Vocational interests and accident proneness

Abstract

THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF AN INDEX OF ACCIDENT PRONENESS (AP) OBTAINED FROM THE SVIB WITH ACCIDENT RATE, AGE, JOB TENURE, AND JOB HAZARD WERE INVESTIGATED. A SAMPLE OF 62 INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING UNSKILLED AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS WAS STUDIED. THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE OBTAINED: A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE ACCIDENT RATE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RELATED TO HIGH JOB HAZARD (PHI = +.31) AND HIGH AP SCORES (PHI = +.28). A LONGER THAN AVERAGE JOB TENURE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RELATED TO A LOW ACCIDENT RATE (PHI = -.38) AND CURRENT PLACEMENT IN LESS HAZARDOUS JOBS (PHI = -.27). SS HAVING LONG TENURE ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AP SCORES (PHI = -.29), AND OLDER SS ALSO TENDED TO HAVE LOWER AP SCORES. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)