It was hypothesized that field dependence and attention measures would differentiate accident-loaded and accident-free employees of a petroleum services company.
Analysis of variance revealed main effects and a three-way interaction for the Rod-and-Frame Test. Main effects occurred for the Attention-Diagnostic Method and Embedded- Figures Test. No differences occurred for the Closure Test. Regression analysis produced an R (76) = .41, p < .01, with the Attention-Diagnostic Method contributing more to prediction. Equality-symmetry violations occurred in the data.
Cautious interpretation was advised because of the assumption violations. The accident-loaded subjects produced consistently greater performance variances, which suggested general performance characteristics in several respects.
Future research should be longitudinal-predictive, oriented from Kerr 's complementary safety theories.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504200 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Smith, J. Murry |
| Contributors | Johnson, Douglas A., Haynes, Jack Read |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 35 leaves : graphs, Text |
| Rights | Public, Smith, J. Murry, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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