| Creators: |
Rockmann, Robert and Maier, Christian |
| Title: |
On the Fit in Fitness Apps: Studying the Interaction of Motivational Affordances and Users’ Goal Orientations in Affecting the Benefits Gained |
| Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item |
| Event Title: |
(Proceedings of the) 14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) |
| Event Location: |
Siegen, Germany |
| Event Dates: |
Februar, 23-27, 2019 |
| Projects: |
IDI |
| Date: |
27 February 2019 |
| Divisions: |
Informationsmanagement |
| Abstract (ENG): |
Lacking regular physical activity is a pertaining problem in most western societies. Fitness apps are positioned to address this issue by offering motivational affordances to the user, which aim to enhance motivation and increase physical activity: self-monitoring, rewards, and social comparison. Yet research provides inconclusive results about their effectiveness. For clarification, this paper draws upon Achievement Goal Theory and theorizes how and why motivational affordances vary in dependence of users’ motivation-relevant goals in supporting motivation and physical activity. Empirical validation among 283 fitness app users generally supports that motivational affordances need to be congruent with users’ underlying goal orientations to achieve the benefits. As such, this paper contributes to fitness app research by resolving prior inconsistencies, offers a theorizing on motivational affordances and individual motivation-relevant differences, and aids practice in designing fitness apps. |
| Forthcoming: |
No |
| Language: |
English |
| Citation: |
Rockmann, Robert and Maier, Christian
(2019)
On the Fit in Fitness Apps: Studying the Interaction of Motivational Affordances and Users’ Goal Orientations in Affecting the Benefits Gained.
In: (Proceedings of the) 14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), Februar, 23-27, 2019, Siegen, Germany.
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