Testing the Efficacy of an Online Social Network Intervention to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity

Inclusion Criteria

• •female
• •under the age of 25
• •currently enrolled full time or part time student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• •classified as an undergraduate
• •answers no to all questions on an exercise risk factor questionnaire (PAR-Q) or is cleared in writing by a physician to participate in an independent exercise program
• •a score of less than 3 on the SCOFF eating disorders questionnaire
• •less than 30 minutes per day of self reported moderate or vigorous physical activity
• •regular Facebook use as defined by self reported owning of an account and use of at least 30 minutes per day
• •willing to provide informed consent
• •willing to participate in the intervention
• •literate in the English language.