DOES PRESSURE FROM THE WORK COMMUNITY INCREASE RISK-TAKING

Based on the zero-risk theory, it was assumed that the pressure create d by the work community is an ''extra motive'' for increased risk laki ng. The pressure from the work community was operationalized as the in fluence of coworkers, foremen, and customers. A risk-taking scale was constructed based on the interviews of 72 victims of serious occupatio nal accidents. Analysis did not confirm the hypothesis because there w as no significant difference between risk takers and risk avoiders in the influence of coworkers, foremen, and customers. The pressure of th e work community may not be such an ''extra motive'' as the zero-risk theory assumes.