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Motivating Oneself to be Physically Active Through Selective Use of Social Media Imagery

Wilson, Brianna Rose
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530192099884859

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2018, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Communication.
To examine how social media use shapes health intentions, predictions were derived from the Selective Exposure Self- and Affect-Management model and tested by observing participants’ (N = 210) choices of Instagram-like postings, which depicted same-sex individuals engaging in either physical or non-active leisure activities. Participants reported current and perceived normative habits regarding physical and non-active leisure activities prior to and after viewing postings. After viewing postings, participants indicated physical activity and non-active leisure intentions. Results provided mixed support for hypotheses, however, larger samples may further elucidate the relationships between current health habits, selective exposure, and health intentions.
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick (Advisor)
Shelly Hovick (Committee Member)
83 p.
Communication
selective exposure, health imagery, social media use

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  • Wilson, B. R. (2018). Motivating Oneself to be Physically Active Through Selective Use of Social Media Imagery [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530192099884859

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilson, Brianna. Motivating Oneself to be Physically Active Through Selective Use of Social Media Imagery . 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530192099884859.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilson, Brianna. "Motivating Oneself to be Physically Active Through Selective Use of Social Media Imagery ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530192099884859

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