The Use of Smartphone Fitness Applications: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation

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作者
Vinnikova, Anna [1 ]
Lu, Liangdong [1 ]
Wei, Jiuchang [1 ]
Fang, Guangbao [2 ]
Yan, Jing [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Management, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
[2] Monash Univ, Fac Educ, Melbourne, Vic 3800, Australia
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
fitness app; UTAUT; SCT; behavioral intention; usage behavior; SOCIAL-COGNITIVE DETERMINANTS; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS; HEALTH; ACCEPTANCE; APPS; STRATEGIES; EXERCISE; ADOPTION;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph17207639
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
With the popularity of the health and wellness trend in recent years, smartphone fitness applications have become more and more popular. Thus, this study explored factors affecting the behavioral intention to use and the actual usage behavior of smartphone fitness apps from technical, health, and social perspectives by integrating the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). We examined whether perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use, social influence, self-efficacy, goal-setting, and self-monitoring predict usage behavior. Based on the survey responses of 1066 smartphone fitness apps users, we revealed that all of the variables, except for self-monitoring, significantly influence usage behavior, while behavioral intention acts as a total mediator between perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use and usage behavior. Drawing on the research findings, we suggest that influencing behavioral intention to use a fitness app can be an effective method to increase its adoption. Therefore, app developers need to pay attention to interventions that seek to enhance the usefulness of the app, provide professional counseling, as well as an opportunity for effortless goal setting features.
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