Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Dec 13, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Dec 17, 2018 - Feb 11, 2019
Date Accepted: May 29, 2019
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Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to Investigate the Intention to Use Physical Activity Apps among University Students in Guangzhou, China
ABSTRACT
Background:
Many university students are lacking adequate physical exercise and failing to develop physical activity behaviors in China. Physical activity apps’ use is an effective to improve this situation.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to use UTAUT to investigate the intention to use physical activity apps among university students in Guangzhou, China.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1704 university students from different cluster in Guangzhou, China. The UTAUT model was used to measure the determinants of intention to use physical activity apps.
Results:
Of the participants, 41.8% intended to use physical activity apps. All three UTAUT-related scales (Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, and Social Influence) are all positively associated with the intention to use physical apps after adjusting for background variables (ORa = 1.10 ~ 1.31, p < .001). PE scale had stronger associations with the intention to use physical activity Apps among those whose BMI were beyond normal range (BMI ≥ 24) compared to those whose BMI were within normal range ( p < .001).
Conclusions:
Interventions regarding UTAUT-related scales could be taken into consideration when developing interventions to improve university students’ physical activity.
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