Living by the numbers: understanding the “quantification effect”
Author(s): Pettinico, GeorgeMilne, George R. Abstract: Purpose: This paper aims to establish if quantified self-data positively impact motivation in a goal pursuit across a broad cross-section of consumers and in multiple contexts; and to understand the underlying...
Living the metrics: Self-tracking and situated objectivity
Author(s): Pantzar, Mika Ruckenstein, Minna Abstract: This paper evaluates self-tracking practices in connection with ideas of objectivity via exploration of confrontations with personal data, particularly with reference to physiological stress and recovery...
‘My Fitbit Thinks I Can Do Better!’ Do Health Promoting Wearable Technologies Support Personal Autonomy?
Author(s): Owens, JohnCribb, Alan Abstract: This paper critically examines the extent to which health promoting wearable technologies can provide people with greater autonomy over their health. These devices are frequently presented as a means of expanding the...
Intimate surveillance: normalizing parental monitoring and mediation of infants online
Author(s) Leaver, Tama Abstract: Parents are increasingly sharing information about infants online in various forms and capacities. To more meaningfully understand the way parents decide what to share about young people and the way those decisions are being shaped,...
From Personal Informatics to Personal Analytics: Investigating How Clinicians and Patients Reason About Personal Data Generated with Self-Monitoring in Diabetes
Author(s): Lena Mamykina Ph.D.Matthew E. Levine B.A.,Patricia G. Davidson Ph.D.,Arlene M. Smaldone Ph.D., CPNP, CDE,Noemie Elhadad Ph.D.David J. Albers Ph.D. Abstract: Diabetes self-management continues to present a significant challenge to millions of individuals...
Satisfaction with Life and Hope: A Look at Age and Marital Status
Author(s): Bailey, Thomas CSnyder, C R Abstract: The Adult Trait Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991) typically has been administered to samples of college students, and previous researchers have not explored key demographic variables. In a large sample of community...
Lived Data: Tinkering With Bodies, Code, and Care Work
Author(s): Elizabeth Kaziunas Silvia Lindtner Mark S. Ackerman Joyce M. Lee Abstract: Human–computer interaction research on personal informatics in health care has focused on systems that aim to support patient empowerment and enable better health outcomes with data...
Understanding self-reflection: how people reflect on personal data through visual data exploration
Author(s): Eun Kyoung Choe , Bongshin Lee , Haining Zhu , Nathalie Henry Riche , Dominikus Baur Abstract: Rapid advancements in consumer technologies enable people to collect a wide range of personal data. With a proper means for people to ask questions and explore...
Babyveillance? Expecting parents, online surveillance and the cultural specificity of pregnancy apps
Author(s): Barassi, Veronica Abstract: The rapid proliferation of self-tracking pregnancy apps raises critical questions about the commodification and surveillance of personal data in family life while highlighting key transformations in the social experience of...
A Focused Review of Smartphone Diet-Tracking Apps: Usability, Functionality, Coherence With Behavior Change Theory, and Comparative Validity of Nutrient Intake and Energy Estimates
Author(s): Ferrara, GianninaKim, JennaLin, ShuhaoHua, JennaSeto, Edmund Abstract: Background: Smartphone diet-tracking apps may help individuals lose weight, manage chronic conditions, and understand dietary patterns; however, the usabilities and functionalities of...