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Mobile health interventions can boost adolescent physical activity by tailoring content based on monthly assessments of mood, energy levels, and weather perceptions. This personalization enhances intervention effectiveness for sustained physical activity.

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  • Behavioral Science
  • Digital Health
  • Adolescent Health

Background:

  • A text messaging intervention showed promise for increasing adolescent physical activity.
  • Further analysis explored how mood, environment, and physical sensations affect intervention outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how macro- and microtemporal variables influence a mobile health intervention for physical activity.
  • To identify psychological and environmental factors that moderate intervention efficacy.

Main Methods:

  • A matched control study assessed daily affect, weather perceptions, energy, and fatigue.
  • Moderators of intervention effects on physical activity were evaluated in 21 intervention and 21 control participants.

Main Results:

  • Macrotemporal factors like positive/negative affect, energy, fatigue, and perceived weather significantly moderated moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
  • These moderators were more consistent for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity than for sedentary behavior.
  • No microtemporal (daily) effects were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Personalizing mobile health interventions based on monthly assessments of affect, physical feelings, and weather can optimize effectiveness.
  • This approach offers an opportunity to enhance physical activity promotion in adolescents.