Daily self-nudging towards physical activity: implications for vigour, creativity, and prosocial work behavior
| dc.contributor.author | Bakker, Arnold B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pap, Zselyke | |
| dc.contributor.author | Virga, Delia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-02T10:59:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study integrates nudging and proactivity theories to investigate how individuals can nudge themselves to be more physically active. We test the daily effects of self-nudging on vigour and use the dual pathway to creativity model to predict indirect effects on two non-targeted outcomes: creativity and prosocial behaviour. One hundred eighty-two (NL2 = 182) employees filled out a short survey for five consecutive days (NL1 = 672). Results of multilevel structural equation modelling provide evidence for the hypothesized model. Daily self-nudging towards physical activity was positively related to (a) creativity and (b) prosocial behaviour through vigour (a combination of physical strength and cognitive liveliness) – after controlling for previous-day levels of the mediator and outcomes. Self-nudging also showed direct effects on the two non-targeted outcomes. These findings offer support for nudging theory and the dual pathway to creativity model. We discuss the theoretical implications and three practical applications. | en |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | fi=vertaisarvioitu|en=peerReviewed| | |
| dc.format.pagerange | 251-267 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bakker, A. B., Pap, Z., & Virga, D. (2026). Daily self-nudging towards physical activity: implications for vigour, creativity, and prosocial work behavior. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 35(3), 251–267. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2025.2566805 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://osuva.uwasa.fi/handle/11111/21241 | |
| dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi-fe20260902122285 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
| dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432x.2025.2566805 | |
| dc.relation.ispartofjournal | European journal of work and organizational psychology | |
| dc.relation.issn | 1464-0643 | |
| dc.relation.issn | 1359-432X | |
| dc.relation.issue | 3 | |
| dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2025.2566805 | |
| dc.relation.url | https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20260902122285 | |
| dc.relation.volume | 35 | |
| dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.rights.copyright | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. | |
| dc.source.identifier | WOS:001585736400001 | |
| dc.source.identifier | 2-s2.0-105018014833 | |
| dc.source.identifier | 3453554e-e775-4b0f-9fb5-99573c84dccc | |
| dc.source.metadata | SoleCRIS | |
| dc.subject | nudging theory | |
| dc.subject | physical activity | |
| dc.subject | prosocial behaviour | |
| dc.subject | self-nudging | |
| dc.subject | vigor | |
| dc.subject.discipline | fi=Henkilöstöjohtaminen|en=Human Resource Management| | |
| dc.title | Daily self-nudging towards physical activity: implications for vigour, creativity, and prosocial work behavior | |
| dc.type.okm | fi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (vertaisarvioitu)|en=A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)| | |
| dc.type.publication | article | |
| dc.type.version | publishedVersion |