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    Time for break: Understanding information workers' sedentary behavior through a break prompting system

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    Authors
    Luo, Y.
    Lee, B.
    Yvettewohn, D.
    Rebar, Amanda
    Conroy, D.
    Choe, E.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Luo, Y. and Lee, B. and Yvettewohn, D. and Rebar, A. and Conroy, D. and Choe, E. 2018. Time for break: Understanding information workers' sedentary behavior through a break prompting system.
    Source Title
    Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
    DOI
    10.1145/3173574.3173701
    ISBN
    9781450356206
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73011
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2018 Association for Computing Machinery. Extended periods of uninterrupted sedentary behavior are detrimental to long-term health. While prolonged sitting is prevalent among information workers, it is difficult for them to break prolonged sedentary behavior due to the nature of their work. This work aims to understand information workers' intentions & practices around standing or moving breaks. We developed Time for Break, a break prompting system that enables people to set their desired work duration and prompts them to stand up or move. We conducted an exploratory field study (N = 25) with Time for Break to collect participants' work & break intentions and behaviors for three weeks, followed by semistructured interviews. We examined rich contexts affecting participants' receptiveness to standing or moving breaks, and identified how their habit strength and self-regulation are related to their break-taking intentions & practices. We discuss design implications for interventions to break up periods of prolonged sedentary behavior in workplaces.

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