Alexandria Engineering Journal (Dec 2021)

Influence of sports applications on college students' exercise behaviors and habits: A thematic analysis

  • Weidong Luo,
  • Yamei He

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 60, no. 6
pp. 5095 – 5104

Abstract

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Evolution in digital technology is bringing improvements in the lifestyle and behaviors of ordinary people throughout the world. In recent years, research is undertaken to investigate the penetration of web-based sports applications in students' recreational activities. This study uses a systematic thematic analysis to analyze the literature on the research topic. We perform a rigorous thematic analysis on the qualitative information from ten chosen studies, following the particular data analysis model with five steps: compilation, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, and concluding. This study's results show that technology-based motivation among students is widely explored in the literature. The exercise environment and behavioral diversity are other identified codes (data units) in the chosen literature. This study finds that the use of technology can effectively promote higher participation of students in low-intensity exercises.

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