Australia's national laws for worker psychological health: a policy evaluation and psychosocial safety climate analysis
Rachael Elise Potter; May Young Loh; Maureen F. Dollard; Ashira Friebel; Daniel Neser; Ali Afsharian; Sharon Kaye Parker; Ross Iles · 2025 · Safety Science
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Abstract
Improving workers’ psychological health is an international priority. This multi-study policy evaluation research integrates institutional and organisational theory to determine if—and why—the introduction of enhanced pro-worker psychological health law (Work Health and Safety [WHS] Regulations) within a country (Australia) can lead to impact in organisations within jurisdictions (i.e., regions) and industry sectors. We assess organisational impact via changes in Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC), which captures perceptions of the organisational safety system for worker psychological health, a
Abstract by Rachael Elise Potter; May Young Loh; Maureen F. Dollard; Ashira Friebel; Daniel Neser; Ali Afsharian; Sharon Kaye Parker; Ross Iles, Safety Science (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106899