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Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity: A Qualitative Study of Participation in an Internet-Based Program to Increase Physical Activity.

Turid Kristin Bigum Sundar, Knut Løndal, Kirsti Riiser, Per Lagerløv, Kari Glavin, Sølvi Helseth

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  1. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025
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  2. Beyond health: exploring women's socio-cultural motivations for HPV vaccination.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024
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Turid Kristin Bigum SundarDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-9413
Knut LøndalOslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Kirsti RiiserOslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Per LagerløvDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway.
Kari GlavinVID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
Sølvi HelsethOslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

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Abstract

Adolescents who are overweight or obese are reported to be less active than their peers. Motivation is a critical factor in sustaining physical activity and thereby positive health outcomes. This qualitative study explores how participation in a 12-week Internet-based intervention study, Young & Active, influenced the participants' short-term and long-term motivation to increase and sustain physical activity. The overall purpose of Young & Active was to design, test, and evaluate a health-promoting Internet-based program for use in the school health services in Norway. The program was informed by self-determination theory and motivational interviewing. Two postintervention qualitative research interviews were conducted with 21 adolescents, aged 13 to 14 years, with a 9- to 12-month interval. The adolescents were recruited from a total of 84 participants from the Young & Active study intervention group. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Self-determination theory was used as a theoretical and explanatory framework. Following the motivational continuum from self-determination theory, all adolescents showed changes in motivation, from extrinsic toward more intrinsic motivation, and for some, a reversal after completing the program. Analysis of the adolescents' utterances formed patterns that could be divided into four main categories: (a) reinforcement of a habit, (b) promotion of competence and enjoyment, (c) boost of temporary change, and (d) reinforcement of adverse habits. An Internet-based intervention may help adolescents increase and sustain physical activity if participation is based on self-choice and if they have sufficient support in their social environments. The intervention alone is not enough to support adolescents who are less motivated or have other challenges in life and may even provoke resistance and reinforce negative health behavior. Such a program may be used together with face-to-face counseling in school health services, provided that it is further refined on a larger scale and that the counseling is performed by qualified health service professionals.

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adolescentshealth behaviormotivationoverweightphysical activityschool healthself-determination theory

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PMID33415257
PMCPMC7774389

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