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To advance understanding and support practical interventions, this cumulative dissertation (including three published papers) developed the Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework, which combines concepts from social psychology (Identity Process Theory) and sociology (Social Practice Theories). To examine how identity principles and socio-material elements interact in shaping spillover, the framework was applied to investigate the spillover of sustainable routines from the workplace to the home. The qualitative research included three focus groups (totaling 30 employees) from a major Brazilian steel-producing company, interviews in 15 employee homes, and on-site observations in both work and domestic settings. Atlas.ti was used to organize the data, and deductive reflexive thematic analysis guided the interpretation. Participants identified 58 changes in household routines regarding sustainability resulting from their workplace experiences. The framework highlighted that both the availability of socio-material components in the initial setting and the recognition of more sustainable routines as a feasible path to fulfilling identity principle needs contribute to individual engagement in performing routines sustainably in the second setting. By providing a complex and integrative perspective, Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework offers a contribution to ongoing efforts to investigate and promote sustainable behaviors and routines within and beyond organizational settings.","abstract_html":"Given the alarming consequences of climate change, addressing sustainability is imperative. The spillover of environmentally responsible behaviors and sustainable routines across different domains may serve as a powerful catalyst for achieving sustainability goals. Previous research highlights the need for better explanations of the factors that influence whether, how, and when spillover occurs. 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The spillover of environmentally responsible behaviors and sustainable routines across different domains may serve as a powerful catalyst for achieving sustainability goals. Previous research highlights the need for better explanations of the factors that influence whether, how, and when spillover occurs. To advance understanding and support practical interventions, this cumulative dissertation (including three published papers) developed the Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework, which combines concepts from social psychology (Identity Process Theory) and sociology (Social Practice Theories). To examine how identity principles and socio-material elements interact in shaping spillover, the framework was applied to investigate the spillover of sustainable routines from the workplace to the home. The qualitative research included three focus groups (totaling 30 employees) from a major Brazilian steel-producing company, interviews in 15 employee homes, and on-site observations in both work and domestic settings. Atlas.ti was used to organize the data, and deductive reflexive thematic analysis guided the interpretation. Participants identified 58 changes in household routines regarding sustainability resulting from their workplace experiences. The framework highlighted that both the availability of socio-material components in the initial setting and the recognition of more sustainable routines as a feasible path to fulfilling identity principle needs contribute to individual engagement in performing routines sustainably in the second setting. By providing a complex and integrative perspective, Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework offers a contribution to ongoing efforts to investigate and promote sustainable behaviors and routines within and beyond organizational settings.","Angesichts der alarmierenden Folgen des Klimawandels ist die Auseinandersetzung mit Nachhaltigkeit unabdingbar. Der Spillover von umweltverantwortlichem Verhalten und nachhaltigen Routinen über verschiedene Lebensbereiche hinweg kann als ein wirkungsvoller Katalysator zur Erreichung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen dienen. Frühere Forschungen betonen die Notwendigkeit besserer Erklärungen dafür, ob, wie und wann Spillover-Effekte auftreten. Um das Verständnis zu vertiefen und praktische Interventionen zu unterstützen, wurde in dieser kumulativen Dissertation (bestehend aus drei veröffentlichten Artikeln) das Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework entwickelt, das Konzepte aus der Sozialpsychologie (Identity Process Theory) und der Soziologie (Theorien sozialer Praktiken) vereint. Zur Untersuchung, wie Identitätsprinzipien und sozio-materielle Elemente im Rahmen von Spillover-Prozessen interagieren, wurde das Rahmenmodell