Comparison of organizational commitment, job stress and personality traits among injured and non-injured employees of Isfahan refinery

Abstract

Background: In recent decades, scientific growth has led to industrial progress and increased welfare for humans. But there are other unintended consequences, including work-related accidents. The incidence of occupational accidents in the various countries of the world, especially in the industrial sector, is increasing over time. So that occupational accidents are one of the most important problems in developing countries today. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the organizational commitment, job stress, and personality traits of injured and non-injured employees in Isfahan Refinery Company.

Methods: The research method is descriptive and in terms of comparative causal research, the statistical population of the study was 420 people and the number of unfortunate incidents in the number of 238 people in the autumn of 1397-39, totally 658 people, among whom A total of 100 poeple were selected via convenience sampling in two groups of 50. In this research Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Ellen & Miller, 1990), Job Stress Questionnaire (Lambert et al., 2007), Personality Characteristics Questionnaire (McCrae &, 2004) were used.

Results: The data were analyzed by using multivariate and one-variable variance analysis. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of injured and non-injured employees in the job stress and affective commitment, but their differences in normative and continuance commitment and personality traits were not significant.

Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that workplace accidents could be decreased through increasing of affective commitment and decreasing of job stress. Therefore, the need to pay attention to these factors should be considered by policymakers, scientists and practitioners.