Boosting workplace stair utilization: A study of incremental reinforcement

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-86

  Schumacher, Joseph E ^a   Utley, Janice ^b   Sutton, Lindsay ^b   You, Zhiying ^a   Horton, Trudi ^c   Hamer, Trey ^c   Klapow, Joshua C ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c ChipRewards Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Health behavior; Incentives; Physical activity; Stairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BUILDING; CAUCASIAN; CLIMBING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; STAIR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; TOKEN ECONOMY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84881252527     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031764     Document Type: Article

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