Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Psychol Health Med. 2009 Dec;14(6):631-40. doi: 10.1080/13548500903281088.
Exercise games that employ video game technology are increasing in the marketplace but have received scant research attention despite their popularity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of videobike gaming on the constructs of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and adherence in comparison to a cycling condition where participants listen to self-selected music. Participants were 29 inactive young men assigned randomly to experimental (n = 16) or comparison (n = 13) conditions. The recommended training regime consisted of moderate intensity activity (60-75% heart rate reserve), 3 days/week for 30 min/day for 6 weeks. At the end of the first session, participants were asked to complete TPB measures and these were subsequently measured 6 weeks later. Attendance was used as the measure of adherence. Results showed that affective attitude and adherence across the 6 weeks significantly favored the videobike condition over the comparison condition. Regression analyses suggested partial mediation of the effect of the videobike condition on adherence via affective attitude. This is the first study to provide evidence that interactive videobikes may improve adherence over traditional cycling because the activity produces higher affective attitudes. The results are promising for expanding to community-based evaluation.
市面上越来越多的运动游戏采用视频游戏技术，但尽管它们很受欢迎，却几乎没有得到研究关注。本研究的目的是评估与参与者听自选音乐的骑车条件相比，视频自行车游戏对计划行为理论（TPB）的构建和依从性的影响。参与者是 29 名不活跃的年轻男性，他们被随机分配到实验组（n = 16）或对照组（n = 13）。推荐的训练方案包括中等强度的活动（心率储备的 60-75%），每周 3 天，每天 30 分钟，持续 6 周。在第一次会议结束时，要求参与者完成 TPB 测量，然后在 6 周后再次进行测量。出勤率作为依从性的衡量标准。结果表明，在 6 周的时间里，情感态度和依从性都明显偏向于视频自行车组，而不是对照组。回归分析表明，通过情感态度，视频自行车组对依从性的影响存在部分中介。这是第一项提供证据表明，互动视频自行车可能会提高传统骑车的依从性，因为这种活动产生了更高的情感态度。这些结果为扩展到基于社区的评估提供了希望。
