# Benefits of PS

*Tom Geraghty · History & Foundations, Models & Critique*

Catalogues ten benefit categories of psychological safety while explicitly framing the moral case as primary and the performance case as secondary. Argues noting the benefits is not the same as making them the justification — psychological safety is a right, not a return on investment.

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- [Psychological Safety: A Meta-Analytic Review and Extension](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/frazier-et-al-2017.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-bransby-2023.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety: A Systematic Review of the Literature](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/newman-donohue-eva-2017.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-lei-2014.md) (paper)
- [The Psychological Conditions of Meaningfulness, Safety and Availability and the Engagement of the Human Spirit at Work](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/may-gilson-harter-2004.md) (paper)
- [Why Foster PS?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/why-do-people-foster-psychological-safety.md)
- [Can You See The Cat?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/can-you-see-the-cat.md)
- [High Performing Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/high-performing-teams.md)
- [How Psychological Safety Affects Team Performance: Mediating Role of Efficacy and Learning Behavior](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/kim-lee-connerton-2020.md) (paper)
- [PS is Not the Goal](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-is-not-the-goal.md)
- [Psychological Safety 101 Course](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-101-course.md)
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- [Culture vs Business Performance](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/its-no-good-having-a-great-culture-if-youve-gone-out-of-business.md)
- [We Don't Need PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/we-dont-need-psychological-safety.md)