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Testing the validity of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety culture model
Luca PietrantoniAna HernándezFrancisco J. GraciaBorja López De CastroJosé M. Peirósubject
AdultMaleEngineeringAdolescentOperations researchPoison controlHuman Factors and ErgonomicsOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYComputer securitycomputer.software_genrelaw.inventionYoung AdultATOMIC PROCESSESlawSurveys and QuestionnairesNuclear power plantAgency (sociology)Content validityHumansSafety cultureSafety Risk Reliability and QualityFace validityModels Statisticalbusiness.industryAtomic energyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthInternational AgenciesReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedNuclear EnergyOrganizational CultureSpainOrganizational behaviorModels OrganizationalSafety cultureFemaleSafetyFactor Analysis Statisticalbusinesscomputerdescription
This paper takes the first steps to empirically validate the widely used model of safety culture of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), composed of five dimensions, further specified by 37 attributes. To do so, three independent and complementary studies are presented. First, 290 students serve to collect evidence about the face validity of the model. Second, 48 experts in organizational behavior judge its content validity. And third, 468 workers in a Spanish nuclear power plant help to reveal how closely the theoretical five-dimensional model can be replicated. Our findings suggest that several attributes of the model may not be related to their corresponding dimensions. According to our results, a one-dimensional structure fits the data better than the five dimensions proposed by the IAEA. Moreover, the IAEA model, as it stands, seems to have rather moderate content validity and low face validity. Practical implications for researchers and practitioners are included.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2012-11-02 |