by Research Team | Jan 14, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Aqueasha Martin-Hammond Tanjala S. Purnell Abstract: A healthy diet and increased physical activity are essential for reducing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and related deaths, a worldwide public health concern that disproportionately affects...
by Research Team | Jan 1, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Alexandre Mazeas Martine Duclos Bruno Pereira Aïna Chalabaev Abstract: Background: Gamification refers to the use of game elements in nongame contexts. The use of gamification to change behaviors and promote physical activity (PA) is a promising avenue for...
by Research Team | Jan 1, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Svetlana Smirnova Abstract: Self-tracking—the process of self-quantification for health and wellbeing via mobile applications and wearable devices—increasingly contributes to shaping individuals’ self-understanding, and delivering health and wellness...
by Research Team | Oct 23, 2021 | Research Publications
Author(s): Bastien Soulé Gonzalo Marchant Raphaël Verchère Abstract: Sport and fitness mobile applications (SFMAs) have led to significant changes in how people engage in sport and physical activity. This development is part of a broader trend of self-tracking (the...
by Research Team | Oct 17, 2021 | Research Publications
Author(s): Amanda K. Greene Lisa M. Brownstone Abstract: In order to better understand the functional significance of pro-eating disorder (pro-ED) online spaces for users, the current study investigates identity performance as it plays out on pro-ED Tumblr and...
by Research Team | Oct 12, 2021 | Research Publications
Author(s): Uwe Vormbusch Abstract: Self-trackers are confronted with economic and cultural uncertainty as two fundamental traits of late-modern capitalism. Coping with uncertainty in this context means the calculative quest for discovering the representational forms...