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The Use of Health-Related Lifestyle Apps in 2024 : Predictors of Use, Experiences and the Connection with Mental Well-Being : A Quantitative Study
Koch, Robin (2024) The Use of Health-Related Lifestyle Apps in 2024 : Predictors of Use, Experiences and the Connection with Mental Well-Being : A Quantitative Study.
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| Abstract: | Aim: In the current study, the aim was to investigate [1] participants' use of and experience with different types of health-related lifestyle apps, [2] the correlation between personality, background variables and mobile health app use, and [3] the correlation between mental well-being and physical health app use. Results: Most participants have tried a physical health app (83.9%). Mobile health app use positively correlated with the subscale of conscientiousness (r = .24, p =.012) and positively with the subscale of neuroticism (r = .34, p = .037). Age was negatively correlated to mHealth app use (r = -.24, p =.002) and average screen time was positively correlated to app use (r = .21, p =.006). A positive correlation was also found between the total use of physical health apps and mental well-being (r = .12, p =.005) and psychological well-being (r = .14, p =.012). Conclusion: With the cross-sectional design of the study, the rather small sample size and the unrepresentative sample in regard to the general population, future research that uses a longitudinal design to test the effects of health-related lifestyle apps on a representative and sizable sample is needed. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102733 |
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