Positive Computing

Editorial for “Positive Computing: A New Partnership Between Psychology, Social Sciences and Technologists”

Authors: Rafael A. Calvo, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, Pieter Desmet and Richard M. Ryan

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:10

Content type: Editorial Published on: 4 July 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
“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...

Authors: Asma Ghandeharioun, Asaph Azaria, Sara Taylor and Rosalind W. Picard

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:9

Content type: Research Published on: 4 July 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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.

Authors: Yu Chen, Gloria Mark and Sanna Ali

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:8

Content type: Research Published on: 4 July 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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...

Authors: Pieter M. A. Desmet and Maria C. Sääksjärvi

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:7

Content type: Research Published on: 4 July 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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...

Authors: Yichen Lu and Virpi Roto

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:6

Content type: Research Published on: 4 July 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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...

Authors: Artie Konrad, Simon Tucker, John Crane and Steve Whittaker

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:5

Content type: Research Published on: 15 June 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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 ...

Authors: Evangelos Karapanos, Rúben Gouveia, Marc Hassenzahl and Jodi Forlizzi

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:4

Content type: Research Published on: 14 June 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF
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...

Authors: Jasmin Niess and Sarah Diefenbach

Citation: Psychology of Well-Being 2016 6:3

Content type: Research Published on: 6 June 2016
- View Full Text
- View PDF