Feltz, Deborah L., Kerr, Norbert L., Irwin, Brandon C. (2011) Buddy up: The Köhler Effect applied to health games. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33 (4). pp. 506-526. ISSN 0895-2779. E-ISSN 1543-2904. (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:41328)
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Abstract
The present investigation examined the Köhler motivation gain effect in a health
game using an absent partner, presented virtually. The Köhler effect occurs when
an inferior team member performs a difficult task better in a team or coaction situation
than one would expect from knowledge of his or her individual performance. The effect
has been strongest in conjunctive task conditions in which the group’s potential
productivity is equal to the productivity of its least capable member.
Participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions (individual control,
coaction, additive, and conjunctive) in a 4 (conditions) × 2 (gender) factorial design
and performed a series of isometric plank exercises within an exercise game. They
performed the first series of five exercises alone holding each position for as long
as they could, and, after a rest period, those in the partner conditions were told
they would do remaining trials with a same-sex virtual partner whom they could
observe during their performance. The partner’s performance was manipulated to
be always superior to the participant’s. Results showed that task persistence was
significantly greater in all experimental conditions than in the individual control
condition. The conjunctive condition was no more motivating than either the additive
or coactive conditions. Results suggest that working out with virtually present, superior
partners can improve persistence motivation on exercise game tasks.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | conjunctive task, dyad exercise, exergame, persistence motivation, virtual partner |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Norbert Kerr |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2014 21:04 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:16 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/41328 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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