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    Perceived Availability of Office Shared Spaces and Workplace Sitting: Moderation by Organizational Norms and Behavioral Autonomy

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    Sugiyama, T.
    Hadgraft, N.
    Healy, Genevieve
    Owen, N.
    Dunstan, D.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sugiyama, T. and Hadgraft, N. and Healy, G. and Owen, N. and Dunstan, D. 2018. Perceived Availability of Office Shared Spaces and Workplace Sitting: Moderation by Organizational Norms and Behavioral Autonomy. Environment and Behavior.
    Source Title
    Environment and Behavior
    DOI
    10.1177/0013916518772014
    ISSN
    0013-9165
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68905
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2018, The Author(s) 2018. 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.

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