Daily self-nudging towards physical activity: implications for vigour, creativity, and prosocial work behavior
研究员工如何通过自我助推增加日常身体活动，发现这能提升活力，进而间接促进创造力和亲社会行为，对管理者改善员工表现有参考价值。
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.