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Infographic: Psychological safety fosters belonging at work

infographic showing feelings of psychological safety and sense of belonging at work

Details of infographic from APA’s 2024 Work in America™ survey

Workers who feel comfortable expressing themselves or raising difficult issues with their bosses and coworkers—what psychologists call “psychological safety”—tend to report a sense of belonging at work.

Agree that when they are at work, they feel like they belong

  • Those experiencing higher psychological safety: 95%
  • Those experiencing lower psychological safety: 69%

Agree they feel comfortable being themselves in the workplace

  • Those experiencing higher psychological safety: 95%
  • Those experiencing lower psychological safety: 75%