Pokémon GO and physical activity among college students. A study using Ecological Momentary Assessment

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue , 2018, Pages 215-222

  Marquet, Oriol ^a   Alberico, Claudia ^a   Hipp, Aaron J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active video games; Exergames; Physical activity; Pok mon GO

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY; ECOLOGY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMARTPHONES;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXERGAMES; HEALTH PROMOTION; ONLINE SURVEYS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION MODEL; SET OF QUESTIONS; VIDEO GAME;

STUDENTS;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIDEO GAME; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038848597     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.12.028     Document Type: Article

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