Psychological Safety and Its Impact on Employee Engagement: Implications for Management
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0009-0004-9225-9796 Date
2025
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Wydział Inżynierii Zarządzania Politechniki Białostockiej
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The aim of this article is to systematise knowledge on psychological safety in teams operating in large organisations and to diagnose the relationship between psychological safety and employee engagement, accounting for differences by job level, tenure, and organisational size and industry profile. The study employed a questionnaire survey of 137 employees across sectors and job levels, using standardised scales to measure both constructs: (1) Amy Edmondson’s psychological safety scale and (2) an adapted version of Gallup’s Q12 employee engagement questionnaire. Statistical analyses confirmed a significant positive correlation between psychological safety and employee engagement. Higher values of both indicators were also observed among individuals in higher managerial positions and with longer tenure, as well as in consulting and development-oriented sectors and in the largest organisations; no differences by gender were found. The findings suggest that psychological safety and employee engagement should be treated as complementary mechanisms shaping positive and productive working conditions. Considering these results, practical recommendations are formulated for the management.
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G. Plezia, J. Moczydłowska, Psychological Safety and Its Impact on Employee Engagement: Implications for Management, Akademia Zarządzania 2025, 9(4), s. 8-31