Self-tracking, health and medicine
Author(s): Deborah Lupton Documentation: https://doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2016.1228149 References: Ablon, L., Libicki, M., & Golay, A. (2015). Markets for cybercrime tools and stolen data. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. [Google...
Sleep Tracking in the Real World: A Qualitative Study Into Barriers for Improving Sleep
Author(s): Zilu Liang Bernd Ploderer Abstract: Wearable devices like Fitbit and Apple Watch provide convenient access to personal information about sleep habits. However, it is unclear if awareness of one's sleep habits also translates into improved sleep. Hence, we...
Using Smartphones to Collect Behavioral Data in Psychological Science
Author(s): Harari, Gabriella M.Lane, Nicholas D.Wang, RuiCrosier, Benjamin S.Campbell, Andrew T.Gosling, Samuel D. Abstract: Smartphones now offer the promise of collecting behavioral data unobtrusively, in situ, as it unfolds in the course of daily life. Data can be...
The walkthrough method: An approach to the study of apps
Author(s): Light, BenBurgess, JeanDuguay, Stefanie Abstract: Software applications (apps) are now prevalent in the digital media environment. They are the site of significant sociocultural and economic transformations across many domains, from health and relationships...
Taylorism, the European Science of Work, and the Quantified Self at Work
Author(s): O’Neill, Christopher Abstract: While the Quantified Self has often been described as a contemporary iteration of Taylorism, this article argues that a more accurate comparison is to be made with what Anson Rabinbach has termed the “European Science of...
Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: Is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
Authors: Gundi Knies Alita Nandi Lucinda Platt Abstract: Immigrants and ethnic minorities tend to have lower life satisfaction than majority populations. However, current understanding of the drivers of these gaps is limited. Using a rich, nationally representative...
The role of three forms of self- efficacy in improving longitudinal health performance: Designing a quantified-self 2.0 health community with a motivational affordance perspective
Author(s): Zhang, JunLowry, Paul Benjamin Abstract: With the rapid development of wearable technologies, nowadays people can easily track and record their health-related information, such as athletic performance and vital signs. The quantified-self 2.0 movement...
Toward Storytelling From Visual Lifelogging: An Overview
Author(s): Bolanos, MarcDimiccoli, MariellaRadeva, Petia Abstract: Visual lifelogging consists of acquiring images that capture the daily experiences of the user by wearing a camera over a long period of time. The pictures taken offer considerable potential for...
Data for life: Wearable technology and the design of self-care
Author: Schüll, Natasha Dow Abstract: Over the last 5 years, wearable technology – comprising devices whose embedded sensors and analytic algorithms can track, analyze and guide wearers’ behavior – has increasingly captured the attention of venture capitalists,...
Personal informatics for everyday life: How users without prior self-tracking experience engage with personal data
Author(s): Rapp, AmonCena, Federica Abstract: The spreading of devices and applications allowing people to collect personal information opens new opportunities for Personal Informatics. Although many of these tools are already effectively used by motivated people to...