What Factors Influence Participation in an Exercise-Focused, Employer-Based Wellness Program

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ID13775475
AuthorsJean Abraham (0000-0002-8919-1944, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Jean M Abraham, Roger Feldman, John A Nyman (0000-0003-0997-8278), Nathan A Barleen (Twin Cities Orthopedics), Nathan Barleen
Year2011
Volume48
Issue3
Pages221-241
Publication date2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5034/inquiryjrnl_48.03.01
PMID22235547
OpenAlexW2106465374
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

Following the recent introduction of an incentive-based, exercise-focused wellness program at a large public university, this paper investigates the factors that influence employees' behavior with respect to participation and regular exercise. Results suggest that an employee's probability of signing up for the program is related to her exercise behavior prior to the program's inception, the time cost of exercise, taste for fitness center exercise, and attitudes about the benefits and barriers of exercise. Employees who are older, male, and were regular fitness center exercisers prior to the program's inception are more likely to be regular exercisers

Business · Center (category theory · Economics · Incentive · Incentive program · Medical education · Physical therapy · Taste · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Marketing · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology

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