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Analysis of the Effects of Task–Technology Fit Perception and Smart Construction Technology Characteristics on Safety Performance in Construction Sites

과업-기술 적합성 인식과 스마트건설기술 특성을 통한 건설현장 안전성과 영향 분석

윤수한1ㆍ김정수2ㆍ문유미3*

Su Han Youn1, Jeong Soo Kim2, Yu Mi Moon3*

1Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Construction Safety, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
2Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Construction Safety, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
3Professor, Construction Safety Major, General Graduate School, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
30 June 2026. pp. 436-456
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Abstract
Purpose: The construction industry is a high-risk sector characterized by complex processes and multiple stakeholders. While smart construction technologies are increasingly adopted, empirical evidence explaining how technology characteristics and acceptance factors translate into safety performance remains limited. This study aims to conceptualize smart construction technology as a system of technology characteristics and to empirically examine its impact on safety performance through technology acceptance mechanisms. Method: An integrated analytical framework combining the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Task–Technology Fit (TTF) theory was developed. Survey data collected from construction site practitioners were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Result: The results show that one dimension of task–technology fit (TTF2) has a significant positive effect on smart construction technology characteristics (β = 0.457), whereas another dimension (TTF1) has a significant negative effect (β = -0.494). In contrast, technology characteristics exert a strong direct influence on safety performance (β = 0.924), while the mediating effects of technology acceptance factors are relatively limited. Conclusion: These findings indicate that improvements in construction safety performance depend more on the practical implementation level of smart construction technology characteristics—such as integration and automation—than on changes in user perceptions alone.
Keywords
Smart Construction Technology
Task–Technology Fit
Technology Characteristics
Safety Performance
Structural Equation Modeling
연구목적: 건설산업은 복잡한 공정 구조와 다수의 참여 주체로 인해 재해 위험이 높은 대표적 고위험 산업이다. 최근 스마트건설기술 도입이 확산되고 있으나, 기술 특성과 기술수용 요인이 실제 안전성과로 이어지는 구조적 경로에 대한 실증 분석은 제한적이다. 본 연구는 스마트건설기술을 개별 기술이 아닌 기술 특성 체계로 정의하고, 기술수용 요인과의 관계를 통해 안전성과에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 규명하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구방법: 기술수용모형(TAM)과 과업–기술 적합성 이론(TTF)을 통합한 연구모형을 설정하고, 구조방정식모형(SEM)을 활용하여 건설현장 종사자를 대상으로 수집한 설문자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과: 분석 결과, 기술수용 요인 중 TTF2는 스마트건설기술 특성(ATM)에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미친 반면(β = 0.457), TTF1은 부(–)의 영향을 나타내어(β = −0.494) 기술수용 요인의 차별적 작동 양상이 확인되었다. 반면, 스마트건설기술 특성은 안전성과(sPP)에 매우 강한 직접 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며(β = 0.924), 기술수용 요인을 통한 매개 효과는 제한적인 수준에 그쳤다. 결론: 스마트건설기술을 통한 안전성과 제고는 사용자 인식 변화보다는 기술의 통합성, 자동화, 지속성 등 기술 특성의 현장 구현 수준에 의해 보다 직접적으로 결정되는 것으로 해석된다.
키워드
스마트건설기술
과업-기술적합성
기술특성
안전성과
구조방정식모형
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Disaster Information
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재난정보학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재난정보학회논문집
  • Volume : 22
  • No :2
  • Pages :436-456
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2026.6.30.436
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