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Mediating social support through sensor-based technologies for children's health behavior change.

Joshua Baldwin¹, Joomi Lee², Allan D Tate³

¹Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3018, USA.

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Summary

Sensor-based technologies (SBTs) can enhance social support for children

Keywords:

avatars and agents children health sensor-based technologies social support

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Science
Human-Computer Interaction
Health Technology

Background:

Sensor-based technologies (SBTs) can foster social support, increasing motivation for positive health behaviors.
Self-determination theory and technological affordances provide a framework for understanding SBTs' impact on intrinsic motivation.

Purpose of the Study:

To test the long-term efficacy of an SBT ecosystem in enhancing social support for children's behavior change.
To examine the impact of SBTs on children's perceived relatedness and physical activity (PA) attitudes.

Main Methods:

An ecosystem of SBTs (Fitbits, virtual agents, messaging) was implemented in afterschool programs.
19 afterschool programs were randomized to either the SBT ecosystem or a Fitbit with a computer for 6 months.
Parental social support, children's perceived support from virtual agents, perceived relatedness, and PA attitudes were measured.

Main Results:

Parents of girls provided more social support to children through the SBT ecosystem compared to parents of boys.
Children's perceived support from the virtual agent positively correlated with perceived relatedness and PA attitudes over time.
The SBT ecosystem demonstrated potential for strengthening social support and influencing children's health behaviors.

Conclusions:

SBTs can be effectively utilized to bolster social support networks for children, promoting sustained engagement in health behaviors.
Virtual agents within SBT ecosystems can positively influence children's sense of relatedness and attitudes towards physical activity.
The findings highlight the potential of integrated SBTs to foster intrinsic motivation and support long-term behavior change in children.