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Perceived availability of office shared spaces and workplace sitting: Moderation by organizational norms and behavioral autonomy
Sugiyama, Takemi Hadgraft, Nyssa Healy, Genevieve N. Owen, Neville Dunstan, David
Sugiyama, Takemi
Hadgraft, Nyssa
Healy, Genevieve N.
Owen, Neville
Dunstan, David
Abstract
A large amount of time spent sitting is a newly identified health risk. Although desk-based workers spend much of their time at work sitting, little is known about how office spaces may be related to workplace sitting time. This study examined cross-sectional associations of the perceived availability of office shared spaces with workers’ sitting time, and the potential role of workplace normative-social factors in the relationship. Participants (N = 221) wore an activity monitor (activPAL3) and reported availability of shared spaces (for formal meetings, informal discussion, collaborative working), organizational norms, and workplace behavioral autonomy. No shared-space variables were associated with workplace sitting time. However, the perceived availability of sufficient informal discussion space was associated with lower levels of sitting among those who reported more-supportive organizational norms and greater behavioral autonomy. These findings highlight environmental, organizational, and psychosocial factors that will be important to address in future initiatives to reduce work place sitting time.
Keywords
sedentary behavior, office environment, work space, desk-based work, prolonged sitting
Date
2019
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Journal article
Journal
Environment and Behavior
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Volume
51
Issue
7
Page Range
856-878
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ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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