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dc.contributor.authorLuo, Y.
dc.contributor.authorLee, B.
dc.contributor.authorYvettewohn, D.
dc.contributor.authorRebar, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorConroy, D.
dc.contributor.authorChoe, E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T09:15:06Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T09:15:06Z
dc.date.created2018-12-12T02:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationLuo, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73011
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3173574.3173701
dc.description.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.

dc.titleTime for break: Understanding information workers' sedentary behavior through a break prompting system
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.volume2018-April
dcterms.source.titleConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
dcterms.source.seriesConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
dcterms.source.isbn9781450356206
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
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