Positive Computing
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Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:10
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“Kind and Grateful”: A Context-Sensitive Smartphone App Utilizing Inspirational Content to Promote Gratitude
Previous research has shown that gratitude positively influences psychological wellbeing and physical health. Grateful people are reported to feel more optimistic and happy, to better mitigate aversive experie...
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:9 -
Promoting Positive Affect through Smartphone Photography
With the increasing quality of smartphone cameras, taking photos has become ubiquitous. This paper investigates how smartphone photography can be leveraged to help individuals increase their positive affect.
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:8 -
Form Matters: Design Creativity in Positive Psychological Interventions
The current article explores the effect of design on the efficacy of behavioural intervention technologies (BITs). With a user-centred design process, colourful key ring coins were created as a means of introd...
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:7 -
Design for Pride in the Workplace
Pride is one of the most meaningful experiences in daily life. Many psychological studies emphasize self-oriented and event-based achievements as the main sources of pride, whereas work from organizational man...
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:6 -
Technology and Reflection: Mood and Memory Mechanisms for Well-Being
We report a psychologically motivated intervention to explore Technology Mediated Reflection (TMR), the process of systematically reviewing rich digital records of past personal experiences. Although TMR benef...
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:5 -
Wellbeing in the Making: Peoples’ Experiences with Wearable Activity Trackers
Wearable activity trackers have become a viable business opportunity. Nevertheless, research has raised concerns over their potentially detrimental effects on wellbeing. For example, a recent study found that ...
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Communication Styles of Interactive Tools for Self-Improvement
Interactive products for self-improvement (e.g., online trainings to reduce stress, fitness gadgets) have become increasingly popular among consumers and healthcare providers. In line with the idea of positive...
Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:3