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    Exploring the attitudes towards and experiences of geocaching amongst families in the community

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    Authors
    Robinson, S.
    Hardcastle, Sarah
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Robinson, S. and Hardcastle, S. 2016. Exploring the attitudes towards and experiences of geocaching amongst families in the community. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 26 (2): pp. 187-197.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Environmental Health Research
    DOI
    10.1080/09603123.2015.1061116
    ISSN
    0960-3123
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32903
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    Abstract

    There is a need for physical activity interventions to focus on autonomous forms of motivation to increase uptake and maintenance. Geocaching is a GPS-based treasure-hunt game with potential to increase levels of walking. The study aim was to explore the experiences of a geocaching intervention for people introduced to geocaching. A five-week geocaching intervention took place. Participants (n = 30) were recruited via school assemblies and village posters. Semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 21) were conducted post intervention to determine the participants' motives, barriers and experiences of geocaching. Geocaching motivators (social activity, challenge/discovery) and barriers (lack of time, problems with mobile technology and unsuccessful trips) were identified. Findings suggest that geocaching is a feasible activity to promote physical activity, particularly among families. Further robust and larger scale trials are required that target sedentary individuals, adopting strategies to reduce perceived barriers to geocaching.

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