Research on the Coupled Relationship of Factors Influencing Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors: A Hybrid DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC Approach

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Advantages and disadvantages of existed methods.

Method	Advantages	Disadvantages
PATTERN	The calculation is simple, the process is clear, and the relationship between subordinate and superior index can be discussed	Relationship of the indicators at the same level cannot be given
FA and PCA	The principal components of the original indicators can be extracted, and various influencing factors can be sorted and evaluated	FA and PCA are calculated considering variance and Pearson correlation or variance–covariance matrix, which are metric measures that make these techniques unsuitable for qualitative data
CFA and SEM	CFA is a method used in structural equation modeling (SEM) to determine the reliability of the model	The relationships were based on assumptions, it has problems in classifying the importance level and hierarchy of model factors
DEMATEL	Reflect the degree of mutual influence between various factors, understand the size of the degree of influence	Subjective factors have a great influence, it is difficult to analyze large and complex systems
ISM	The structural relationship between system factors can reflect intuitively and clearly	Only reflect the monomial relationship of factors
DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC	Reflect the relationship between complex systems, accurately divide the structural level between the elements, which is conducive to identify the key influencing factors and the influence range among the factors, better judge the internal motivation of the research factors and determine the status and role of the influencing factors. It reduces the loss of information in the system, improves the operation efficiency, which is more comprehensive and detailed.