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Effect of Motivation by “Instagram” on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students

Objective. To investigate the efficacy of using “Instagram application” with a “home-exercise program” as a motivational stimulus in improving physical activity (PA) adherence levels among female college students. Methods. Fifty-eight female undergraduate students with the mean age 20.3 ± 0.96 years...

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Autores principales: Al-Eisa, Einas, Al-Rushud, Asma, Alghadir, Ahmad, Anwer, Shahnawaz, Al-Harbi, Bashayer, Al-Sughaier, Noha, Al-Yoseef, Noha, Al-Otaibi, Reem, Al-Muhaysin, Hanadi Ali
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27034927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1546013
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author Al-Eisa, Einas
Al-Rushud, Asma
Alghadir, Ahmad
Anwer, Shahnawaz
Al-Harbi, Bashayer
Al-Sughaier, Noha
Al-Yoseef, Noha
Al-Otaibi, Reem
Al-Muhaysin, Hanadi Ali
author_facet Al-Eisa, Einas
Al-Rushud, Asma
Alghadir, Ahmad
Anwer, Shahnawaz
Al-Harbi, Bashayer
Al-Sughaier, Noha
Al-Yoseef, Noha
Al-Otaibi, Reem
Al-Muhaysin, Hanadi Ali
author_sort Al-Eisa, Einas
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description Objective. To investigate the efficacy of using “Instagram application” with a “home-exercise program” as a motivational stimulus in improving physical activity (PA) adherence levels among female college students. Methods. Fifty-eight female undergraduate students with the mean age 20.3 ± 0.96 years participated. Participants were divided into two groups: intervention and the control group; both the groups received an exercise program and the intervention group was additionally motivated by “Instagram.” Adherence to PA was measured by using an adherence sheet. The Exercise Motivation Inventory (EMI-2) was used to assess the motivational factors. Results. The most frequent motivational factors were extrinsic as assessed using the EMI-2. “Positive health” was the most frequent factor mentioned of the two types with 47% of the sample. The intervention group adhered with 17% more to the activity program compared to the control group. Moreover, 72% of the participants in the intervention and control groups found the activity program flexible enough to be performed at home; they agreed about its effectiveness on adherence (53%). Conclusions. The use of Instagram with the home exercise program as a motivational modality could be attractive and effective to reinforce adherence and maintain an appropriate PA level.
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spelling pubmed-47893602016-03-31 Effect of Motivation by “Instagram” on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students Al-Eisa, Einas Al-Rushud, Asma Alghadir, Ahmad Anwer, Shahnawaz Al-Harbi, Bashayer Al-Sughaier, Noha Al-Yoseef, Noha Al-Otaibi, Reem Al-Muhaysin, Hanadi Ali Biomed Res Int Research Article Objective. To investigate the efficacy of using “Instagram application” with a “home-exercise program” as a motivational stimulus in improving physical activity (PA) adherence levels among female college students. Methods. Fifty-eight female undergraduate students with the mean age 20.3 ± 0.96 years participated. Participants were divided into two groups: intervention and the control group; both the groups received an exercise program and the intervention group was additionally motivated by “Instagram.” Adherence to PA was measured by using an adherence sheet. The Exercise Motivation Inventory (EMI-2) was used to assess the motivational factors. Results. The most frequent motivational factors were extrinsic as assessed using the EMI-2. “Positive health” was the most frequent factor mentioned of the two types with 47% of the sample. The intervention group adhered with 17% more to the activity program compared to the control group. Moreover, 72% of the participants in the intervention and control groups found the activity program flexible enough to be performed at home; they agreed about its effectiveness on adherence (53%). Conclusions. The use of Instagram with the home exercise program as a motivational modality could be attractive and effective to reinforce adherence and maintain an appropriate PA level. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-02-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4789360/ /pubmed/27034927 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1546013 Text en Copyright © 2016 Einas Al-Eisa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Al-Rushud, Asma
Alghadir, Ahmad
Anwer, Shahnawaz
Al-Harbi, Bashayer
Al-Sughaier, Noha
Al-Yoseef, Noha
Al-Otaibi, Reem
Al-Muhaysin, Hanadi Ali
Effect of Motivation by “Instagram” on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students
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title_fullStr Effect of Motivation by “Instagram” on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students
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title_short Effect of Motivation by “Instagram” on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students
title_sort effect of motivation by “instagram” on adherence to physical activity among female college students
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27034927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1546013
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