Exploring the attitudes towards and experiences of geocaching amongst families in the community
dc.contributor.author | Robinson, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hardcastle, Sarah | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T13:33:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T13:33:48Z | |
dc.date.created | 2016-04-14T19:30:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32903 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09603123.2015.1061116 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.title | Exploring the attitudes towards and experiences of geocaching amongst families in the community | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 26 | |
dcterms.source.number | 2 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 187 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 197 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0960-3123 | |
dcterms.source.title | International Journal of Environmental Health Research | |
curtin.department | School of Psychology and Speech Pathology | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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