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Personality Types & Injuries
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Professional Safety
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March 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCopyright American Society of Safety Engineers Mar 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A statistical study and effective strategies
PERSONALITY TYPES are receiving increased attention within the occupational safety and health profession as a possibly significant injury-causing factor. As a clarifying and constructive effort for this expanding debate, the study described in this article used best statistical means and comparative case study approaches to find answers to three progressive questions:
1) Is an individual's personality type a causal or associated factor to increased or decreased injury experience?
2) If a statistically significant correlation exists between certain personality types and increased injuries, do like organizations or companies experience the same or ...