Face-to-Face and Online Networks: College Students' Experiences in a Weight-Loss Trial.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to understand how college students participating in a 2-year randomized controlled trial (Project SMART: Social and Mobile Approach to Reduce Weight; N = 404) engaged their social networks and used social and mobile technologies to try and lose weight. Participants in the present study (n = 20 treatment, n = 18 control) were approached after a measurement visit and administered semi-structured interviews. Interviews were analyzed using principles from grounded theory. Treatment group participants appreciated the timely support provided by the study and the integration of content across multiple technologies. Participants in both groups reported using non-study-designed apps to help them lose weight, and many participants knew one another outside of the study. Individuals t

SUBMITTER: Merchant G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6534122 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature