{"title":"Multilevel modeling of technology use, student engagement, and fitness outcomes in physical education classes.","authors":"Zhaohang Cui, Yifan Song, Xiaojuan Du","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1458899","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The integration of technology in educational settings, particularly in physical education, has shown potential in enhancing learning experiences and improving physical health outcomes. This study aims to investigate the effects of technology use on student engagement and fitness outcomes, considering the mediating role of student engagement and the moderating influence of personal attributes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Utilizing a time-lagged design, the research collected data from 513 Chinese undergraduate students (52% male and, 48% female) aged between 18 and 24 years over three waves using structured questionnaires rated on a 5-point Likert scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results revealed a significant positive relationship between technology use and both student engagement (<i>β</i> = 0.68, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and fitness outcomes (<i>β</i> = 0.60, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Student engagement significantly mediated the relationship between technology use and fitness outcomes (<i>β</i> = 0.57, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Personal attributes moderated the effects of technology use on student engagement (<i>β</i> = 0.54, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and fitness outcomes (<i>β</i> = 0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.01), indicating varied benefits among students based on individual characteristics.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the importance of tailoring technological applications in physical education to individual needs, suggesting that personalized approaches can significantly enhance the effectiveness of technology in improving fitness and engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"15 ","pages":"1458899"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11540672/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Frontiers in Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1458899","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: The integration of technology in educational settings, particularly in physical education, has shown potential in enhancing learning experiences and improving physical health outcomes. This study aims to investigate the effects of technology use on student engagement and fitness outcomes, considering the mediating role of student engagement and the moderating influence of personal attributes.
Methods: Utilizing a time-lagged design, the research collected data from 513 Chinese undergraduate students (52% male and, 48% female) aged between 18 and 24 years over three waves using structured questionnaires rated on a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: Results revealed a significant positive relationship between technology use and both student engagement (β = 0.68, p < 0.01) and fitness outcomes (β = 0.60, p < 0.01). Student engagement significantly mediated the relationship between technology use and fitness outcomes (β = 0.57, p < 0.01). Personal attributes moderated the effects of technology use on student engagement (β = 0.54, p < 0.01) and fitness outcomes (β = 0.52, p < 0.01), indicating varied benefits among students based on individual characteristics.
Discussion: These findings highlight the importance of tailoring technological applications in physical education to individual needs, suggesting that personalized approaches can significantly enhance the effectiveness of technology in improving fitness and engagement.
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Frontiers in Psychology is the largest journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across the psychological sciences, from clinical research to cognitive science, from perception to consciousness, from imaging studies to human factors, and from animal cognition to social psychology. Field Chief Editor Axel Cleeremans at the Free University of Brussels is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal publishes the best research across the entire field of psychology. Today, psychological science is becoming increasingly important at all levels of society, from the treatment of clinical disorders to our basic understanding of how the mind works. It is highly interdisciplinary, borrowing questions from philosophy, methods from neuroscience and insights from clinical practice - all in the goal of furthering our grasp of human nature and society, as well as our ability to develop new intervention methods.