title: Using the web to increase physical activity in college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of a theoretically based and Web-delivered intervention using common course technology for increasing physical activity in a college student sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred four students randomly participated in either a Web-based intervention involving 7 theory-based learning lessons or a control group that received minimal physical activity information. Participants reported levels of physical activity and social cognitive theory (SCT) constructs at baseline and after 6 weeks of the intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relative to controls, intervention participants reported increased days of moderate and vigorous physical activity, but few changes in SCT constructs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Web-based interventions can successfully increase physical activity among college students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, USA. dmagoc@eiu.edu
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magoc
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomaka
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bridges-Arzaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D011582:Psychological Theory; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities