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HIM 1990-2015

Theses/Dissertations

2015

Behavior intervention; Exercise; Fitness; Motivation; Self determination; Social support

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Truly Accomplished: An Exploratory Study Of Motivation And Social Influence, Carly Tucker May 2015

Truly Accomplished: An Exploratory Study Of Motivation And Social Influence, Carly Tucker

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the motivation of individuals to use Truly Accomplished (TA) as a fitness intervention, with or without a social support component. All participants utilized the TA Software as a fitness intervention and received weekly feedback on their progress. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to either participate in the regular TA process (n=16) or a modified TA process (n=14) with the addition of a social support component in the form of a social media group. Participants in the modified condition posted weekly to a Facebook group page about successes and obstacles they faced and …