Traditional personality research on accident behavior has produced conflicting opinions as to the traits that describe the "accident-prone" personality type. Other research has shown that psychosocial life stress, while partially determining the temporal onset of a variety of illnesses, may also be a factor contributing to increased accident liability. This study examined the role of temporary and stress-producing life changes in groups of accident-free and accident-involved industrial employees. The accident sample was found to have significantly higher stress over baseline during the period of accident involvement, but generally lower pre-accident levels than the non-accident sample. A cause-effect analysis of the data from within the accident-involved sample proved inconclusive. Several implications for future research and managerial actions to alleviate stress were also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504035 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Huddleston, Charles T. |
| Contributors | Johnson, Douglas A., Critelli, Joseph W., Houck, Robert L. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 32 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Huddleston, Charles T., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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