Rote Aubrianne E, Klos Lori A, Brondino Michael J, Harley Amy E, Swartz Ann M
Dept of Health and Wellness, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC.
J Phys Act Health. 2015 Jun 16;12 Suppl 1:S18-25. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0279.
Facebook may be a useful tool to provide a social support group to encourage increases in physical activity. This study examines the efficacy of a Facebook social support group to increase steps/day in young women.
Female college freshmen (N = 63) were randomized to one of two 8-week interventions: a Facebook Social Support Group (n = 32) or a Standard Walking Intervention (n = 31). Participants in both groups received weekly step goals and tracked steps/day with a pedometer. Women in the Facebook Social Support Group were also enrolled in a Facebook group and asked to post information about their steps/day and provide feedback to one another.
Women in both intervention arms significantly increased steps/day pre- to postintervention (F(8,425) = 94.43, P < .001). However, women in the Facebook Social Support Group increased steps/day significantly more (F(1,138) = 11.34, P < .001) than women in the Standard Walking Intervention, going from 5295 to 12,472 steps/day.
These results demonstrate the potential effectiveness of using Facebook to offer a social support group to increase physical activity in young women. Women in the Facebook Social Support Group increased walking by approximately 1.5 miles/day more than women in the Standard Walking Intervention which, if maintained, could have a profound impact on their future health.
脸书可能是一个有用的工具，可用于提供一个社会支持群体，以鼓励增加身体活动量。本研究考察了脸书社会支持群体对增加年轻女性每日步数的效果。
将63名大学一年级女生随机分为两个为期8周的干预组之一：脸书社会支持组（n = 32）或标准步行干预组（n = 31）。两组参与者都接受每周的步数目标，并使用计步器记录每日步数。脸书社会支持组的女性还加入了一个脸书群组，并被要求发布她们每日步数的信息并相互提供反馈。
两个干预组的女性在干预前到干预后每日步数均显著增加（F(8,425) = 94.43，P <.001）。然而，脸书社会支持组的女性每日步数增加幅度显著大于标准步行干预组的女性（F(1,138) = 11.34，P <.001），从每日5295步增加到12472步。
这些结果证明了利用脸书提供社会支持群体以增加年轻女性身体活动量的潜在有效性。脸书社会支持组的女性比标准步行干预组的女性每日多走约1.5英里，如果保持这种状态，可能会对她们未来的健康产生深远影响。
