Can my personal trainer be digital? Experiences of digital coaching supporting physical activity and exercise
Due to the decreasing levels of physical activity across different populations, it is important to explore ways to support people in increasing their physical activity. Information systems (IS) have been involved in physical activity in various ways, including through sport and wellness technology. Even though the use of such technology has been proven to be somewhat effective, there is still a need to develop solutions that are more personalised and motivational and provide instructive assistance. Digital coaching is a relatively new concept that brings these elements into sport and wellness technology to make it more engaging and motivational. Digital coaches not only provide feedback but also offer continuously updated advice and suggestions without requiring any human interaction. Due to the novelty of digital coaching solutions, there is a lack of research related to sport and wellness technology digital coaching, and particularly its motivational influence. This thesis focuses on investigating from both a psychological and a practical point of view how digital coaching in this way can support different types of users in terms of physical activity. It includes three intervention studies that use both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The findings of this thesis show how digital coaching can influence a user’s exercise self-efficacy and exercise motivation. The results also identify people’s experiences of using digital coaching and how they think it should be developed further to provide better support. The findings highlight the potential digital coaching possesses for increasing self-efficacy and motivation towards exercising, such as through increased awareness towards one’s own physical activity and bringing variation and support to exercising. However, functionality and usability related problems together with lack of personalisation can decrease the positive motivational influence of the digital coach. The findings aim to provide different stakeholders, including developers, marketers, users and healthcare professionals, insight into the usage and motivational influence of digital coaching.
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- Artikkeli I: Kettunen, E., Kari, T., Makkonen, M., & Critchley, W. (2018). Digital coaching and athlete’s self-efficacy : A quantitative study on sport and wellness technology. In P. Kourouthanassis, P. Markopoulos, A. Pateli, N. Pouloudi, A. Pucihar, & J. V. D. Cunha (Eds.), MCIS 2018 : 12th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (pp. 1-15). MCIS. Full text. JYX: jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/59998
- Artikkeli II: Kettunen, E., Critchley, W., & Kari, T. (2019). Can Digital Coaching Boost Your Performance? : A Qualitative Study among Physically Active People. In Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2019) (pp. 1331-1340). University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. DOI: 10.24251/hicss.2019.163
- Artikkeli III: Kettunen, E., Kari, T., Makkonen, M., Critchley, W., & Sell, A. (2019). Digital Coaching among University Students with Low Levels of Physical Activity : A Quantitative Intervention Study on Exercise Self-efficacy. In A. Pucihar, M. Kljajic Borstnar, R. Bons, J. Seitz, H. Cripps, & D. Vidmar (Eds.), 32nd Bled eConference : Humanizing Technology for a Sustainable Society (pp. 861-880). University of Maribor. DOI: 10.18690/978-961-286-280-0.45
- Artikkeli IV: Kettunen, E. (2021). Using Digital Coaching to Promote Physical Activity to University Students with Low Levels of Physical Activity : A Qualitative Intervention Study. In Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021) (pp. 1252-1261). University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2021.152
- Artikkeli V: Kettunen, E., Kari, T., Makkonen, M., Frank, L., & Critchley, W. (2020). Young Elderly and Digital Coaching : A Quantitative Intervention Study on Exercise Self-Efficacy. In A. Pucihar, M. Kljajic Borstnar, R. Bons, H. Cripps, A. Sheombar, & D. Vidmar (Eds.), 33rd Bled eConference : Enabling technology for a sustainable society (pp. 469-484). University of Maribor. DOI: 10.18690/978-961-286-362-3.32
- Artikkeli VI: Kettunen, E., Kari, T., & Frank, L. (2022). Digital Coaching Motivating Young Elderly People towards Physical Activity. Sustainability, 14(13), 7718. DOI: 10.3390/su14137718
- Artikkeli VII: Kettunen, E., Kari, T., Critchley, W. & Frank, L. (2022). Critical Experiences with Sport and Wellness Technology Digital Coach – Differences between Young Adults and Young Elderly. Manuscript submitted for publication to Behaviour & Information Technology journal.
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digital coaching self-determination theory digitaalinen valmennus itseohjautuvuusteoria coaching sports technology welfare technology physical activeness motivation (mental objects) self-efficacy physical training digital technology physical fitness feedback valmennus liikuntateknologia hyvinvointiteknologia fyysinen aktiivisuus motivaatio minäpystyvyys liikunta digitaalitekniikka fyysinen kunto palaute
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