Perceptions of worksite support and employee obesity, activity, and diet.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the associations of perceptions of organizational commitment to employee health and coworker physical activity and eating behaviors with body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and eating behaviors in hospital employees.


METHODS
Baseline data from 899 employees participating in a worksite weight-gain prevention trial were analyzed.


RESULTS
Greater perception of organizational commitment to employee health was associated with lower BMI. Greater perceptions of coworker healthy eating and physical activity behaviors were associated with fruit and vegetable and saturated fat consumption and physical activity, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Improving organizational commitment and facilitating supportive interpersonal environments could improve obesity control among working populations.
Lemon
Stephenie C
SC
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. Stephenie.Lemon@Umassmed.edu
Zapka
Jane
J
Li
Wenjun
W
Estabrook
Barbara
B
Magner
Robert
R
Rosal
Milagros C
MC
D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010465:Perception; D012931:Social Environment; D017132:Workplace