Nieroda, M;
Keeling, K;
Keeling, D;
(2015)
Acceptance of mobile apps for health self-management: Regulatory fit perspective.
In: Cristea, A and Masthoff, J and Said, A and Tintarev, N, (eds.)
UMAP 2015 Extended Proceedings (UMAP-ExtProc 2015).
CEUR Workshop Proceedings: Dublin, Ireland.
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Abstract
This study addresses (non)acceptance by individuals of mobile applications (apps) for health self-management (e.g., apps for running). Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT) and Regulatory Fit (RF) principles are used to facilitate understanding of acceptance of such apps within a goal pursuit process. First, RFT was deployed to position different apps as strategies aligned with promotion/prevention goal orientation (supporting pursuit of achievement/safety). The Promotion-Prevention (PM-PV) scale was developed to allow differentiation between such apps. Second, through experimentation it was established that RF principles can be used to understand m-health adoption where promotion/prevention oriented apps can be (mis)matched to individuals’ congruent goal orientation (promotion/prevention). The experiment was a first study confirming fit effects resulting from product antecedents in combination with a chronic (individual long-term) goal orientation; this condition was necessary to understand m-health tools adoption in “real-life” situations. Implications for healthcare practitioners are outlined.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Acceptance of mobile apps for health self-management: Regulatory fit perspective |
| Event: | 23rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (UMAP 2015) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://ceurspt.wikidata.dbis.rwth-aachen.de/Vol-1... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2015 the authors. This is an Open Access paper published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Regulatory Fit, Regulatory Focus, mobile apps for wellness, health promotion |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10200526 |
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