Sport and physical activity participation in the workplace: the role of employees' self-perception

Yann Baup (yann.baup@yahoo.com), Bénédicte Vignal (benedicte.vignal@univ-lyon1.fr) and Guillaume Bodet (guillaume.bodet@univ-lyon1.fr)
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Yann Baup: L-VIS - Laboratoire sur les Vulnérabilités et l'Innovation dans le Sport (EA 7428) - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon
Bénédicte Vignal: L-VIS - Laboratoire sur les Vulnérabilités et l'Innovation dans le Sport (EA 7428) - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon
Guillaume Bodet: L-VIS - Laboratoire sur les Vulnérabilités et l'Innovation dans le Sport (EA 7428) - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon

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Abstract: Purpose Despite preventive efforts from some companies to offer some sport and physical activity (SPA) to their employees, French participation rates remain very low, which limit impacts in terms of health and economic benefits. The aim of this study was to better understand the factors influencing SPA participation in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted based on an electronic questionnaire survey disseminated to 24 companies based in France that offered SPA to their employees. An independent sample t -test was conducted to explore the differences between the most common facilitating and constraining factors, in relation to "being a sporty person" self-perception, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) level and demographic information. Predictors of SPA in the workplace were determined using a binomial logistic regression. Findings A total of 1,318 employees completed the survey, of which 60% were women, mostly highly educated and white collar. "Being a sporty person," self-perception has been a predictor of SPA participation in the workplace. Practical implications More multicomponent work-based interventions, including incidental physical activity, might be necessary to increase participation and overcome time constraint. Originality/value Although SPA participation in the workplace is considered to promote numerous positive organizational and individual consequences, this is the first study to assess the associations between facilitating and constraining factors of SPA participation in the workplace setting and physical self-perception.

Keywords: Employee Behaviour; Health promotion; Physical activity; Work characteristics; Exercise constraints; Physical self-perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-12-02
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Published in International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2021, 15 (1), pp.54-69. ⟨10.1108/IJWHM-03-2021-0055⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/IJWHM-03-2021-0055

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