'I've learned a lot about myself this year': Young student women's perceptions of their cumulative use of digital fitness technologies across the Covid-19 pandemic.
J Health Psychol
; 29(9): 1046-1058, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Many young women turned to digital fitness technologies (DFT) to support their health and wellbeing during the covid-19 pandemic. The present study explores young student women's retrospective perceptions of their cumulative engagement with DFT, across periods of restriction and easing (March 2020-2021). Seventeen UK-based women (Age M = 20.29, SD = 1.72); Ethnicity White = 94.12% participated in one-on-one interviews using an adapted scroll-back technique. Data was analysed using narrative-informed reflexive thematic analysis. Three themes were developed My lockdown #fitnesstransformation DFT as information and inspiration, My unrealistic expectations DFT as a source of comparison and concern and My new body positive and resilient self DFT as a catalyst to self-development. Themes highlight how perceptions of DFT changed over time as a consequence of repeat engagement, sociocultural context and psychological meaning-making. Crucially, findings underscore the importance of examining the collective and cumulative effects of DFT engagement on health and wellbeing, both positive and negative.
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Europa
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En
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2024
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