Role of wearable devices in promoting health habit formation among women IT employees
Bole Triveni, Sundari Dadhabai, V. Mydhili, N. Vinod Kumar, L. Vijaya, M. NagalakshmiBACKGROUND:
This study examines the association between wearable device usage and health habit formation among women IT employees, while controlling for age, work experience, marital status, and duration of usage.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among women IT employees aged 21 to 40 years, with a total of 458 participants. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and convenience and snowball sampling techniques were employed. The relationships among the study variables were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), while controlling for age, work experience, marital status, and duration of usage. In addition, one-way ANOVA was conducted to examine group differences. Smart PLS and JAMOVI software were used for data analysis.
RESULTS:
The findings indicate a strong positive association between wearable device usage and health habit formation (β = 0.894). The model explains 69% of the variation in habit formation. Among the control variables, age (β = 0.048), work experience (β = −0.101), marital status (β = −0.210), and duration of usage (β = −0.049) showed weaker associations in the structural model. ANOVA results indicated significant differences in health habit formation across age groups (
CONCLUSION:
The findings suggest that increased and sustained usage of wearable technologies can enhance the development of consistent health behaviors among women IT employees.