angewendet, um den Transfer nachhaltiger Routinen vom Arbeitsplatz in den häuslichen Bereich zu analysieren. Die qualitative Forschung umfasste drei Fokusgruppen (insgesamt 30 Mitarbeitende) eines großen brasilianischen Stahlunternehmens, Interviews in 15 Haushalten von Beschäftigten sowie Vor-Ort-Beobachtungen im beruflichen und privaten Umfeld. Die Daten wurden mithilfe von Atlas.ti organisiert, und die Auswertung erfolgte mittels deduktiver, reflexiver thematischer Analyse. Die Teilnehmenden berichteten von 58 Veränderungen in ihren häuslichen Routinen im Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit, die auf Erfahrungen am Arbeitsplatz zurückgeführt wurden. Das Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework verdeutlichte, dass sowohl die Verfügbarkeit sozio-materieller Komponenten im ursprünglichen Kontext als auch die Wahrnehmung nachhaltigerer Routinen als geeigneter Weg zur Erfüllung der Bedürfnisse der Identitätsprinzipien wesentlich zur nachhaltigen Verhaltensübernahme im zweiten Kontext beitragen. Durch die Bereitstellung einer komplexen und integrativen Perspektive stellt das Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework einen Beitrag zu den laufenden Bemühungen dar, nachhaltige Verhaltensweisen und Routinen innerhalb und außerhalb organisationaler Kontexte zu erforschen und zu fördern."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Spillover of sustainable routines: development and application of the Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Schrader, Ulf","Schäfer, Martina"],"dc:creator":["Frezza, Marcia"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2025-10-24T09:38:03Z"],"dc:date.available":["2025-10-24T09:38:03Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2025"],"dc:description.abstract":["Given the alarming consequences of climate change, addressing sustainability is imperative. The spillover of environmentally responsible behaviors and sustainable routines across different domains may serve as a powerful catalyst for achieving sustainability goals. 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Participants identified 58 changes in household routines regarding sustainability resulting from their workplace experiences. The framework highlighted that both the availability of socio-material components in the initial setting and the recognition of more sustainable routines as a feasible path to fulfilling identity principle needs contribute to individual engagement in performing routines sustainably in the second setting. By providing a complex and integrative perspective, Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework offers a contribution to ongoing efforts to investigate and promote sustainable behaviors and routines within and beyond organizational settings.","Angesichts der alarmierenden Folgen des Klimawandels ist die Auseinandersetzung mit Nachhaltigkeit unabdingbar. Der Spillover von umweltverantwortlichem Verhalten und nachhaltigen Routinen über verschiedene Lebensbereiche hinweg kann als ein wirkungsvoller Katalysator zur Erreichung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen dienen. Frühere Forschungen betonen die Notwendigkeit besserer Erklärungen dafür, ob, wie und wann Spillover-Effekte auftreten. Um das Verständnis zu vertiefen und praktische Interventionen zu unterstützen, wurde in dieser kumulativen Dissertation (bestehend aus drei veröffentlichten Artikeln) das Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework entwickelt, das Konzepte aus der Sozialpsychologie (Identity Process Theory) und der Soziologie (Theorien sozialer Praktiken) vereint. Zur Untersuchung, wie Identitätsprinzipien und sozio-materielle Elemente im Rahmen von Spillover-Prozessen interagieren, wurde das Rahmenmodell angewendet, um den Transfer nachhaltiger Routinen vom Arbeitsplatz in den häuslichen Bereich zu analysieren. Die qualitative Forschung umfasste drei Fokusgruppen (insgesamt 30 Mitarbeitende) eines großen brasilianischen Stahlunternehmens, Interviews in 15 Haushalten von Beschäftigten sowie Vor-Ort-Beobachtungen im beruflichen und privaten Umfeld. Die Daten wurden mithilfe von Atlas.ti organisiert, und die Auswertung erfolgte mittels deduktiver, reflexiver thematischer Analyse. Die Teilnehmenden berichteten von 58 Veränderungen in ihren häuslichen Routinen im Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit, die auf Erfahrungen am Arbeitsplatz zurückgeführt wurden. Das Identity and Practice Interdependence Framework verdeutlichte, dass sowohl die Verfügbarkeit sozio-materieller Komponenten im ursprünglichen Kontext als auch die Wahrnehmung nachhaltigerer Routinen als geeigneter Weg zur Erfüllung der Bedürfnisse der Identitätsprinzipien wesentlich zur nachhaltigen Verhaltensübernahme im zweiten Kontext beitragen. 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