Hongfeng Zhang Cora Un In Wong Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups Buildings structural equation modeling workers at height safety perception bias unsafe behavior |
| title | Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups |
| title_full | Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups |
| title_short | Cognitive Bias and Unsafe Behaviors in High-Altitude Construction Workers Across Age Groups |
| title_sort | cognitive bias and unsafe behaviors in high altitude construction workers across age groups |
| topic | structural equation modeling workers at height safety perception bias unsafe behavior |
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