Achieving digital wellbeing through digital self-control tools: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Roffarello, L De Russis - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Public media and researchers in different areas have recently focused on perhaps
unexpected problems that derive from an excessive and frequent use of technology, giving …

SwitchTube: A proof-of-concept system introducing “adaptable commitment interfaces” as a tool for digital wellbeing

K Lukoff, U Lyngs, K Shirokova, R Rao, L Tian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
YouTube has many features, such as homepage recommendations, that encourage users to
explore its vast library of videos. However, when users visit YouTube with a specific …

Monitoring screen time or redesigning it? Two approaches to supporting intentional social media use

MR Zhang, K Lukoff, R Rao, A Baughan… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Existing designs helping people manage their social media use include: 1) external
supports that monitor and limit use; 2) internal supports that change the interface itself. Here …

Nudgecred: Supporting news credibility assessment on social media through nudges

MM Bhuiyan, M Horning, SW Lee, T Mitra - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Struggling to curb misinformation, social media platforms are experimenting with design
interventions to enhance consumption of credible news on their platforms. Some of these …

Challenges and Opportunities of Using Redirection of Activity for Self-Regulation Online

N Inie, BH Westh, JH Muller, MF Lungu - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper explores redirection of activity as an intervention strategy for self-regulation
online. We conducted an explorative study (N= 19) of the browser extension Aiki, which …

Exploring the lived experience of behavior change technologies: Towards an existential model of behavior change for HCI

A Rapp, A Boldi - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The majority of behavior change and persuasive technologies are exclusively addressed to
modify a specific behavior. However, the focus on behavior may cloud the “existential …

Feeling stressed and unproductive? A field evaluation of a therapy-inspired digital intervention for knowledge workers

K Chow, T Fritz, L Holsti, S Barbic… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Today's knowledge workers face cognitively demanding tasks and blurred work-life
boundaries amidst rising stress and burnout in the workplace. Holistic approaches to …

Because i'm restricted, 2–4 PM unable to see messages: Exploring users' perceptions and likely practices around exposing attention management use on IM online …

YL Chou, YL Chien, YH Lin, KP Lin, F Shih… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Attention-management tools can restrict online communication, but may cause collateral
damage to their users' fulfillment of communication expectations. This paper explores the …

Mind-proofing your phone: Navigating the digital minefield with greaseterminator

S Datta, K Kollnig, N Shadbolt - … of the 27th International Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Digital harms are widespread in the mobile ecosystem. As these devices gain ever more
prominence in our daily lives, so too increases the potential for malicious attacks against …

[PDF][PDF] Designing to support autonomy and reduce psychological reactance in digital self-Control tools

K Lukoff, U Lyngs, L Alberts - … Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a …, 2022 - kailukoff.com
To help users reduce distractions, many digital self-control tools (DSCTs) use strong
enforcement mechanisms (eg, locking the user out of undesired apps during work hours) …