A Study on Factors Influencing Intention of Committing Workplace Violence among Office Workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 91-122
Author(s):  
Jang Wook LEE ◽  
Yoon Ho LEE
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Factors Influencing

Sociocultural Factors Influencing Eating Practices Among Office Workers in Urban South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 466-474.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohyun Park ◽  
Eunju Sung ◽  
Yuni Choi ◽  
Seungho Ryu ◽  
Yoosoo Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Eating Practices

Factors Influencing Office Workers’ Intention to Use Smartphone Application for Physical Activity Enhancement at Workplace

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Noor Zalina Zainal ◽  
Husnayati Hussin ◽  
Mior Nasir Mior Nazri
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Activity Enhancement ◽  
Positive Effect

The proliferation of smartphone into daily life could potentially become an effective medium for the delivery of workplace-based physical activity intervention. Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model (UTAUT), this study investigates factors influencing office workers’ intention to use smartphone application to enhance their physical activity at workplace. A total of 195 valid surveys were collected and subsequently analyzed using PLS-SEM approach. The outcome demonstrated that both Performance Expectancy and Social Influence have significant positive effect on Behavioural Intention (BI). Contrary to our expectation, Effort Expectancy in contrast has no significant influence on office workers’ intention to use. Besides, moderating effect of gender, age and experience also appears to be not significant. This study provides a preliminary evidence on factors that should be consider by researchers, developers and employers in developing smartphone app aiming to enhance physical activity at workplace among office workers.  

Factors influencing workplace violence risk among correctional health workers: insights from an Australian survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron W. Cashmore ◽  
Devon Indig ◽  
Stephen E. Hampton ◽  
Desley G. Hegney ◽  
Bin B. Jalaludin
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Correctional Health ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis

Little is known about the environmental and organisational determinants of workplace violence in correctional health settings. This paper describes the views of health professionals working in these settings on the factors influencing workplace violence risk. All employees of a large correctional health service in New South Wales, Australia, were invited to complete an online survey. The survey included an open-ended question seeking the views of participants about the factors influencing workplace violence in correctional health settings. Responses to this question were analysed using qualitative thematic analysis. Participants identified several factors that they felt reduced the risk of violence in their workplace, including: appropriate workplace health and safety policies and procedures; professionalism among health staff; the presence of prison guards and the quality of security provided; and physical barriers within clinics. Conversely, participants perceived workplace violence risk to be increased by: low health staff-to-patient and correctional officer-to-patient ratios; high workloads; insufficient or underperforming security staff; and poor management of violence, especially horizontal violence. The views of these participants should inform efforts to prevent workplace violence among correctional health professionals.

scholarly journals Rise and Recharge: Exploring Employee Perceptions of and Contextual Factors Influencing an Individual-Level E-Health Smartphone Intervention to Reduce Office Workers’ Sedentary Time at Work

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9627
Author(s):  
Abigail S. Morris ◽  
Kelly A. Mackintosh ◽  
Neville Owen ◽  
Paddy C. Dempsey ◽  
David W. Dunstan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Intervention Delivery ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Factors Influencing

This feasibility study explored the contextual factors influencing office workers’ adherence to an e-health intervention targeting total and prolonged sedentary time over 12 weeks. A three-arm quasi-randomized intervention included prompts at 30 or 60 min intervals delivered via a smartphone application, and a no-prompt comparison arm. Fifty-six office workers completed baseline (64% female) and 44 completed the 12 week follow-up (80% retention). Ecological momentary assessments (EMA) captured contextual data, with 82.8 ± 24.9 EMA prompt questionnaires completed weekly. Two focus groups with n = 8 Prompt 30 and 60 participants were conducted one-month post-intervention to address intervention acceptability and feasibility. Contextual findings indicate that when working on a sedentary task (i.e., reading or screen-based work) and located at an individual workstation, hourly prompts may be more acceptable and feasible for promoting a reduction in total and prolonged sedentary time compared to 30 min prompts. Interpersonal support also appears important for promoting subtle shifts in sedentary working practices. This novel study gives a real-time insight into the factors influencing adherence to e-health prompts. Findings identified unique, pragmatic considerations for delivering a workplace e-health intervention, indicating that further research is warranted to optimize the method of intervention delivery prior to evaluation of a large-scale intervention.

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