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30 years-of-age, nine (38%) were 31–40 years-of-age, three (12%) were 41–50 years-of-age,
four (17%) were 51–60 years-of-age, and two (8%) were 61–70 years-of-age. Survey
respondents indicated that they had worked for Pacific Crest University for durations ranging
from one year to more than twenty years. The majority (65%) indicated they were within the first
ten years of their careers at PCU, 17% were between their eleventh and twentieth years, and 17%
had worked for the university for more than 20 years.
The survey also included items to capture respondents’ average rates of participation in
physical activity, both in the Get Fit program and otherwise, and their overall time engaged in
physical activity in a typical work week. With regard to Get Fit offerings, which are offered four
out of five days of a typical work week, ten respondents (42%) indicated they did not participate
regularly, nine (37%) indicated they participated two times per week, four (17%) indicated they
participated about once per week, and one participant (4%) indicated they attend three times per
week on average. Responses to a survey item asking respondents, on average, how frequently
they participated in on-campus physical activity other than the Get Fit program yielded the
following results: 12 (50%) indicated they do not participate regularly, four (17%) indicated they
participate three times per week, four (17%) indicated they participate two times per week, three
(12%) indicated they participate four times per week, and one (4%) indicated they participate
every day. When asked to indicate the average amount of time per week they engage in moderate
to strenuous physical activity, ten respondents (42%) indicated a duration of 1.5–3 hours, five
respondents (21%) indicated a duration of 2.5–5 hours, three respondents (12%) indicated a
duration of 46 minutes to an hour, three respondents (12%) indicated a duration of 5.5–7 hours,
two respondents (8%) indicated a duration of fewer than 30 minutes, and 1 participant (4%)
indicated a duration of more than seven hours per week.
Object Description
| Title | Physical activity interventions to reduce rates of sedentary behavior among university employees: a promising practice study |
| Author | DeFrank, Ginny Mary |
| Author email | ginnydefrank@gmail.com;defrank@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Organizational Change and Leadership (On Line) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2020-06-19 |
| Date submitted | 2020-08-11 |
| Date approved | 2020-08-11 |
| Restricted until | 2020-08-11 |
| Date published | 2020-08-11 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Malloy, Courtney |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Canny, Eric Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to understand factors influencing employee participation in a university-offered physical activity program to inform recommendations for other institutions of higher education seeking to address high rates of university employee sedentary behavior with physical activity programming. The instructor-led program was held four times per week beginning at noon each day and lasted one hour in duration on a university campus in the western United States. The program, which was offered at no cost to employees, typically served 20-30 participants each week. The Clark and Estes Gap Analytic Framework (2008) was employed to assess relevant knowledge, motivation, and organizational influences affecting university employee engagement with the physical activity program. The study utilized a convergent parallel mixed methods design, engaging 24 university employees by means of a fifty-four-item quantitative survey. Six survey respondents also participated in interviews. Research findings revealed the importance of the interplay of employee factual and metacognitive knowledge, as well as motivation influences including self-efficacy and expectancy value within the organization’s cultural models and settings. Recommendations for other institutions seeking to engage employees in physical activity were informed by the findings and supported by a review of literature. Recommendations include the use of training, communication strategies, information guides, modeling, and opportunities for reflection to meet employee knowledge and motivational needs. Evaluating and changing organizational policies, cultural values, and existing physical activity programming was recommended to ensure employees understand an organization’s support for participation in physical activity. Additionally, implications for practice involved a focus on the role of instructors and the development of communities of continuity to support and improve rates of university employee engagement in physical activity during the workday. |
| Keyword | sedentary behavior; physical activity; workplace physical activity; physical activity intervention; university physical activity; exercise |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | DeFrank, Ginny Mary |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume13/etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
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| Full text | 75 30 years-of-age, nine (38%) were 31–40 years-of-age, three (12%) were 41–50 years-of-age, four (17%) were 51–60 years-of-age, and two (8%) were 61–70 years-of-age. Survey respondents indicated that they had worked for Pacific Crest University for durations ranging from one year to more than twenty years. The majority (65%) indicated they were within the first ten years of their careers at PCU, 17% were between their eleventh and twentieth years, and 17% had worked for the university for more than 20 years. The survey also included items to capture respondents’ average rates of participation in physical activity, both in the Get Fit program and otherwise, and their overall time engaged in physical activity in a typical work week. With regard to Get Fit offerings, which are offered four out of five days of a typical work week, ten respondents (42%) indicated they did not participate regularly, nine (37%) indicated they participated two times per week, four (17%) indicated they participated about once per week, and one participant (4%) indicated they attend three times per week on average. Responses to a survey item asking respondents, on average, how frequently they participated in on-campus physical activity other than the Get Fit program yielded the following results: 12 (50%) indicated they do not participate regularly, four (17%) indicated they participate three times per week, four (17%) indicated they participate two times per week, three (12%) indicated they participate four times per week, and one (4%) indicated they participate every day. When asked to indicate the average amount of time per week they engage in moderate to strenuous physical activity, ten respondents (42%) indicated a duration of 1.5–3 hours, five respondents (21%) indicated a duration of 2.5–5 hours, three respondents (12%) indicated a duration of 46 minutes to an hour, three respondents (12%) indicated a duration of 5.5–7 hours, two respondents (8%) indicated a duration of fewer than 30 minutes, and 1 participant (4%) indicated a duration of more than seven hours per week. |
