Psychological safety

Psychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes.^[1]^[2] In teams, it refers to team members believing that they can take risks without being shamed by other team members.^[3] In psychologically safe teams, team members feel accepted and respected contributing to a better "experience in the workplace".^[4]^[5]^[6] It is also the most studied enabling condition in group dynamics and team learning research.

Psychological safety benefits organizations and teams in many different ways. There are multiple empirically supported consequences of a team being psychologically safe.^[7]

Most of the research on the effects of psychological safety has focused on benefits, but there are some drawbacks that have been studied.^[8]

^ Cole, Deidra (2019-09-30). "Psychological safety". Stanford BeWell. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
^ Edmondson, Amy C.; Mortensen, Mark (2021-04-19). "What Psychological Safety Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
^ Edmondson, Amy (1 June 1999). "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams" (PDF). Administrative Science Quarterly. 44 (2): 350–383. doi:10.2307/2666999. JSTOR 2666999. S2CID 32633178.
^ Leiter, M. P., and H. K. S. Laschinger. "Psychological safety, respect, and values: Foundations of a psychologically healthy workplace." Research Presentation in the Second World Congress on Positive Psychology Philadelphia, PA. 2011.
^ Pearsall, Matthew J.; Ellis, Aleksander P. J. (2011). "Thick as thieves: The effects of ethical orientation and psychological safety on unethical team behavior". Journal of Applied Psychology. 96 (2): 401–411. doi:10.1037/a0021503. ISSN 1939-1854.
^ Edmondson, Amy (1999-06-01). "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams". Administrative Science Quarterly. 44 (2): 350–383. doi:10.2307/2666999. ISSN 0001-8392.
^ Newman, Alexander; Donohue, Ross; Eva, Nathan (September 2017). "Psychological safety: A systematic review of the literature". Human Resource Management Review. 27 (3): 521–535. doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2017.01.001. ISSN 1053-4822.
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[1] Cole, Deidra (2019-09-30). "Psychological safety". Stanford BeWell. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

[2] Edmondson, Amy C.; Mortensen, Mark (2021-04-19). "What Psychological Safety Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

[Edmondson-3] Edmondson, Amy (1 June 1999). "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams" (PDF). Administrative Science Quarterly. 44 (2): 350–383. doi:10.2307/2666999. JSTOR 2666999. S2CID 32633178.

[4] Leiter, M. P., and H. K. S. Laschinger. "Psychological safety, respect, and values: Foundations of a psychologically healthy workplace." Research Presentation in the Second World Congress on Positive Psychology Philadelphia, PA. 2011.

[5] Pearsall, Matthew J.; Ellis, Aleksander P. J. (2011). "Thick as thieves: The effects of ethical orientation and psychological safety on unethical team behavior". Journal of Applied Psychology. 96 (2): 401–411. doi:10.1037/a0021503. ISSN 1939-1854.

[6] Edmondson, Amy (1999-06-01). "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams". Administrative Science Quarterly. 44 (2): 350–383. doi:10.2307/2666999. ISSN 0001-8392.

[7] Newman, Alexander; Donohue, Ross; Eva, Nathan (September 2017). "Psychological safety: A systematic review of the literature". Human Resource Management Review. 27 (3): 521–535. doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2017.01.001. ISSN 1053-4822.

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