Technology Support for Personal Change

Peter Josef Benda, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Information Systems

The research we will be discussing is focussed on the application and design of mobile interactive systems to support 'non-instrumental forms of activity'. In particular, the project we will discuss is attempting to improve self- and social-support for quitting smokers through a web- and mobile-hybrid messaging system.

In particular, we have been looking at:planning/supporting specific ways to avoid addictive stimuli supporting confessional activities (both to the self and others)intervening intended to javascript:void(0)
Publishhelp a ‘client’ learn healthier ways to find satisfaction tailoring intervention to specific influences that lead to addictive behaviour leveraging off existing social support networks, helping create new ones.