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convenience of the program. One survey respondent indicated “CLS employees that are in the
downtown office do not have the option to do Get Fit, there are not many affordable fitness
options available to downtown employees in general.” This response called attention to
differences in program availability that exist within CLS in addition to between those who work
for CLS and those who work for PCU. While the downtown location was without resources, Get
Fit shares physical activity physical resources with other university populations, which
sometimes impacts availability. Commenting on the rotating location of Get Fit, Allison
commented, “space is an issue.” One positive aspect of the rotation, however, was that it allowed
for a variety of exercise options, including stair climbs, running on a track, etc. While participant
interviews indicated a variety of personal preferences, depending on the activity that would be
done at a given location, interest in rotating locations was present. Francesca said:
It’s accessible…[we] move around to different locations on campus. So, if it was always,
you know, on the south side of campus, I would be like…I can never go because it’s just
too far away and then it adds too much time and whatever. And it’s also actually nice to
see those different locations, even though I’ve worked here for eleven and a half years…
I think it is kind of a neat way to get to know the campus a little better.
Although she found the variety of physical spaces to be an asset to the program, Francesca
recommended improving the timeframe in which participants received notice of where a day’s
activities would be held, saying that information was frequently distributed the morning of a
session. Francesca also described challenges with the condition of physical materials available
for use by Get Fit participants. Both Francesca and Bess specifically mentioned sessions held on
a building rooftop as being particularly dirty. For Francesca the experience could be improved.
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 |
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| Filename | etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume13/etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
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| Full text | 125 convenience of the program. One survey respondent indicated “CLS employees that are in the downtown office do not have the option to do Get Fit, there are not many affordable fitness options available to downtown employees in general.” This response called attention to differences in program availability that exist within CLS in addition to between those who work for CLS and those who work for PCU. While the downtown location was without resources, Get Fit shares physical activity physical resources with other university populations, which sometimes impacts availability. Commenting on the rotating location of Get Fit, Allison commented, “space is an issue.” One positive aspect of the rotation, however, was that it allowed for a variety of exercise options, including stair climbs, running on a track, etc. While participant interviews indicated a variety of personal preferences, depending on the activity that would be done at a given location, interest in rotating locations was present. Francesca said: It’s accessible…[we] move around to different locations on campus. So, if it was always, you know, on the south side of campus, I would be like…I can never go because it’s just too far away and then it adds too much time and whatever. And it’s also actually nice to see those different locations, even though I’ve worked here for eleven and a half years… I think it is kind of a neat way to get to know the campus a little better. Although she found the variety of physical spaces to be an asset to the program, Francesca recommended improving the timeframe in which participants received notice of where a day’s activities would be held, saying that information was frequently distributed the morning of a session. Francesca also described challenges with the condition of physical materials available for use by Get Fit participants. Both Francesca and Bess specifically mentioned sessions held on a building rooftop as being particularly dirty. For Francesca the experience could be improved. |
