# Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature

*Edmondson · Origins · Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 2023 · Open access*

A comprehensive review of the psychological safety literature identifying four dominant themes: getting things done, learning behaviours, improving the work experience, and leadership. Maps the field's development since the 1990s and identifies directions for future research.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-bransby-2023/
- **View the source paper:** https://psychsafety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/annurev-orgpsych-120920-055217.pdf
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?mode=papers&node=edmondson-bransby-2023

## Connected concepts (17)

- [Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement at Work](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/kahn-1990.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-1999.md) (paper)
- [Towards a Theory of Creativity](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/rogers-1954.md) (paper)
- [Managing the Risk of Learning: Psychological Safety in Work Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-2002.md) (paper)
- [Personal and Organizational Change Through Group Methods: The Laboratory Approach](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/schein-bennis-1965.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-lei-2014.md) (paper)
- [What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-kerrissey-2025.md) (paper)
- [A game of adoption – but playing by whose rules?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/busch-curseu-neessen-2026.md) (paper)
- [Collective Mind in Organizations: Heedful Interrelating on Flight Decks](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/weick-roberts-1993.md) (paper)
- [History of PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-history-of-psychological-safety.md)
- [Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/argyris-schon-1978.md) (paper)
- [Paradise Lost (and Restored?): A Study of Psychological Safety over Time](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/bransby-kerrissey-edmondson-2024.md) (paper)
- [Taming Prometheus: Talk about Safety and Culture](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/silbey-2009.md) (paper)
- [Benefits of PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/benefits-of-psychological-safety.md)
- [Coping with Uncertainty: The Interaction of Psychological Safety and Authentic Leadership in their Effects on Defensive Decision Making](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/artinger-et-al-2025.md) (paper)
- [Measuring PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/measure-psychological-safety.md)
- [Team Learning in the Field: An Organizing Framework and Avenues for Future Research](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/harvey-edmondson-2025.md) (paper)