How effective are social influence strategies in persuasive apps for promoting physical activity? A systematic review

N Almutari, R Orji - Adjunct Publication of the 27th Conference on User …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The use of behavior change systems and persuasive technologies to promote desirable
behavior is increasingly gaining attention. Most existing Persuasive Technologies (PTs) are …

The relationship between personality traits and susceptibility to social influence

K Oyibo, J Vassileva - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Research has shown that social influence can be leveraged as a persuasive strategy to elicit
beneficial behaviors, especially if it is tailored to the target audience. However, research on …

Gender, age and subjective well-being: towards personalized persuasive health interventions

AM Abdullahi, R Orji, AA Kawu - Information, 2019 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Subjective well-being (SWB) is an individual's judgment about their overall
well-being. Research has shown that high subjective well-being contributes to overall …

Exploring the effectiveness of socially-oriented persuasive strategies in education

FA Orji, J Greer, J Vassileva - … of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support …, 2019 - Springer
Persuasive technology (PT) has been shown to be effective at motivating people to
accomplish their behaviour goals in different areas, especially health. It can support students …

Investigation of the moderating effect of culture on users' susceptibility to persuasive features in fitness applications

K Oyibo, J Vassileva - Information, 2019 - mdpi.com
Persuasive technologies have been identified as a potential motivational tool to tackle the
rising problem of physical inactivity worldwide, with research showing they are more likely to …

Investigation of persuasive system design predictors of competitive behavior in fitness application: a mixed-method approach

K Oyibo, J Vassileva - Digital health, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Fitness applications aimed at behavior change are becoming increasingly popular due to
the global prevalence of sedentary lifestyles and physical inactivity, causing countless non …

Persuasive system design: social support elements to influence the Malaysian wellness in social media

Z Ahmad, NZ Ab Rahim, S Ya'acob - Procedia computer science, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is a significant problem in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia, where the report
by The National Health and Morbidity Survey of 2015 emphasized that the country has the …

Susceptibility to fitness app's persuasive features: Differences between acting and non-acting users

K Oyibo, I Adaji, J Vassileva - Adjunct publication of the 27th conference …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The incidence of physical inactivity, obesity and non-communicable diseases is on the rise
globally due to the sedentary lifestyles occasioned by modernity and technology. As a …

Persuasive social support features in diabetes self-management mHealth applications

E Vlahu-Gjorgievska, AS Alkorbi, MM Nushayli, KT Win - 2019 - aisel.aisnet.org
Diabetes self-management is a challenging task and mobile health (mHealth) applications
are one of the options that can assist and support the users in that process. The aim of this …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of the perceived persuasive features of fitness app: a case study of Nigeria

K Oyibo, B Ifebude, I Adaji… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Fitness apps have become a popular persuasive technology (PT) to change behavior in the
physical activity domain worldwide. However, there is limited research on their persuasive …