A Qualitative Exploration of a User-Centered Model for Smartwatch Comfort Using Grounded Theory

The role of comfort, personality, and intention in smartwatch usage during sleep

“…Existing research underscores the pivotal role of usage intention as the prime determinant of usage behavior (Buenaflor and Kim, 2013;Spagnolli et al, 2014). Notably, comfort emerges as a central element impacting the usage intention of wearable devices (Spagnolli et al, 2014;Xu et al, 2024). However, despite a meticulous analysis of prior literature, it becomes apparent that investigations into the interplay between smartwatch comfort, usage intention, and usage behavior, particularly in sleep scenes, remain absent.…”