Turning Intention Into Participation in Occupational Health Promotion Courses? The Moderating Role of Organizational, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal Factors.

Abstract

Investigate organizational, intrapersonal (expectations, risk, strain, self-care), and interpersonal (health-oriented leadership) factors as predictors for employees' participation in occupational health promotion (OHP) and the mediating effect of intention. Identifying moderators that strengthen the relationship between intention and participation. Two cross-sectional studies using moderated mediation and moderator analyses analyzed data from N = 269 to N = 503 employees. Study 1 showed that favorable expectations and a supportive context predict participation via intention and strengthen the effect of intention on participation. The relationship between intention and participation was also stronger if leaders' staff-care was higher. Study 2 showed that the relationship between intention and participation was stronger, if employees' self-care was higher, and strain, neuroticism, and agreeableness was lower. Findings provide suggestions how organizations may increase participation by supporting employees in building intention and turning their intention into participation.