Why exercise at work: Development of the office exercise behavior determinants scale

Tianmei Zhang, Jaap Ham, Xipei Ren (Corresponding author)

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Samenvatting

The constant increase in work pressure and the penetration of labor-saving technologies have significantly reduced physical activity in office-based work routines, threatening employees’ physical and mental well-being. Encouraging physical exercises at the office seems a potential solution. However, while there is a wealth of research into occupational health and workplace exercise promotion, little is known about which factors can influence the engagement of physical exercises in the office context. It is crucial to understand these determinants, in order to support the design of office exercise promoting intervention. This study explored the determinants of office workers’ exercise behavior by proposing and developing the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants (OEBD) scale based on existing behavioral and environmental research. The OEBD scale was assessed through an online questionnaire study involving 479 office workers. The results indicated that four factors (Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Social Environment, and Work Environment) contribute to office workers’ exercise behavior. Furthermore, confirmatory factor analysis of our obtained data provided evidence for the internal validity of the OEBD scale. Thereby, this research can support increased office exercise with valid measurements for behavioral determinants.

Originele taal-2Engels
Artikelnummer2736
Aantal pagina's19
TijdschriftInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume18
Nummer van het tijdschrift5
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 1 mrt. 2021

Financiering

Funding: The first author was sponsored by China Scholarship Council. This work was supported in part by the NWO Creative Industry KIEM Grant KI18054. Acknowledgments: The authors thank the Human-Technology Interaction group at Eindhoven University of Technology and the China Scholarship Council for their support.

FinanciersFinanciernummer
China Scholarship Council
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekKI18054
China Scholarship Council
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

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