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We like to move it move it!: motivation and parasocial interaction

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CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223820

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Researchers studying virtual coaching have identified a variety of characteristics associated with heightened motivation, but have not, to date, identified a mechanism underlying the success of particular coaches. This project tests two possible explanations for how coaches heighten motivation: the first is the straightforward explanation that coaching heightens self-efficacy, which in turn raises motivation; the second is the more novel idea that the quality of the pseudo-relationship between the virtual coach and the trainee is key to motivation. In an experiment comparing three systematically differing coaches, virtual coaches heightened both self-efficacy and parasocial interaction in some coaching conditions, but only parasocial interaction explained the patterns of results for intrinsic motivation. The findings have important theoretical implications for understanding the effects of parasocial interaction on health behaviors, with practical applications for the design of virtual coaches to improve health.

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We like to move it move it!: motivation and parasocial interaction
1. Applied computing
  1. Law, social and behavioral sciences
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/2212776

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Kruse LHertel JMostajeran FSchmidt SSteinicke F(2023)Would You Go to a Virtual Doctor? A Systematic Literature Review on User Preferences for Embodied Virtual Agents in Healthcare2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00082(672-682)Online publication date: 16-Oct-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00082
Jhuang YChiu YLee HLee YLin GWu NKuo P(2022)Exploring the Effect of Study with Me on Parasocial Interaction and Learning Productivity: Lessons Learned in a Field StudyHCI International 2022 Posters10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_6(43-49)Online publication date: 16-Jun-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_6
Brandenburgh Avan Breda Wvan der Ham WKlein MMoeskops LRoelofsma P(2014)Increasing Physical and Social Activity through Virtual Coaching in an Ambient EnvironmentActive Media Technology10.1007/978-3-319-09912-5_41(487-500)Online publication date: 2014
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09912-5_41

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