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Individual Determinants of Rest-Break Behavior in Occupational Settings
Gerhard Blasche1, Johannes Wendsche2, Theresa Tschulik1
1Center for Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 23, 2021
Summary
Job control significantly predicts rest-break behavior, enhancing well-being and productivity. Increasing job control is key to encouraging regular work breaks.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Work breaks are crucial for employee well-being, productivity, and health.
- Understanding individual determinants of rest-break behavior is essential for workplace interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate individual determinants of rest-break behavior using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).
- To examine the role of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control on rest-break intention and behavior.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study analyzing associations between TPB constructs and rest-break behavior.
- Stepwise linear regression used with 109 clerical employees and 215 nurses.
Main Results:
- Attitude and perceived behavioral control positively predicted rest-break intention.
- Intention and perceived behavioral control positively predicted rest-break behavior.
- Occupation moderated the intention-behavior link; nurses with less control showed weaker intention-behavior association.
Conclusions:
- Perceived job control is the primary predictor of rest-break behavior, more so than attitudes or social norms.
- Enhancing job control is a critical strategy for increasing rest-break behavior in the workplace.
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