Research Article

Impact of Attitudinal Ambivalence on Safety Behaviour in Construction

Table 5

Safety attitude scale.

Safety attitude (not shown on paper)

SA11. There are various and complex risks in construction, are you familiar about the risks that can be harmful to your health during work:Very unfamiliarNot very familiarSomehow familiar but not very muchFamiliarVery familiar

SA22. Even experts did not agree on whether construction risks could be avoided. I think risks:Cannot be avoided at allAlmost cannot be avoidedSome can be avoided and some cannotBasically can be avoidedDefinitely can be avoided

SA33. My coworkers and I generally believe that correctly wearing PPE ( ) avoid accidentsCannotBasically cannotSometimes can and sometimes cannotGenerally canCan effectively

SA44. I believe to correctly wear PPE isNot necessaryImpossibleNot sureA should-doA must-do

SA55. The safety rules are complicated, are you familiar with all PPE supposed to wear in the work:Very unfamiliarNot very familiarSomehow familiar but not very muchFamiliarVery familiar

SA66. It could be complicated, are you familiar with all the situations to wear PPE?Very unfamiliarNot very familiarSomehow familiar but not very muchFamiliarVery familiar

SA77. My coworkers and I are ( ) to take trainings on how to wear PPE correctlyHappily willingWillingNot sureReluctantNot willing

SA88. Wearing PPE correctly, I feel ()It would be better if I do not have toIt would not be a problem if I do not wear itSometimes, safeMost of the time safeVery safe

Attitudinal ambivalence (not shown on paper)

AA19. Wearing PPE could be:Very comfortableComfortableNot sureUncomfortableVery uncomfortable

AA210. Many people are not used to wearing PPE, and I:Am used to itAm getting used to itAm not sureAm not very used to itAm not used to it

AA311. I ( ) the experience of not wearing PPE and accidents happenedHave not encountered or heardHave not encounteredNot sureHave heardHave encountered

AA412. It takes ( ) to finish the work if I keep PPE on:Much longerA little longerNot sureA little fasterMuch faster

AA513. I can perform better if I wear PPESureI think soNot sureProbably notNo

AA614. My coworkers and I feel ( ) working in this siteVery dangerousNot very safeNot sureSafeVery safe

AA715. My coworkers and I ( ) in learning how to wear PPEDo not think it necessaryAre not very interestedNot sureAre interestedAre very interested

AA816. I ( ) the experience of not wearing PPE and accidents happenedHave not encountered or heardHave not encounteredNot sureHave heardHave encountered

Subjective norm (not shown on paper)

SN117. I think good relationships with my coworkers ( ) help me wear PPE correctlyIs impossible toIs likely impossible toNot surePossibly willWill

SN218. I think good relationships with my supervisors ( ) help me wear PPE correctlyIs impossible toIs likely impossible toNot surePossibly willWill

SN319. If I failed to wear PPE correctly, my coworkers ( ) remind meWouldSome wouldSometimes wouldBasically would notWould not

SN420. I think my family ( ) hope me to wear PPE correctlyDo not care toMightSomewhatGenerallyGreatly

SN521. Do you have the experience that you had a tense relationship with the foremen and not able to wear PPE correctly?NoBarely notNot surePossibly yesDefinitely yes

Perceived behavioural control (not shown on paper)

PBC122. I am ( ) to wear PPE correctlyNot confidentNot very confidentNot sure if I willConfidentVery confident

PBC223. My coworkers and I believe that without mandatory rules, we ( ) wear the PPE correctlyWill stillMayNot sure if we willMay notWill not

PBC324. I ( ) felt that it does not matter if I do not follow safety guidelines for a few times during workNeverBarelyNot surePossiblyHave

PBC425. I ( ) wear PPE when I am exhaustedWill notWill possibly notAm not sure if I willWill possiblyWill definitely

PBC526. I am ( ) given the information I need to follow safety guidelinesFullyMostlyPartlyBarelyNot

PBC627. If no one reminds me, I ( ) wear PPEWill notMostly will notSometimes willBasically happy toAm happy to

PBC728. I have to keep wearing PPE correctly:DefinitelyMostlyNot sureImpossibleNot necessarily

Intention (not shown on paper)

INT129. I ( ) to wear PPE correctly in the next four weeksWill notMay notNot sureMayWill

INT230. In the last two months, I feel like everyone has ( ) worn PPE correctlyNotNot alwaysNot sureOccasionallyAlways

INT331. In the last six months, I feel like everyone has ( ) worn PPE correctlyNotNot alwaysNot sureOccasionallyAlways