Impulsive Choice and Workplace Safety: A New Area of Inquiry for Research in Occupational Settings

Autor/inn/en	Reynolds, Brady; Schiffbauer, Ryan M.
Titel	Impulsive Choice and Workplace Safety: A New Area of Inquiry for Research in Occupational Settings
Quelle	In: Behavior Analyst, 27 (2004) 2, S.239-246 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-6729
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Occupational Safety and Health; Sleep; Behavioral Science Research; Anxiety; Stress Variables; Industrial Psychology; Intervention; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Schlaf; Angst; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	A conceptual argument is presented for the relevance of behavior-analytic research on impulsive choice to issues of occupational safety and health. Impulsive choice is defined in terms of discounting, which is the tendency for the value of a commodity to decrease as a function of various parameters (e.g., having to wait or expend energy to receive the commodity). A high degree of discounting is often considered an index of impulsivity. We argue that for workers, possible negative consequences (e.g., injury or disease) are often disregarded, or discounted, in choices about workplace safety because such consequences are typically delayed and uncertain. Furthermore, some evidence suggests that certain environmental conditions, such as those that lead to stress or sleep deprivation, may increase discounting. Increased discounting, by extension, leads to a further devaluation of safety practices and their benefits. A call is made for research aimed at more clearly delineating the relation between impulsive choice and workplace safety. (As Provided).
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