| Situational interest impacts college students’physical activity in a design-based bike exergame |
| |
| 作者姓名： | Denis Pasco Cédric Roure |
| |
| 作者单位： | School of Education;Teaching and Research Unit in Physical Education and Sport |
| |
| 摘 要： | Background:Active videogames or exergames have been used as an innovative way to promote physical activity(PA)among various populations.A player’s interest in active videogames is associated with the fun and entertaining nature of the games and may trigger situational interest,thus increasing engagement.The goal of this study was to examine the impact of situational interest dimensions on college students’PA when playing the design-based bike exergame Greedy Rabbit(Vescape,Berlin,Germany).Methods:Sixty undergraduate students(age:20.8±1.3 years,mean±SD,18-25 years old;51.7%males)were recruited from the kinesiology department of a university located in the southern region of Belgium.The participants were assigned to an experimental group(n=41)or a control group(n=19)based on an incremental cycling test.Students in the experimental group engaged in 1 session of Greedy Rabbit(Vescape)while students in the control group engaged in 1 session of a placebo version of Greedy Rabbit(Vescape).The length of the sessions ranged from 24 min to 31 min.Results:Results for the control group indicated that the players’PA metrics(cadence:F(19,360)=1.43,p=0.11;heart rate:F(19.360)=1.16,p=0.29;oxygen consumption:F(19,360)=0.83,p=0.67)were stable during the exergame.Results for the experimental group demonstrated the effects of time on the players’PA metrics and revealed significant associations between the change in the players’situational interest dimensions and PA metrics(cadence:F(19,800)=26.30,p<0.01;heart rate:F(19,800)=19.77,p<0.01;oxygen consumption:F(19,800)=10.04,p<0.01).Conclusion:An approach using a design-based exergame may be a relevant strategy for promoting levels of PA that yields positive health-related outcomes among college students.
|
| 关 键 词： | Active videogame College students Exergame Physical activity Situational interest |
| 收稿时间： | 6 December 2020 |
Situational interest impacts college students'physical activity in a design-based bike exergame |
| |
| Authors: | Denis Pasco Cédric Roure |
| |
| Institution: | 1. School of Education, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon 25000, France;2. Teaching and Research Unit in Physical Education and Sport, University of Teacher Education, Lausanne 1014, Switzerland |
| |
| Abstract: | BackgroundActive videogames or exergames have been used as an innovative way to promote physical activity (PA) among various populations. A player's interest in active videogames is associated with the fun and entertaining nature of the games and may trigger situational interest, thus increasing engagement. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of situational interest dimensions on college students’ PA when playing the design-based bike exergame Greedy Rabbit (Vescape, Berlin, Germany).MethodsSixty undergraduate students (age: 20.8 ± 1.3 years, mean ± SD, 18–25 years old; 51.7% males) were recruited from the kinesiology department of a university located in the southern region of Belgium. The participants were assigned to an experimental group (n = 41) or a control group (n = 19) based on an incremental cycling test. Students in the experimental group engaged in 1 session of Greedy Rabbit (Vescape) while students in the control group engaged in 1 session of a placebo version of Greedy Rabbit (Vescape). The length of the sessions ranged from 24 min to 31 min.ResultsResults for the control group indicated that the players’ PA metrics (cadence: F(19, 360) = 1.43, p = 0.11; heart rate: F(19, 360) = 1.16, p = 0.29; oxygen consumption: F(19, 360) = 0.83, p = 0.67) were stable during the exergame. Results for the experimental group demonstrated the effects of time on the players’ PA metrics and revealed significant associations between the change in the players’ situational interest dimensions and PA metrics (cadence: F(19, 800) = 26.30, p < 0.01; heart rate: F(19, 800) = 19.77, p < 0.01; oxygen consumption: F(19, 800) = 10.04, p < 0.01).ConclusionAn approach using a design-based exergame may be a relevant strategy for promoting levels of PA that yields positive health-related outcomes among college students. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 维普 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
