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Table 2 Study 5: Mean and median descriptiveness rankings of desk-based action identities

From: Is sitting invisible? Exploring how people mentally represent sitting

Action identity

Factor label (from Study 4)

Mean rank (SD)

Median rank

Working

Work responsibilities

3.78 (2.71)

3

Doing my job

Work responsibilities

4.27 (2.77)

3

Getting my work done

Work responsibilities

4.38 (2.51)

4

Using my computer

Procedural activities

4.67 (2.40)

5

Processing information

Information processing

5.24 (2.39)

5

Organising information

Information processing

5.91 (2.47)

6

Typing

Procedural activities

6.28 (2.35)

7

Looking at my monitor

Procedural activities

6.50 (2.65)

7

Sitting

Procedural activities

6.72 (3.63)

8

Honouring my employment contract

Economic impact

7.25 (2.84)

8