Testing group dynamics with a virtual partner to increase physical activity motivation

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Highlights：

• We conducted a mobile app 3-week study to motivate walking persistence.

• The app's Köhler motivation paradigm used only software-generated partners.

• An interpersonal synchrony (IPS) manipulation was applied to one condition.

• Walk persistence differences by condition were positive but non-significant.

• The IPS manipulation did not significantly strengthen the Köhler effect.

摘要

•We conducted a mobile app 3-week study to motivate walking persistence.•The app's Köhler motivation paradigm used only software-generated partners.•An interpersonal synchrony (IPS) manipulation was applied to one condition.•Walk persistence differences by condition were positive but non-significant.•The IPS manipulation did not significantly strengthen the Köhler effect.

论文关键词：Motivation,Group dynamics,Smartphone,Exercise,Köhler effect

论文评审过程：Received 16 February 2018, Revised 7 June 2018, Accepted 2 July 2018, Available online 3 July 2018, Version of Record 6 July 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.07.004