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Digital Coaching among University Students with Low Levels of Physical Activity: A Quantitative Intervention Study on Exercise Self-efficacy

Eeva Kettunen, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, Tuomas Kari, Markus Makkonen, Will Critchley, Anna Sell, University of Jyvaskyla, Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, Abo Akademi University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Turku, Finland
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University aged people have been found to be at a high risk of disengagement of physical activity. They also belong to a generation where technology is strongly integrated into most parts of their lives. Therefore, using technology also in physical activity promotion has potential. This exploratory study investigates the perceived effects of a sport and wellness technology digital coach among physically inactive university students during a 10-week intervention. The perspective for the research
more » ... came from exercise psychology focusing on the effects of the use of a digital coach on self-efficacy related to physical activity and exercising. The results indicate that a digital coach can increase the user's self-efficacy and awareness regarding their own exercising. However, the results also show that further development could be done for digital coaching to reach its full potential. These results give more insight to sport technology companies as well as to coaches and trainers about the effects and possibilities of digital coaching among physically inactive people.
doi:10.18690/978-961-286-280-0.45 fatcat:ou3r3fz7zfdvpe5ncgsrsrgryu
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Eeva Kettunen, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, Tuomas Kari, Markus Makkonen, Will Critchley, Anna Sell, University of Jyvaskyla, Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland, Abo Akademi University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Turku, Finland. "Digital Coaching among University Students with Low Levels of Physical Activity: A Quantitative Intervention Study on Exercise Self-efficacy." Humanizing Technology for a Sustainable Society (2019)