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Last published 2026
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Jing-chuan Wu

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Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Also affiliated: Pennsylvania State University (2021–2026)

3 h-index 22 pubs 24 cited

  • Fitness Trackers
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Humans
  • Young Adult
  • Wearable Electronic Devices
  • Motivation
  • Feedback
  • Linear Models
  • Databases, Factual
  • Exercise
  • Pandemics
  • Accelerometry

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jingchuan Wu's research integrates exercise science, behavioral health, and digital technology to promote physical activity and healthy aging. His work investigates how engagement with digital tools, such as wearable devices and mobile applications, influences behavior change, self-monitoring, and adherence to health interventions. Wu employs methods including ecological momentary assessment (EMA), time series analysis, and systematic review to study engagement patterns and optimize feedback strategies within biobehavioral interventions. His research also explores the impact of factors like cognitive and psychological elements on intervention outcomes.

Wu has published peer-reviewed work in journals such as Health Psychology, Digital Health, and Journal of Behavioral Medicine. His publications address topics including wearable device adherence, the dose-response effects of feedback prompts, and engagement patterns in digital health interventions. He has also examined the associations between social media use and well-being outcomes in middle-aged and older adults, and the role of physical activity in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Wu is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 22
  • Citations: 24

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar 2025–present
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Curriculum and Instruction ORCID

Selected Publications

  • A scoping review of how automation, self-tracking dose characteristics, and participant age are operationalized in digital physical activity interventions (2026)
    Digital Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations between social media-based digital contact with family and friends on loneliness and well-being outcomes in middle-aged and older adults: a mediation analysis (2026)
    Humanities and Social Sciences Communications DOI OpenAlex
  • Physical Activity, Wearable Devices, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PsycInfo). (2025)
  • Physical Activity, Wearable Devices, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PubMed). (2025)
  • Physical Activity, Wearable Devices, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (SPORTDiscus). (2025)
  • Physical Activity, Wearable Devices, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CINAHL). (2025)
  • Physical Activity, Wearable Devices, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Web of Science). (2025)

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