Wearable Activity Trackers: A Structural Investigation into Acceptance and Goal Achievements of Generation Z

Autor/inn/en	Kamble, Aakash; Desai, Supriya; Abhang, Nayna
Titel	Wearable Activity Trackers: A Structural Investigation into Acceptance and Goal Achievements of Generation Z
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 52 (2021) 5, S.307-320 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kamble, Aakash)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2021.1955229
Schlagwörter	Electronic Equipment; Goal Orientation; Health Behavior; Age Groups; Structural Equation Models; Motivation; Self Management; Rewards; Intention; Foreign Countries; Attitudes; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Gerät; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Age grop; Altersgruppe; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Selbstmanagement; Reward; Belohnung; Ausland; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Indien
Abstract	Background: Consumers are adopting wearable activity trackers to stay healthy and monitor their fitness progress. Purpose: The study investigates the acceptance of WAT by Generation Z users and draws upon achievement goal theory by theorizing how and why consumers use WAT. Methods: Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze intentions to use wearable activity tracker by Generation Z. Further, the study hypothesized relationships of motivational affordances -- self-monitoring, rewards, social comparison on intentions to use WAT, and goal orientations' moderating effect. Results: The SEM results indicated that the structural model had satisfactory levels of fit indices: X[superscript 2]/df = 2.651, CFI = 0.955, GFI = 0.817, NFI = 0.916, TLI = 0.935, AGFI = 0.931 and RMSEA = 0.064. The moderating effect of goal orientations for the intentions to use WAT was significant for some affordances. Discussion: The study suggests Generation Z users show intentions to use WAT. Motivational affordances resulted in intentions to use WAT with moderating effect of some goal orientations impacting the intentions. Translation to Health Education Practice: Self-tracking using wearable technology and personal health management is gaining importance. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01