The Relationship of Social Courage and Psychological Safety for Speaking up on Speaking up for Patient Safety
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2023-07-21
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Speaking up for patient safety can be challenging within hospital hierarchies. Social courage and psychological safety may facilitate speaking up for patient safety. Therefore, this study examined how psychological safety for speaking up moderates the relationship between social courage and speaking up for patient safety in Dutch healthcare. Eighty-one Dutch healthcare workers from different hospitals were recruited via LinkedIn, e-mails, and flyers. The study included demographic questions and three questionnaires assessing social courage, psychological safety for speaking up, and speaking up for patient safety. Employing Pearson’s Correlation and a linear regression analysis in SPSS, the results showed non-significant relationships between social courage or psychological safety for speaking up and speaking up for patient safety. No significant interaction effect was observed. However, psychological safety and social courage were significantly positively related. Future research should focus on exploring the different dimensions of courage.
Keywords: Social courage, psychological safety, speaking up, patient safety, healthcare
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen