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Title: | Imagining consequences of excessive smartphone use via a character-based mobile application | Authors: | Chow, KKN Leong, BD Lee, BYH |
Issue Date: | Dec-2018 | Source: | International journal of mental health and addiction, Dec. 2018, v. 16, no. 6, p. 1420-1434 | Abstract: | Excessive use of smartphones or other electronic screen products and the associated symptoms of addiction among youngsters have sparked concerns. This study explores possibilities of preventing adolescents or young adults from excessive smartphone use via a character-based mobile application stimulating their imagination and reflection. The character responds contingently to a user’s act of switching on or off the screen, causing one to associate the effects on the character with excessive use. This approach, grounded in the embodied cognition thesis, combines behavior with imaginative consequences for one to experience, which combat the rewarding neural pathways activated in addictive behaviors. The application was deployed in a field trial. Each participant’s usage was tracked via automated logging, and cognitive responses were probed through in-depth interviews. Interview data were analyzed, followed by comparison with logged data. Overall, about half of the participants attributed imaginative consequences to their ways of using phones. One third of the participants showed evidence of positive change in using phones. These two groups substantially overlapped. The results suggest that experientially grounded association of virtual consequences with physical acts could correlate with behavior change. Using figurative representation as feedback could be promising in supporting individuals for healthy habits. | Keywords: | Embodied cognition Interaction design Internet addiction Intervention Liveliness Smartphone |
Publisher: | Springer | Journal: | International journal of mental health and addiction | ISSN: | 1557-1874 | EISSN: | 1557-1882 | DOI: | 10.1007/s11469-018-9984-7 | Rights: | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018 This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use (https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/accepted-manuscript-terms), but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9984-7. |
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