undefined

Sport and Wellness Technology to Promote Physical Activity of Teenagers : An Intervention Study

Year of publication

2021

Authors

Kettunen, Eeva; Makkonen, Markus; Kari, Tuomas; Critchley, Will

Abstract

Life-long physical activity patterns are established during teenage years, so promoting physical activity is important. Sport and wellness technology has potential for promoting physical activity. Yet, research concerning its use among teenage populations is sparse. This intervention study investigated whether using a sport and wellness technology application could affect teenagers' physical activity intention, its antecedents, and the effects of these antecedents on intention. The study uses the theory of planned behavior (TPB) combined with self-efficacy as a theoretical model. The results showed no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control group in terms of the means and variances of the four constructs (attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy, and intention) in the theoretical model. However, there was a statistically significant difference in the effect of self-efficacy on intention in the intervention group. Using sport and wellness technology in physical activity interventions among teenagers has potential and further research is warranted.
Show more

Organizations and authors

University of Jyväskylä

Makkonen Markus Orcid -palvelun logo

Kari Tuomas Orcid -palvelun logo

Kettunen Eeva

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Compendium

Article type

Other article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books

Publication channel information

Parent publication editors

Wickramasinghe, Nilmini

Publisher

IGI Global

Pages

211-232

​Publication forum

5478

​Publication forum level

1

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

No

Self-archived

No

Other information

Fields of science

Computer and information sciences; Sport and fitness sciences

Keywords

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Publication country

United States

Internationality of the publisher

International

Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

DOI

10.4018/978-1-5225-6067-8.ch015

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes