Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education. 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Braga, Portugal, October 17–18, 2019, Proceedings

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Visual Quotes and Physical Activity Tracking: Can Aesthetic Pleasure Motivate Our Short-term Exercise Motivation?

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12,
        author={L\^{\i}gia Duro and Evangelos Karapanos and Pedro Campos and Teresa Rom\"{a}o},
        title={Visual Quotes and Physical Activity Tracking: Can Aesthetic Pleasure Motivate Our Short-term Exercise Motivation?},
        proceedings={Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education. 3rd EAI International Conference, TIE 2019, Braga, Portugal, October 17--18, 2019, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={TIE},
        year={2020},
        month={1},
        keywords={Motivational text messages Aesthetic pleasure Exercise motivation},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12}
    }
    
  • Lígia Duro
    Evangelos Karapanos
    Pedro Campos
    Teresa Romão
    Year: 2020
    Visual Quotes and Physical Activity Tracking: Can Aesthetic Pleasure Motivate Our Short-term Exercise Motivation?
    TIE
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40180-1_12
Lígia Duro,*, Evangelos Karapanos1, Pedro Campos2, Teresa Romão3
  • 1: University of Technology
  • 2: Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute
  • 3: New University of Lisbon
*Contact email: ligiaduro@yahoo.com

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.