Breaking the Habit? Identifying Discrete Dimensions of Sitting Automaticity and Their Responsiveness to a Sitting-Reduction Intervention

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BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that sitting is activated automatically on exposure to associated environments, yet no study has yet sought to identify in what ways sitting may be automatic.

METHOD: This study used data from a 12-month sitting-reduction intervention trial to explore discrete dimensions of sitting automaticity, and how these dimensions may be affected by an intervention. One hundred ninety-four office workers reported sitting automaticity at baseline, and 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months after receiving one of two sitting-reduction intervention variants.

RESULTS: Principal component analysis extracted two automaticity components, corresponding to a lack of awareness and a lack of control. Scores on both automaticity scales decreased over time post-intervention, indicating that sitting became more mindful, though lack of awareness scores were consistently higher than lack of control scores.

CONCLUSION: Attempts to break office workers' sitting habits should seek to enhance conscious awareness of alternatives to sitting and afford office workers a greater sense of control over whether they sit or stand.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

International journal of behavioral medicine - 31(2024), 1 vom: 18. Jan., Seite 55-63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gardner, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Mainsbridge, Casey P [VerfasserIn]
Rebar, Amanda L [VerfasserIn]
Cooley, P Dean [VerfasserIn]
Honan, Cynthia [VerfasserIn]
O'Brien, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Scott J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Automaticity
Behaviour
Habit
Health psychology
Journal Article
Sedentary behaviour
Sitting

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 25.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12529-023-10155-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352604344