Self-nudging toward physical activity : scale development, validation, and workplace implications

Bakker, Arnold B. (avtor), Toyama, Hiroyuki (avtor), Yajima, Jumpei (avtor), Iwano, Suguru (avtor), Hietajärvi, Lauri (avtor), Upadyaya, Katja (avtor), Salmela-Aro, Katariina (avtor)

This study uses nudging theory to develop and validate a measure for self-nudging toward physical activity. The research unfolds in three phases: (a) initial item development through interviews and literature review, (b) psychometric testing with Japanese employees (N = 1540), and (c) validity assessment in a longitudinal subsample (N = 716). Factor analyses confirm a reliable one-factor structure. The scale demonstrates content and predictive validity, showing positive relationships with physical activity, physical capacity (fitness and energy), well-being (workability, work engagement, and job satisfaction), and job performance; and negative relationships with strain (psychological distress, exhaustion, and occupational depression). Structural equation analyses show that self-nudging at Time 1 is positively related to well-being and negatively related to strain at Time 2 (3 months later) through increased physical capacity, with effects remaining significant after controlling for baseline measures. The findings contribute to our understanding of the associations among self-nudging, physical activity, and occupational well-being. The results have implications for both theoretical advancement in nudging research and practical applications in workplace health promotion.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: working process, inclusion, well-being, nudging theory, physical activity, self-nudging, self-regulation, work engagement
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: EF - Ekonomska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 27 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 18, iss. 1, article no. e70129
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180145
• UDK: 331.3
• ISSN pri članku: 1758-0846
• DOI: 10.1111/aphw.70129
• COBISS.SI-ID: 269112579
• Datum objave v RUL: 03.03.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Applied psychology : Health and well-being
• Založnik: Wiley
• ISSN: 1758-0846
• COBISS.SI-ID: 515771929

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: delovni proces, dobro počutje, vključenost

Projekti

• Financer: AKA - Academy of Finland
• Številka projekta: 345264
• Naslov: Resilient schools and the education system / Consortium: RESCUE

• Financer: AKA - Academy of Finland
• Številka projekta: 336138
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