Staff perceptions of psychosocial safety climate

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Do NHS staff perceptions of Psychosocial Safety Climate differ according to seniority?

• IRAS ID

  265657

• Contact name

  Karen Scholes

• Contact email

  karen.scholes@sth.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Sheffield Hallam University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Psychosocial safety climate (PSC) is defined as “A specific organisational climate for the psychological health of workers”, (Dollard et al., 2012).

  This study seeks to assess the PSC for staff in an NHS Trust and examine whether perceptions of PSC differ according to management responsibility as well as identifying any associations with PSC and staff stress levels.

  An electronic survey utilising validated measures will be sent to over 2000 NHS staff to assess psychosocial safety and self-reported staff stress.

  Primary Research Question:
  Do NHS staff perceptions of Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) differ according to seniority?

  Secondary Research Questions:
  What is the level of self-reported work-related stress?
  Is there an association between PSC and self-reported work-related stress levels?

• REC name

  N/A

• REC reference

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