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Vad motiverar en person att delta i en motionsintervention på sin arbetsplats?: En kvalitativ studie som undersöker vilka motiv en anställd har för att delta i en hälsofrämjande åtgärd.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
What motivates a person to participate in an exercise intervention at their workplace? : A qualitative study that investigates what motives an employee to participatein a health promotion activity experience. (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka vad anställda, som har deltagit i en motionsintervention initierad av sin organisation i form av stegtävling, beskrev för motiv till deltagande. Totalt genomfördes tio intervjuer med en könsmässig fördelning på tre män och sju kvinnor i åldrarna 23-59 (M=37.7). Krav för deltagande i studien var att samtliga arbetar med stillasittande arbetsuppgifter och innan studien påbörjats, ha genomfört en stegtävling på två veckor. Resultaten klassificerades i sex huvudteman; minska stillasittandet under arbetsdagen, önskan att röra på sig utomhus, tävling som träning, att känna gemenskap, enkelheten som kommer med stegtävlingen samt hälsofördelar som kommer med motion. Studiens resultat påvisar vilka motiv till deltagande samtliga intervjupersoner upplevde där dessa resultat kan användas för att inspirera arbetsgivare och organisationer att implementera en motionsintervention på sin arbetsplats. Baserat på resultatet från föreliggande studie rekommenderas liknande interventioner för att främja fysisk aktivitet på arbetsplatsen.

Abstract [en]

The aim of the present study was to investigate what employees, who have participated in a exercise intervention initiated by their organization in the form of a walk challenge, described motives for participation. A total of ten interviews were conducted with a gender distribution of three men and seven women aged 23-59 (M=37.7). Requirements for participation in the study were that all interviewees work with sedentary tasks, and before the study began, had completed a two-week walk challenge. The results were classified into six main themes; reducing sedentary time during the work day, the desire to get outdoors, competition as exercise, feeling a sense of belonging, the simplicity that comes with a walk challenge and the health benefits that come with exercise. The results of the study demonstrate the motives for participation that all interviewees experienced and where these results can be used to inspire employers and organizations to implement an exercise intervention at their workplace. Based on the results from the present study, similar interventions are recommended to promote physical activity at the workplace.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 43
Keywords [en]
Exercise intervention, Health Promotion, Motivation to Exercise, Physical Activity, Walking Challenge
Keywords [sv]
Motionsintervention, Friskvårdsatsning, Motivation till motion, Fysisk aktivitet, Stegtävling
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-50398OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-50398DiVA, id: diva2:1753995
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Fanny Lundberg
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Psychology - Sport and Exercise, 180 credits
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Available from: 2023-06-01 Created: 2023-05-02 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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