Impact of Safety Climate on Safety Health Behaviour in Nurses: Exploring Mediating Role of Risk Perception

Purpose: Safety health behaviour safeguards nurses from workplace hazards and helps them in sustaining an efficient, and healthy healthcare environment. Consequently, its importance cannot be overlooked. Therefore, the main purpose of this research was to explore the impact of sense of control, psychological distance, and safety climate on safety health behaviours by using risk perception as a mediator. Methodology: Nurses were the population of this research. With the purpose of collecting data from respondents, a structured questionnaire was developed. A convenience sampling technique was adopted in this research to gather data from respondents. As a result, 203 usable responses were received from Nurses for data analysis. The SEM technique and Smart PLS-4 tool were used for the data analysis in this research. Findings: The results indicate that sense of control, psychological distance and safety climate have a positive effect on risk perception. Additionally, risk perception has a positive influence on safety health behaviour. Furthermore, risk perception positively influences safety health behaviour. The results also confirm the mediating role of risk perception. Practical Implications: The findings of the present study are vital for academicians for future studies.