The Effect of the Motivation of Wearable Fitness Devices Use on Exercise Engagement: The Mediating Effect of Exercise Commitment

IF 0.8 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Annals of Applied Sport Science Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.52547/aassjournal.1044

C. Ho, Yu-Sheng Lin, Ching-Te Lin, Chin-Cheng Yang, Chih-Chien Shen

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Abstract

Background. In the study of wearable device users, it was found that the intentional motives for using wearable devices were a novelty, fun, and popular trends, but whether the needs and functions of device users will change due to the change the time is the focus of this study. Objectives. This study aims to examine the path relationships among motivation of use, exercise commitment, and exercise engagement of users of wearable fitness devices. Methods. The subjects of the study were users of wearable fitness devices. The questionnaires were distributed online through purposive sampling. A total of 479 questionnaires were distributed, and 347 valid questionnaires were collected after excluding invalid questionnaires with an effective response rate of 72.4%. The response data were validated by descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, and a structural equation model. Results. The results of the study reveal that users of wearable fitness devices are mainly motivated by “informativeness” and “practicality and instrumentation”; motivation of use does not directly affect exercise engagement (t = 0.895, P < 0.056). Exercise commitment is mediating between the motivation of use and exercise engagement; motivation of use positively affects exercise commitment, and exercise commitment positively affects exercise engagement (t = 3.856, P < 0.001). Conclusion. Wearable device users believe that the wearable devices can record their own exercise-related information, enhance exercise efficiency, and provide an easy-to-understand interface with a sense of entertainment and novelty technology, which support the device users to engage in physical activities. Commitment to exercise will influence the individual's continued engagement in exercise.

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可穿戴健身设备使用动机对运动参与的影响：运动承诺的中介效应

背景。在对可穿戴设备用户的研究中，我们发现使用可穿戴设备的意向动机是一种新奇、有趣、流行的趋势，但设备用户的需求和功能是否会因为时代的变化而发生变化是本研究的重点。目标。本研究旨在探讨穿戴式健身器材使用者的使用动机、运动承诺与运动参与之间的路径关系。方法。这项研究的对象是可穿戴健身设备的使用者。问卷通过有目的抽样的方式在网上发放。共发放问卷479份，剔除无效问卷后回收有效问卷347份，有效回复率为72.4%。采用描述性统计、验证性因子分析和结构方程模型对响应数据进行验证。结果。研究结果显示，可穿戴健身设备用户使用的主要动机是“信息量”和“实用性和仪器仪表化”;使用动机不直接影响运动投入(t = 0.895, P < 0.056)。运动承诺在使用动机和运动投入之间起中介作用;使用动机正向影响运动承诺，运动承诺正向影响运动投入(t = 3.856, P < 0.001)。结论。可穿戴设备用户认为，可穿戴设备可以记录自己的运动相关信息，提高运动效率，并提供易于理解的界面，具有娱乐感和新奇的技术，支持设备用户从事体育活动。对运动的承诺会影响个人对运动的持续参与。

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Annals of Applied Sport Science HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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1.20

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16 weeks

期刊介绍： The editorial policy of The Annals of Applied Sport Science (Ann. Appl. Sport Sci.) follows the multi-disciplinary purposes of the sports science to promote the highest standards of scientific study referring to the following fields: • Sport Physiology and its related branches, • Sport Management and its related branches, • Kinesiology and Sport medicine and its related branches, • Sport Psychology and its related branches, • Motor Control and its related branches, • Sport Biomechanics and its related branches, • Sociology of Sport and its related branches, • History of Sport and its related branches, • Exercise, Training, Physical Activity and Health, • Physical Education and Learning. The emphasis of the journal is on the human sciences, broadly defined, and applied to sport and exercise that is defined inclusively to refer to all forms of human movement that aim to maintain or improve physical and mental well-being, create or improve social relationships, or obtain results in competition at all levels. The animal projects also can be evaluated with the decision of Editorial Boards.