Office workers' computer use patterns are associated with workplace stressors
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This field study examined associations between workplace stressors and office workers' computer use patterns. We collected keyboard and mouse activities of 93 office workers (68F, 25M) for approximately two work weeks. Linear regression analyses examined the associations between self-reported effort, reward, overcommitment, and perceived stress and software-recorded computer use duration, number of short and long computer breaks, and pace of input device usage. Daily duration of computer use was, on average, 30 min longer for workers with high compared to low levels of overcommitment and perceived stress. The number of short computer breaks (30 s-5 min long) was approximately 20% lower for those with high compared to low effort and for those with low compared to high reward. These outcomes support the hypothesis that office workers' computer use patterns vary across individuals with different levels of workplace stressors. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society.
Topics
Computer breakComputer useUpper extremityRegression analysisComputer useField studiesInput devicesOffice workersUpper extremityOffice buildingsAssociationComputerComputer mouseControlled studyData processingExerciseInformation processingJob satisfactionJob stressKeyboardLinear regression analysisOffice workerOutcome assessmentRewardSelf reportWorkloadWorkplace
TNO Identifier
513395
ISSN
18729126
Source
Applied Ergonomics, 45(6), pp. 1660-1667.
Pages
1660-1667
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