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Chick clique: persuasive technology to motivate teenage girls to exercise
Tammy Toscos,Anne M. Faber,Shunying An,Mona Praful Gandhi +3 more
- pp 1873-1878
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The intent of Chick Clique is to provide information at opportune times in order to modify the behaviors of girls and ultimately lead to improved health habits.Abstract:
We are developing a preventative health cell phone application that helps motivate teenage girls to exercise by exploiting their social desire to stay connected with their peers. We targeted girls because they are more likely to become less active throughout adolescence and are more likely to use dangerous techniques for losing weight. The intent of Chick Clique is to provide information at opportune times in order to modify the behaviors of girls and ultimately lead to improved health habits. Our study investigated how collecting, sharing and comparing personal fitness information impacts activity level and health awareness.read more
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Designing, Modeling and Evaluating Influence Strategies for Behavior Change Support Systems
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Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
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Persuasive technology : using computers to change what we think and do
TL;DR: Fogg has coined the phrase Captology (an acronym for computers as persuasive technologies) to capture the domain of research, design, and applications of persuasive computers as mentioned in this paper, and has revealed how Web sites, software applications, and mobile devices can be used to change people's attitudes and behavior.
Reducing Obesity via a School-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention Among Youth
Steven L. Gortmaker,Karen E. Peterson,Jean L. Wiecha,Arthur M. Sobol,Sujata Dixit,Mary Kay Fox,Nan M. Laird +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, Planet Health sessions were included within existing curricula using classroom teachers in 4 major subjects and physical education, focusing on decreasing television viewing, decreasing consumption of high-fat foods, increasing fruit and vegetable intake, and increasing moderate and vigorous physical activity.
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Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health
Steven L. Gortmaker,Karen E. Peterson,Jean L. Wiecha,Arthur M. Sobol,Sujata Dixit,Sujata Dixit,Mary Kay Fox,Nan M. Laird +7 more
TL;DR: Planet Health decreased obesity among female students, indicating a promising school-based approach to reducing obesity among youth.