000135004 001__ 135004 000135004 005__ 20240509150149.0 000135004 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.jsr.2023.11.001 000135004 0248_ $$2sideral$$a138483 000135004 037__ $$aART-2024-138483 000135004 041__ $$aeng 000135004 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2503-2829$$aGarcía-Mainar, Inmaculada$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000135004 245__ $$aRisk self-perception and occupational accidents 000135004 260__ $$c2024 000135004 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000135004 5203_ $$aIntroduction: This study analyzes the relationship between measures of occupational accidents and workers’ perception of risk in the workplace using nationally representative data on workers’ characteristics and a complete record of occupational accidents. Methods: Regression analyzes addressing both the ordinal nature of the dependent variable and causality were conducted to control for different sociodemographic factors influencing workers’ perceptions of occupational risks. Special attention was paid to the risk level of the worker’s workgroup, existence of family responsibilities, organizational safety culture, and measures of accident rates. Results: Individuals showed different perceptions of risk based on their personal and work characteristics. Significant associations were observed between each variable of interest and risk perception. Overall, the results remain robust across specifications addressing both simultaneity and ordinality. Conclusions: Employees’ “reading” of hazards was not fully aligned with objective information on occupational accidents but depended on individual characteristics. Having family responsibilities or being unionized increased workers’ risk perception, whereas belonging to a workgroup with higher accident rates reduced it. Practical applications: Knowing how workers perceive risk and how this perception deviates from statistical information on accidents are essential for management to accurately design safety measures. In this regard, specific characteristics such as age, having dependents in the family, or the typology of the workers' workgroup should be taken into account. Greater knowledge of preventive measures will improve the way workers perceive risk, and ultimately contribute to reducing the likelihood of occupational accidents. 000135004 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-20R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/UZ2018-SOC-01 000135004 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 000135004 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000135004 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2893-4051$$aMontuenga, Víctor M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000135004 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000135004 773__ $$g88 (2024), 135-144$$pJ. saf. res.$$tJOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH$$x0022-4375 000135004 8564_ $$s670223$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/135004/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000135004 8564_ $$s2514255$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/135004/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000135004 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:135004$$particulos$$pdriver 000135004 951__ $$a2024-05-09-13:07:20 000135004 980__ $$aARTICLE