Maintaining healthy lifestyle through fitness app use: A parallel mediation model from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescents face various health challenges due to academic pressures and sedentary lifestyles. Establishing healthy habits during this critical period is essential for long-term well-being. With the widespread use of fitness apps, understanding their impact on adolescent health behaviors and the underlying mechanisms is crucial. Guided by social support theory and social comparison theory, this study examined the influence of WeRun, a fitness app within WeChat, on adolescents' adoption of healthy lifestyles. It investigated the correlation between WeRun usage and healthy behaviors, as well as the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted across 31 provinces and metropolitans in China, utilizing a random cluster

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363243 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature