Causal Model Analysis of the Impact of Formalism, Psychological Contract and Safety Coaching on Safety Compliance and Participation in Taiwan

This study primarily investigates the influence of safety coaching, psychological contract, and safety knowledge on safety compliance and safety participation among construction workers. Specifically, the research examines the effect of safety formalism on workers’ psychological contract, which in turn influences their safety behaviors on-site. The issue of construction workers not strictly adhering to safety regulations is a topic that has rarely been explored by past researchers of construction safety behavior. To address this, the study collected 99 valid samples and utilized confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to confirm the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. A structural equation model (SEM) was then employed to test the established hypotheses. The research findings confirm, as follows: Safety formalism negatively influences psychological contract. Safety coaching positively influences safety knowledge. Safety knowledge and resilience positively influence both safety compliance and safety participation. Safety compliance positively influences safety participation.