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Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Measure of Activity-Based Working Behaviors
Gisela Bäcklander1,2, Rebecca Fältén3, Christina Bodin Danielsson4
1The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 8, 2021
Summary
Activity-based working implementation relies on employee and manager behaviors, not just physical or digital setups. A validated measure shows task-environment crafting, workday planning, and social needs prioritization are key behaviors linked to well-being and performance.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Workplace Behavior Studies
Background:
- Activity-based working (ABW) research often emphasizes physical and digital environments.
- Employee and manager behaviors are crucial but less explored components of ABW implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a behavior-focused measure for activity-based working.
- To identify key behavioral components of successful activity-based working.
Main Methods:
- Developed and validated a behavior-focused measure through workshops and literature review.
- Used two samples (N=234 and N=434) for scale validation and analysis.
- Examined relationships between identified behaviors and well-being/performance indicators.
Main Results:
- Validated a three-subscale measure: task-environment crafting, workday planning, and social needs prioritization.
- Task-environment crafting linked to better health and lower stress in one sample.
- Workday planning associated with higher concentration, general health, and work engagement.
- Social needs prioritization related to work engagement.
Conclusions:
- Employee and manager behaviors are critical for effective activity-based working.
- The validated measure offers a tool to assess and promote key ABW behaviors.
- Behavioral components significantly impact employee well-being and work engagement.
Keywords:
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