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- Title
Worksite health promotion for employees working from home: A vignette experiment examining intentions to participate.
- Authors
van der Put, Anne C.; Mandemakers, Jornt J.; de Wit, John B. F.; van der Lippe, Tanja
- Abstract
This study explores which factors affect employees' intention to participate in worksite health promotion (WHP) when they work from home. Employees increasingly work from home, yet existing WHP is mainly tied to the workplace. We lack knowledge on what might stimulate employees to make use of WHP specifically when they work from home. Drawing on the theory of reasoned action, we studied whether type of activity, duration, if WHP takes place during work time, how often employees work from home (shaping employees' attitude) and colleague participation (social norms) explain employees' intention to participate in WHP when working from home. To do so, we employed a vignette experiment. Results show that employees' intentions are higher for walking and taking breaks than for an online sports class. Moreover, intentions are higher for shorter activities and when participating in WHP can be done during work time. The more colleagues participate, the higher intentions of employees to do so too. By offering WHP for employees at home, employers can promote employees' health even when these are not present in the workplace. Our study provides leads into how employers may create conditions under which employees use WHP when working from home.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE health promotion; TELECOMMUTING; THEORY of reasoned action; EMPLOYEE attitudes; VIGNETTES; INTENTION
- Publication
Applied Psychology: Health & Well-Being, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 3, p1065
- ISSN
1758-0846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aphw.12427