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The work-habits intervention model: a 12-month study to change work-email habits
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posted on 2023-06-10, 00:18 authored by Emma RussellEmma Russell, Kevin A Daniels, Thomas W Jackson, Marc FullmanMarc FullmanWe present a Work-habit Intervention Model (WhIM) to explain and predict how to change work-habits to be more effective. Habit change has primarily been researched within the health domain. The WhIM contributes a unique theoretical perspective by: (i) suggesting that work-habit change requires a two-stage process of exposure to regular rationalized plans and a stated intention to use these plans; and, (ii) defining effective work-habit change in terms of improvements to both goal attainment and well-being over time. Self-regulatory resources are included as potential moderators of habit change. This approach implies that work-habits (unlike health-habits) are seldom constitutionally ‘good’ or ‘bad’, which means that change requires a clear rationale in terms of improving goal attainment and well-being. The WhIM was evaluated in a 12-month wait-list intervention study designed to improve work-email habits for workers in a UK organization (N=127 T1; N = 58 T3; N = 46 all data). Findings were that the two-stage process changed work-email habits for those with higher levels of self-efficacy, which predicted well-being in terms of reduced negative affect (via perceived goal attainment). We outline theoretical and practical implications and encourage future research to refine the WhIM across a range of other work contexts.
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Journal of Occupational and Organizational PsychologyISSN
0963-1798Publisher
WileyExternal DOI
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4Volume
94Page range
808-835Department affiliated with
- Management Publications
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2021-07-07First Open Access (FOA) Date
2022-07-17First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2021-07-06Usage metrics
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