Relationship Between Occupational Safety and Health Policy
Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the
Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy
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Title
Relationship Between Occupational Safety and Health Policy
Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the
Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy
Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the
Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy
Subject
ESENER
EWCS
Italy
OSH policy principles
Psychosocial risks
EWCS
Italy
OSH policy principles
Psychosocial risks
Description
It is acknowledged that legislation acts as a motivator for organizational action on psychosocial risks. Our study aims to provide evidence on the relationship between key occupational safety
and health (OSH) policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress, and, in turn, with
reported employee job demands and resources and their experience of work-related stress. We focus on
Italy where specific legislation and practices on work-related stress were introduced in 2008 which are
underpinned by these key OSH policy principles.
Methods: Secondary analysis of the Italian samples from the employer ESENER-2 and employee 6th
EWCS surveys was conducted, using path analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM) linking the two
datasets.
Results: We found a strong statistically significant relationship between OSH policy principles and
organizational action on work-related stress (C.I. ¼ .62-.78 p < .001). The existence of an organizational
action plan on work-related stress was found to be significantly associated with more reported job resources (C.I. ¼ .02-.24, p < .05) but these were not found to be significantly associated with less workrelated stress. No significant association was found between having an organizational action plan for
work-related stress and reported job demands. However, job demands were significantly related to reported work-related stress (C.I. ¼ .27-.47, p < .001).
Conclusions: Findings add support to the call for specific legislation on work-related psychosocial risks
and highlight how an organizational OSH culture underpinned by key OSH principles, and awareness/
competence development on psychosocial risk management can have a positive effect on organizational
action. However, further support needs to be provided to organizations around developing primary
prevention interventions at the organizational level with the aim of reducing job demands
and health (OSH) policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress, and, in turn, with
reported employee job demands and resources and their experience of work-related stress. We focus on
Italy where specific legislation and practices on work-related stress were introduced in 2008 which are
underpinned by these key OSH policy principles.
Methods: Secondary analysis of the Italian samples from the employer ESENER-2 and employee 6th
EWCS surveys was conducted, using path analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM) linking the two
datasets.
Results: We found a strong statistically significant relationship between OSH policy principles and
organizational action on work-related stress (C.I. ¼ .62-.78 p < .001). The existence of an organizational
action plan on work-related stress was found to be significantly associated with more reported job resources (C.I. ¼ .02-.24, p < .05) but these were not found to be significantly associated with less workrelated stress. No significant association was found between having an organizational action plan for
work-related stress and reported job demands. However, job demands were significantly related to reported work-related stress (C.I. ¼ .27-.47, p < .001).
Conclusions: Findings add support to the call for specific legislation on work-related psychosocial risks
and highlight how an organizational OSH culture underpinned by key OSH principles, and awareness/
competence development on psychosocial risk management can have a positive effect on organizational
action. However, further support needs to be provided to organizations around developing primary
prevention interventions at the organizational level with the aim of reducing job demands
Creator
Stavroula Leka 1,2,*, Luis Torres 3
, Aditya Jain 3
, Cristina Di Tecco 4
, Simone Russo 4
,
Sergio Iavicoli
, Aditya Jain 3
, Cristina Di Tecco 4
, Simone Russo 4
,
Sergio Iavicoli
Source
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Publisher
Centre for Organizational Health & Well-being, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
2University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, UK
3Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UK
4Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAILdItalian Workers’ Compensation Authority, Rome, Italy
2University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, UK
3Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UK
4Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAILdItalian Workers’ Compensation Authority, Rome, Italy
Date
5 October 2023
Contributor
FAJAR BAGUS W
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Stavroula Leka 1,2,*, Luis Torres 3
, Aditya Jain 3
, Cristina Di Tecco 4
, Simone Russo 4
,
Sergio Iavicoli, “Relationship Between Occupational Safety and Health Policy
Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the
Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 25, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11613.
Principles, Organizational Action on Work-related Stress and the
Psychosocial Work Environment in Italy,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 25, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11613.