Cho, J., Quinlan, M. M., Park, D., & Noh, G. Y. (2014). Determinants of adoption of smartphone health apps among college students. American journal of health behavior, 38(6), 860-870.

ABSTRACT 

Objective: To examine the effects of cognitive and contingent factors on the adoption of smartphone health apps, focusing on the technology acceptance model (TAM). Methods: American college students (N = 422), who currently owned smartphones but were not using health apps, completed an online survey. Results: Results from a path analysis mostly supported the proposed hypotheses, showing that subjective norm, health consciousness, health information orientation, and Internet health information use efficacy significantly affected the main components of TAM. Conclusion: Study findings provide scholars and practitioners with an empirical model of explaining the cognitive and micro-mechanisms of determining the adoption of health apps, especially among younger populations.