What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms
To better understand how different psychosocial components motivate the use of mobile fitness apps, this study integrates two major theories in behavior prediction, theory of planned behavior (TPB) and theory of normative social behavior (TNSB). An online survey was conducted with a random sample of...
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| author | Yeoh, Ryna Kim, Hye Kyung Kang, Hyunjin Lin, Amanda Yujun Ho, Alvin Daniel Ho, Kai Feng |
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| description | To better understand how different psychosocial components motivate the use of mobile fitness apps, this study integrates two major theories in behavior prediction, theory of planned behavior (TPB) and theory of normative social behavior (TNSB). An online survey was conducted with a random sample of undergraduate students (N = 558) registered at a large public university in Singapore. Results show that participants’ outcome expectations, descriptive norms, and perceived behavioral control predicted their intention to use mobile fitness apps, but not injunctive norms. Perceived behavioral control exerted stronger influence on use intention among current users than non-users. In the TPB-TNSB integrated model, group identification significantly moderated the relationship between descriptive norms and use intention, regardless of the user status. This study provides an improved understanding of how components of social influence affect the adoption of mobile fitness app by taking a novel approach to integrate two distinctive theories in behavior prediction. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1705052023-09-15T08:10:14Z What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms Yeoh, Ryna Kim, Hye Kyung Kang, Hyunjin Lin, Amanda Yujun Ho, Alvin Daniel Ho, Kai Feng Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Planned Behavior Extended Theory To better understand how different psychosocial components motivate the use of mobile fitness apps, this study integrates two major theories in behavior prediction, theory of planned behavior (TPB) and theory of normative social behavior (TNSB). An online survey was conducted with a random sample of undergraduate students (N = 558) registered at a large public university in Singapore. Results show that participants’ outcome expectations, descriptive norms, and perceived behavioral control predicted their intention to use mobile fitness apps, but not injunctive norms. Perceived behavioral control exerted stronger influence on use intention among current users than non-users. In the TPB-TNSB integrated model, group identification significantly moderated the relationship between descriptive norms and use intention, regardless of the user status. This study provides an improved understanding of how components of social influence affect the adoption of mobile fitness app by taking a novel approach to integrate two distinctive theories in behavior prediction. 2023-09-15T08:10:14Z 2023-09-15T08:10:14Z 2022 Journal Article Yeoh, R., Kim, H. K., Kang, H., Lin, A. Y., Ho, A. D. & Ho, K. F. (2022). What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2111040 1044-7318 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170505 10.1080/10447318.2022.2111040 2-s2.0-85136526056 en International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Planned Behavior Extended Theory Yeoh, Ryna Kim, Hye Kyung Kang, Hyunjin Lin, Amanda Yujun Ho, Alvin Daniel Ho, Kai Feng What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title | What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title_full | What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title_fullStr | What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title_full_unstemmed | What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title_short | What determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps? The independent and joint influence of social norms |
| title_sort | what determines intentions to use mobile fitness apps the independent and joint influence of social norms |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Planned Behavior Extended Theory |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170505 |
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