Construal level theory in digital health: How consideration of future consequences bridges health beliefs and the intention to use fitness apps.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although technology-related cognitive determinants have been documented as predictors of behavioural intentions to use fitness applications (apps), research has given less attention to health-related cognitive factors. Examining these factors offers a fuller understanding of drivers of fitness app use. The temporal nature of weight management highlights the need for a time-oriented mindset to reinforce these relationships. This study integrates Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC), grounded in Construal Level Theory (CLT), as a higher-order framework linking health cognitions-perceived susceptibility (PSU), perceived severity (PSE), implicit theories of weight management (ITWM), and health consciousness (HC)-to intention to use fitness apps.

Methods

Using a c

SUBMITTER: Ahadzadeh AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605902 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature