ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
The association between COVID-19 preventive strategies, virtual reality exercise, use of fitness apps, physical, and psychological health: testing a structural equation moderation model.
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- Examining and Comparing the Energy Expenditure of Two Modes of a Virtual Reality Fitness Game (Supernatural): Indirect Calorimetry Study.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- Review of the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the employment of college graduates in China and countermeasures to it.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Does physical activity influence health behavior, mental health, and psychological resilience under the moderating role of quality of life?Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Association between nutritional status, body composition, and fitness level of adolescents in physical education in Casablanca, Morocco.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Alleviating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical, Psychological Health, and Wellbeing of Students: Coping Behavior as a Mediator.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Intrinsic motivations in health and fitness app engagement: A mediation model of entertainment.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Background: Directly or indirectly, individual psychosocial characteristics, motivation, and health consciousness factors help to maintain physical and psychological health through maintaining physical activity. Objective: In the current study, we investigated how fitness apps moderate the links among COVID-19 preventive strategies, virtual reality exercise, physical health, and psychological health in Chinese society. Method: A nationwide online survey across China was conducted under a snowball sampling design from February to June 2022. A total of 3,000 questionnaires were distributed across China via online platforms. A total of 2,795 complete detailed replies were included in the final analysis. Structural equation modeling techniques were employed to analyze the collected data through Smart-PLS 3.0. Results: It has been statically proved that all the scales used in this inquiry to determine the mean scores, standard deviation, excess kurtosis, and skewness values were reliable and produced satisfactory results. The overall results (H1: Conclusion: The fitness app's primary purpose during and after the pandemic is to motivate users to keep up with their regular at-home workouts. Exercise and active living are helpful in the prevention of risk factors associated with physical inactivity.
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