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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Workplace Wellness

Background:

  • Decreased physical activity in office settings due to work pressure and technology adoption poses risks to employee health.
  • While workplace exercise promotion is researched, specific determinants of employee engagement remain underexplored.
  • Understanding these factors is vital for designing effective office exercise interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the determinants of physical exercise behavior among office workers.
  • To develop and validate the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants (OEBD) scale.
  • To identify key factors influencing exercise engagement in the workplace.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants (OEBD) scale based on existing research.
  • Online questionnaire study administered to 479 office workers.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis to assess the internal validity of the OEBD scale.

Main Results:

  • Four significant factors were identified as contributing to office workers' exercise behavior: Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Social Environment, and Work Environment.
  • The developed OEBD scale demonstrated internal validity through confirmatory factor analysis.
  • The study provides a validated measurement tool for assessing behavioral determinants of office exercise.

Conclusions:

  • Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, social environment, and work environment are crucial determinants of office workers' exercise behavior.
  • The OEBD scale offers a reliable method for measuring these determinants.
  • Findings can inform the development of targeted interventions to promote physical activity in office settings.