著者
藤田 智博 太郎丸 博
出版者
京都大学大学院文学研究科社会学研究室
雑誌
京都社会学年報 : KJS = Kyoto journal of sociology
巻号頁・発行日
vol.23, pp.1-17, 2015-12-25

This study investigates public opinion in Japan regarding space development. Manned space development (MSD) is costly and dangerous, so some feel that the Japanese government should allocate larger budgets for unmanned space development (USD), on the basis that USD has potential for more scientific results at lower cost. However, previous studies lack an empirical assessment of public opinion on which type of space development the public would prefer. We collected data through an Internet survey conducted in 2014. We randomly sampled 700 respondents from survey monitors with ratios approximating the Japanese population stratified by sex, age, and education. Questionnaire items were related to respondents' perception of space development, opinions on the continuation of MSD after fatal accidents, and opinions on which type of space development are preferable. Our results indicate a general image of MSD as being risky, unprofitable, and not promising, while UMD is viewed as being safer. Most respondents felt that the Japanese government should continue MSD even after a fatal accident once the cause of the accident has been investigated. More respondents preferred MSD over USD, but generally approved of higher government budgets for USD. These results suggest a general preference for MSD in spite of its risks and low productivity, and a preference for larger budgets being allocated to USD because of its productivity.
著者
池田 浩 秋保 亮太 金山 正樹 藤田 智博 後藤 学 河合 学
出版者
産業・組織心理学会
雑誌
産業・組織心理学研究 (ISSN:09170391)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.34, no.2, pp.133-146, 2021 (Released:2022-04-29)

Organizations require employees to work safely; they must perform their occupations in a safe manner in order to avoid human errors or incidents. However, there is a dearth of empirical research that examines the motivation to adhere to safety standards as an antecedent for employees’ safety behaviors. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale that would measure the motivation to work safely and examine the self-worth sufficiency model as a source of this motivation in medical and health organizations. Items associated with safety motivation were developed based on Neal and Griffin’s (2006) work on a prior scale. A survey (n = 558) in Study 1 demonstrated that an exploratory factor analysis revealed five factors: accomplishment, competition, cooperation, learning, and new safetyoriented motivation. These results suggested that safety-oriented motivation was distinct from achievement-oriented motivation. Furthermore, a different survey (n = 517) showed that pride and a sense of social contribution had a strong effect on the motivation to work safely. Study 2 evaluated the effect of the self-worth sufficiency model as a source of work motivation and identified that this effect was particularly salient in jobs in which the avoidance of failure is paramount. Taken together, this series of studies highlighted the self-worth sufficiency model’s potential in improving employees motivation to work safely, especially for jobs in which the avoidance of failure is paramount.