ERIC Number: EJ1247101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Effect of a School-Based Activity Tracker, Companion Social Website, and Text Messaging Intervention on Exercise, Fitness, and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy of Middle School Students
Journal of School Nursing, v36 n2 p112-120 Apr 2020
This study examined the effect of a 10-week activity tracker, companion social website, and text messaging intervention on body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, physical fitness, and physical activity (PA) self-efficacy of children. Children (n = 98) were assigned to one of three groups: activity tracker group, text messaging group, and activity tracker + text messaging group. Pre-/posttest fitness, BMI, PA self-efficacy, and body fat percentage were measured. The activity tracker group had a significant increase in fitness, no significant difference in PA self-efficacy, and an increase in body fat percentage and BMI (p < 0.05). The text messaging group had a significant increase in BMI (p < 0.05). The activity tracker + text messaging group had no significant differences in fitness, BMI, PA self-efficacy, or body fat percentage. This study gives no clear support to the hypothesis that use of activity trackers and a text messaging intervention have a positive effect on fitness, PA self-efficacy, or body fat percentage.
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Web Sites, Intervention, Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Self Efficacy, Pretests Posttests, Measurement Techniques, Asynchronous Communication, Correlation, Social Media, Middle School Students, Obesity, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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