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Publication Date: 2013
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Evaluating Behavioral Self-Monitoring with Accuracy Training for Changing Computer Work Postures
Gravina, Nicole E.; Loewy, Shannon; Rice, Anna; Austin, John
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, v33 n1 p68-76 2013
The primary purpose of this study was to replicate and extend a study by Gravina, Austin, Schroedter, and Loewy (2008). A similar self-monitoring procedure, with the addition of self-monitoring accuracy training, was implemented to increase the percentage of observations in which participants worked in neutral postures. The accuracy training required the three participants to practice self-monitoring with the experimenter at least 20 times and to meet the criteria of 90% accuracy for the last 10 monitors. Feedback was delivered after each monitor. Two postures for each of the three participants were targeted by the intervention, and all six improved with an average effect size of 4.7 (range: 3.4 to 8.2) compared to Gravina et al., in which effect sizes averaged 1.9 (range: -0.1 to 3.2). In addition, participant self-monitoring was more accurate overall (77%) when compared to Gravina et al. (44%). (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems, Accuracy, Training, Intervention, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Attention Control, Self Management, Occupational Safety and Health, Effect Size, Replication (Evaluation), Naturalistic Observation, College Students
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