Moderator Roles of Optimism and Weight Control on the Impact of Playing Exergames on Happiness: The Perspective of Social Cognitive Theory Using a Randomized Controlled Trial

Nguyen, Huynh Van; Huang, Han-Chung; Wong, May‐Kuen; Yang, Ya-Hui; Huang, Tzu-Ling; Teng, Ching‐I

doi:10.1089/g4h.2017.0165

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“…Two of these, conducted with adult participants and featuring analogous experimental conditions (30 min, one weekly session over 2 weeks) using the game “Your Shape: Fitness Evolved,” registered a substantial elevation in happiness levels ( 39 , 43 ). In a study with children, Nguyen et al ( 51 ) found that Exergames notably raised levels of happiness, displaying particularly pronounced results in children under weight management. Intriguingly, the same study did not detect a moderating effect on optimism levels ( 51 ), possibly hinting at a specific correlation between the enhancement in happiness and the weight control aspect of exergaming, without necessarily extending to future outlook and optimism regarding the benefits of practice.…”

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The impact of Exergames on emotional experience: a systematic review

Marques,

Uchida,

Barbosa

2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundGamification has proven to be a significant tool for health promotion, with a particular focus on physical activities such as Exergames, which improve not only physical, but also cognitive health. However, it is still not clear what effect the practice of Exergames has on changing the emotional experience.PurposeThe objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the impact of Exergames training on emotional experience.MethodsA systematic search was conducted in the PUBMED and SCOPUS databases. The relevant articles were screened independently by three researchers. Data concerning emotional measures and Exergame practice were extracted for analysis.ResultsThe search yielded 38 articles, of which 16 were included. Exergames were found to significantly impact happiness, anxiety, depressive symptoms, mental health-related quality of life, self-worth, self-esteem, self-efficacy, perceived behavioral control, vigor, vitality, intrinsic motivation, perceived energy, and relaxation.ConclusionOur review supports the evidence that the practice of physical activity through Exergames, on the emotional experience generally generates an increase in positive emotions. In this sense, the results found support both the use of Exergames as a leisure activity that promotes wellbeing and emotional regulation, as well as for health promotion, public health, and clinical practice purposes. Our review strongly supports the notion that engaging in physical activity through Exergames generally leads to an increase in positive emotions. As a result, these findings endorse the utilization of Exergames as a leisure activity to promote well-being and emotional regulation. Moreover, Exergames hold potential for health promotion, public health, and clinical practice purposes.

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The impact of Exergames on emotional experience: a systematic review

Marques,

Uchida,

Barbosa

2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Internal validity could be better justified by using experimental designs, e.g. randomized controlled trials (Nguyen et al , 2018). Therefore, future studies can choose to use such trials to provide strong evidence.…”

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Why future friends matter: impact of expectancy of relational growth on online gamer loyalty

Liao

Huang

Cheng

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PurposeRelational cohesion theory posits that relational cohesion helps build relationships among communication partners, implying that users would expect a growth in relations or making more friends in the future. However, little is known about expectancy of a better future state of relations, i.e. expectancy of relational growth, and its impact on users' continued engagement in online communication. Our study extends relational cohesion theory to explain how expectancy of relational growth impacts online gamer loyalty.Design/methodology/approachWe test the framework using structural equation modeling to analyze a large sample of 1,429 responses from online gamers.FindingsWe find that expectancy of relational growth is positively related to norm compliance and relational cohesion, which are further related to network convergence and interdependence, fostering online gamer loyalty.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to relational cohesion theory by identifying novel sources of relational cohesion, i.e. expectancy of relational growth and norm compliance. Hence, game providers should create gamers' expectancy of growth in online relationships. Such expectancy could motivate continued gaming communication, even when gamers are not satisfied with the current state of online relationships. Moreover, we propose the new concept of expectancy of relational growth, which should have a strong impact on online communication in various areas.

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“…That is, volunteers are randomly assigned to join groups formed independently and before the onset of the study. Group-based intensive lifestyle interventions have demonstrated an ability to increase weight loss among participants (Mayer-Davis et al, 2004), but these effects have been shown to be moderated by personal characteristics such as optimism (e.g., Scheier & Carver, 1992; Van Nguyen et al, 2018). Optimism represents an individual-level continuous moderator that plausibly varies across groups under this design because the intervention groups were formed prior to assignment.…”

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Statistical Power for Detecting Moderation in Partially Nested Designs

Cox

Kelcey

2022

American Journal of Evaluation

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Analysis of the differential treatment effects across targeted subgroups and contexts is a critical objective in many evaluations because it delineates for whom and under what conditions particular programs, therapies or treatments are effective. Unfortunately, it is unclear how to plan efficient and effective evaluations that include these moderated effects when the design includes partial nesting (i.e., disparate grouping structures across treatment conditions). In this study, we develop statistical power formulas to identify requisite sample sizes and guide the planning of evaluations probing moderation under two-level partially nested designs. The results suggest that the power to detect moderation effects in partially nested designs is substantially influenced by sample size, moderation effect size, and moderator variance structure (i.e., varies within groups only or within and between groups). We implement the power formulas in the R-Shiny application PowerUpRShiny and demonstrate their use to plan evaluations.

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Moderator Roles of Optimism and Weight Control on the Impact of Playing Exergames on Happiness: The Perspective of Social Cognitive Theory Using a Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: Exergames can maintain happiness among users, and such maintenance can be the strongest among users who are trying to control their weight.

Cited by 22 publications

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The impact of Exergames on emotional experience: a systematic review

The impact of Exergames on emotional experience: a systematic review

Why future friends matter: impact of expectancy of relational growth on online gamer loyalty

Statistical Power for Detecting Moderation in Partially Nested Designs

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