Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation?

Lígia Duro; Evangelos Karapanos; Pedro Campos; Teresa Romão

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12

Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation?

Lígia Duro, Evangelos Karapanos, Pedro Campos, Teresa Romão

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Empirical studies of activity tracking in HCI research have paid little attention to the impact of the visual presentation of motivational text messages on exercise motivation, even though, these days, motivational texts are often embedded in a visual presentation (such as visual quotes). Herein, we report the results of an online experiment with a total of 368 participants. Contrary to expectations, perceived aesthetic pleasure did not strengthen the motivating capability of perceived positive or neutral motivational text messages on the type of exercise motivation linked to the short-term (on the extrinsic-identified behavior regulation). Findings are discussed in the context of physical activity tracking services.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education - 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Cristina Sylla, Ido Iurgel
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	109-118
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-40180-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-40179-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	3rd EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education, TIE 2019 - Braga, Portugal Duration: 17 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Publisher	Springer
Volume	307 LNICST
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211

Conference

Conference	3rd EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education, TIE 2019
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Braga
Period	17/10/19 → 18/10/19

Keywords

Aesthetic pleasure
Exercise motivation
Motivational text messages

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12

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Duro, L., Karapanos, E., Campos, P., & Romão, T. (2020). Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation? In C. Sylla, & I. Iurgel (Eds.), Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education - 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Proceedings (pp. 109-118). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 307 LNICST). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12

Duro, Lígia ; Karapanos, Evangelos ; Campos, Pedro et al. / Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation?. Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education - 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Proceedings. editor / Cristina Sylla ; Ido Iurgel. Cham : Springer, 2020. pp. 109-118 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Duro, L, Karapanos, E, Campos, P & Romão, T 2020, Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation? in C Sylla & I Iurgel (eds), Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education - 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 307 LNICST, Springer, Cham, pp. 109-118, 3rd EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education, TIE 2019, Braga, Portugal, 17/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12

Visual quotes and physical activity tracking: Can aesthetic pleasure motivate our short-term exercise motivation? / Duro, Lígia; Karapanos, Evangelos; Campos, Pedro et al.

Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education - 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Cristina Sylla; Ido Iurgel. Cham : Springer, 2020. p. 109-118 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 307 LNICST).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review