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Gravina, Nicole E.; Loewy, Shannon; Rice, Anna; Austin, John – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 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…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems, Accuracy, Training
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Gravina, Nicole; Austin, John; Schoedtder, Lori; Loewy, Shannon – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2008
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of self-monitoring on safe positioning of individuals performing a typing task and an assembly task using a multiple baseline design across behaviors and tasks. The study took place in an analogue office setting with seven college student participants. The dependent variable was the…
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Occupational Safety and Health, College Students, Human Factors Engineering
Sigurdsson, Sigurdur O.; Austin, John – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of a multicomponent intervention that included discrimination training, real-time visual feedback, and self-monitoring on postural behavior at a computer workstation in a simulated office environment. Using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across 8 participants, the study assessed…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Self Management, Safety