Ecological Influences on Employees’ Workplace Sedentary Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study:

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between ecological factors and occupational sedentary behavior (SB).Design:Cross-sectional online survey.Setting:Participants were employees recruited from a large, public university in the Southeastern United States from August to November 2016.Participants:The final sample included 527 (56% response rate) employees.Measures:Data were collected through an 87-item survey using previously validated scales that assessed occupational SB, perceived behavioral control, barrier self-efficacy, self-regulation strategies, organizational social norms, office environment, and worksite climate.Analysis:One-way analysis of variance analyses were used to determine differences in occupational SB by demographic factors. A multivariate regression model was used to determine significant ecological determinants of occupational SB.Results:Mean SB was 342.45 (standard deviation = 133.25) minutes. Significant differences in SB were found by gender, education, a...