Kelley Christina, Lee Bongshin, Wilcox Lauren
School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Microsoft Research.
Proc SIGCHI Conf Hum Factor Comput Syst. 2017 May 2;2017:629-641. doi: 10.1145/3025453.3025750.
Previous research suggests an important role for self-tracking in promoting mental wellness. Recent studies with college student populations have examined the feasibility of collecting everyday mood, activity, and social data. However, these studies do not account for students' experiences and challenges adopting self-tracking technologies to support mental wellness goals. We present two studies conducted to better understand self-tracking for stress management and mental wellness in student populations. First, focus groups and card sorting activities with 14 student health professionals reveal expert perspectives on the usefulness of tracking for three scenarios. Second, an online survey of 297 students examines personal experiences with self-tracking and attitudes toward sharing self-tracked data with others. We draw on findings from these studies to characterize students' motivations, challenges, and preferences in collecting and viewing self-tracked data related to mental wellness, and we compare findings between students with diagnosed mental illnesses and those without. We conclude with a discussion of challenges and opportunities in leveraging self-tracking for mental wellness, highlighting several design considerations.
先前的研究表明自我追踪在促进心理健康方面发挥着重要作用。最近针对大学生群体的研究探讨了收集日常情绪、活动和社交数据的可行性。然而，这些研究没有考虑到学生在采用自我追踪技术以支持心理健康目标时的经历和挑战。我们开展了两项研究，以更好地了解学生群体中用于压力管理和心理健康的自我追踪情况。首先，与14名学生健康专业人员进行焦点小组讨论和卡片分类活动，揭示了专家对于在三种场景下进行追踪的有用性的看法。其次，对297名学生进行的在线调查考察了自我追踪的个人经历以及与他人分享自我追踪数据的态度。我们利用这些研究的结果来描述学生在收集和查看与心理健康相关的自我追踪数据时的动机、挑战和偏好，并比较患有已确诊精神疾病的学生和未患精神疾病的学生之间的研究结果。我们最后讨论了利用自我追踪促进心理健康方面的挑战和机遇，并强调了几个设计方面的考虑因素。
