Visualized and Interacted Life: Personal Analytics and Engagements with Data Doubles
Author(s): Minna Ruckenstein Abstract: A field of personal analytics has emerged around self-monitoring practices, which includes the visualization and interpretation of the data produced. This paper explores personal analytics from the perspective of...
Religion and Life Satisfaction Down Under
Author: Kortt, Michael ADollery, BrianGrant, Bligh Abstract: We investigated the association between religious involvement and life satisfaction using panel data from the 2004, 2007, and 2010 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)...
Self-monitoring and Technology: Challenges and Open Issues in Personal Informatics
Author(s): Amon RappFederica Cena Abstract: Personal Informatics (PI), also known as Quantified Self (QS), is a school of thought which aims to use technology for acquiring and collecting data on different aspects of the daily lives of people. These data can be...
Quantified Selves
Author(s): Rettberg, Jill Walker Abstract: The title of this chapter is taken from the quantified self movement, where people track and analyse aspects of their lives such as steps, travels, productivity, location, glucose, heart rate, coffee intake, sleep and more to...
The ‘Privacy Paradox’ in the Social Web: The Impact of Privacy Concerns, Individual Characteristics, and the Perceived Social Relevance on Different Forms of Self-Disclosure
Author(s): Taddicken, Monika Abstract: Given the diffusion of the Social Web and increased disclosure of personal information online, the ‘privacy paradox’ suggests that while Internet users are concerned about privacy, their behaviors do not mirror those concerns....
Big Data in Science and Healthcare: A Review of Recent Literature and Perspectives. Contribution of the IMIA Social Media Working Group
Author(s): M. M. Hansen T. Miron-Shatz A. Y. S. Lau C. Paton Abstract: Objectives: As technology continues to evolve and rise in various industries, such as healthcare, science, education, and gaming, a sophisticated concept known as Big Data is surfacing. The concept...
This one does not go up to 11: The quantified self movement as an alternative big data practice
Author(s): Nafus, DawnSherman, Jamie Abstract: Big data is often seen in terms of powerful institutions managing the actions of populations through data. This ethnography of the Quantified Self movement, where participants collect extensive data about their own...
A mixed methods exploratory study of women’s relationships with and uses of fertility tracking apps
Author(s): Katie Gabier Ross David J Mclernon Heather M Morgan Abstract: Digital self-tracking is rising, including tracking of menstrual cycles by women using fertility tracking apps (FTAs). However, little is known about users' experiences of FTAs and their...
A methodology for quantifying effects and psychological functioning of behavior-change techniques
Author(s): Daniel A. Epstein An Ping James Fogarty Sean A Munson Abstract: Current models of how people use personal informatics systems are largely based in behavior change goals. They do not adequately characterize the integration of self-tracking into everyday...
Understanding the Human Machine [Commentary]
Author: Lupton, Deborah Abstract: The concepts of "self-tracking" and "the quantified self" have recently begun to emerge in discussions of how best to optimize one's life. These concepts refer to the practice of gathering data about oneself on a regular basis and...