Short- and longer-term psychological and behavioral effects of exergaming and traditional aerobic training: A randomized controlled trial

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

This study aimed to compare short- and longer-term psychological and behavioral effects of the exergaming (EX-GAME) and traditional group aerobic training (TRAD) on psychological constructs and physical activity adherence. Young adults (n = 55; 18–24 yrs) were randomized to the EX-GAME and TRAD (active control group) training regimens which had identical exercise volume (3/w, 50 min for 6w). The results indicated that EX-GAME was more effective in improving short- and longer-term autonomy satisfaction (F[1, 41] = 6.12, p =.020, ηp2 =.12) and intrinsic motivation (F[1, 41] = 7.31, p =.009, ηp2 =.19), but TRAD resulted in greater exercise exertion (t[41] = 5.03, p <.001, d = 1.51), enjoyment (F[1, 41] = 6.27, p =.018, ηp2 =.13), and relatedness (F[1, 41] = 4.56, p =.032, ηp2 =.10). TRAD had showed a larger long-term effect on identified regulation (F[1, 41] = 5.10, p =.029, ηp2 =.11). The results indicated that autonomy is a key agent for a longer-term change, contributing to the positive development of intrinsic motivation (R2 =.45), identified regulation (R2 =.27), and reducing amotivation (R2 =.10). It is noteworthy that interventions did not have longer-term effects on physical activity. The study identified subtle differences between these two training modalities in changing intervention outcomes.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

First Page

120

Last Page

137

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