Co-Design with Rural Adolescents to Inform a School-Based Physical Activity and Social Media Literacy Intervention: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Conceptual Framework
2.2. Participants and Procedures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample
3.2. Theme 1: Autonomy
3.3. Theme 2: Relatedness
3.4. Theme 3: Competence
3.5. Theme 4: Extrinsic Motivation
3.6. Theme 5: Intrinsic Motivation
3.7. Theme 6: Social Comparison
3.8. Intervention Design Implications
4. Discussion
4.1. Psychological Needs and Physical Activity
4.2. Psychological Needs and Social Media Use
4.3. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Physical Activity
4.4. Motivations for Social Media Use
4.5. Social Comparison and Body Image
4.6. Implications for Intervention Development
4.7. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Watkins, J.M.; Goss, J.M.; Schigur, A.P.; Kwaiser, M.M.; Major, M.G.; Coble, C.; Wisner, K.; Koceja, D.; Martinez Kercher, V.M.; Kercher, K.A. Co-Design with Rural Adolescents to Inform a School-Based Physical Activity and Social Media Literacy Intervention: A Qualitative Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101501
Watkins JM, Goss JM, Schigur AP, Kwaiser MM, Major MG, Coble C, Wisner K, Koceja D, Martinez Kercher VM, Kercher KA. Co-Design with Rural Adolescents to Inform a School-Based Physical Activity and Social Media Literacy Intervention: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(10):1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101501
Chicago/Turabian StyleWatkins, Janette M., Janelle M. Goss, Autumn P. Schigur, Megan M. Kwaiser, McKenna G. Major, Cassandra Coble, Krista Wisner, David Koceja, Vanessa M. Martinez Kercher, and Kyle A. Kercher. 2025. "Co-Design with Rural Adolescents to Inform a School-Based Physical Activity and Social Media Literacy Intervention: A Qualitative Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 10: 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101501
APA StyleWatkins, J. M., Goss, J. M., Schigur, A. P., Kwaiser, M. M., Major, M. G., Coble, C., Wisner, K., Koceja, D., Martinez Kercher, V. M., & Kercher, K. A. (2025). Co-Design with Rural Adolescents to Inform a School-Based Physical Activity and Social Media Literacy Intervention: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(10), 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101501