@inproceedings{4d5f10b69dd34003ba269b09f8069409,
title = "Time for break: Understanding information workers' sedentary behavior through a break prompting system",
abstract = "Extended periods of uninterrupted sedentary behavior are detrimental to long-term health. While prolonged sitting is prevalent among information workers, it is difficult for them to break prolonged sedentary behavior due to the nature of their work. This work aims to understand information workers' intentions & practices around standing or moving breaks. We developed Time for Break, a break prompting system that enables people to set their desired work duration and prompts them to stand up or move. We conducted an exploratory field study (N = 25) with Time for Break to collect participants' work & break intentions and behaviors for three weeks, followed by semi-structured interviews. We examined rich contexts affecting participants' receptiveness to standing or moving breaks, and identified how their habit strength and self-regulation are related to their break-taking intentions & practices. We discuss design implications for interventions to break up periods of prolonged sedentary behavior in workplaces.",
keywords = "Break, Information workers, Personal informatics, Sedentary behavior, Workplace setting",
author = "Yuhan Luo and Bongshin Lee and {Yvette Wohn}, Donghee and Rebar, {Amanda L.} and Conroy, {David E.} and Choe, {Eun Kyoung}",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1145/3173574.3173701",
language = "English",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
booktitle = "CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems",
address = "United States",
note = "2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018) ; Conference date: 21-04-2018 Through 26-04-2018",
}