TechnoWellness: A New Wellness Construct in the 21st Century

Kennedy, Stephen D.

doi:10.1080/2326716x.2014.902759

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“…Immersive interactive technologies have, so far, mainly been developed for applications such as entertainment and training. However, the potential for these technologies is vast and we are beginning to see the direction of the field shift toward more experiences of supporting positive human functioning and change (Fogg, 1999 ; Schiphorst, 2009 ; Sander, 2011 ; Riva et al, 2012 ; Brown, 2013 ; Desmet and Pohlmeyer, 2013 ; Kennedy, 2014 ; Buie, 2016 ; Gaggioli, 2016 ; Mossbridge, 2016 ). There are similar, yet separate, movements from different domains such as HCI, Psychology, and Computer Science all going toward this same goal of designing and creating technologies that support positive human functioning (Norman and Draper, 1986 ; Weiser and Brown, 1996 ; Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi, 2014 ).…”

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“…One difference is that Positive Computing (Sander, 2011 ; Calvo and Peters, 2014 ) uses an engineering lens for considering well-being in any technology either as preventative or active integration, whereas Positive Technology (Riva et al, 2012 ) uses a psychological lens for considering technology as a platform for supporting and sustaining well-being and the process of change. TechnoWellness (Kennedy, 2014 ) emerged in response to Positive Technology, arguing that Positive Technology was missing key factors for holistic wellness based on a counseling perspective that uses the IS-Wel model (Myers and Sweeney, 2005 ). The IS-Wel model, or Indivisible Self Model of Wellness, integrates both the model of the Indivisible-Self and the five factor Wellness Wheel.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations

2018

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Practices such as mindfulness, introspection, and self-reflection are known to have positive short and long-term effects on health and well-being. However, in today's modern, fast-paced, technological world tempted by distractions these practices are often hard to access and relate to a broader audience. Consequently, technologies have emerged that mediate personal experiences, which is reflected in the high number of available applications designed to elicit positive changes. These technologies elicit positive changes by bringing users' attention to the self—from technologies that show representation of quantified personal data, to technologies that provide experiences that guide the user closer in understanding the self. However, while many designs available today are either built to support or are informed by these aforementioned practices, the question remains: how can we most effectively employ different design elements and interaction strategies to support positive change? Moreover, what types of input and output modalities contribute to eliciting positive states? To address these questions, we present here a state of the art scoping review of immersive interactive technologies that serve in a role of a mediator for positive change in users. We performed a literature search using ACM Digital Library, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Design and Applied Arts Index (beginning of literature—January 1, 2018). We retrieved English-language articles for review, and we searched for published and unpublished studies. Risk of bias was assessed with Downs and Black 26-item QAT scale. We included 34 articles as relevant to the literature, and the analysis of the articles resulted in 38 instances of 33 immersive, interactive experiences relating to positive human functioning. Our contribution is three-fold: First we provide a scoping review of immersive interactive technologies for positive change; Second, we propose both a framework for future designs of positive interactive technologies and design consideration informed by the comparative analysis of the designs; Third, we provide design considerations for immersive, interactive technologies to elicit positive states and support positive change.

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Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations

2018

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“…As time progressed, models began to evolve and new models surfaced. While these wellness models provide a strong historical lens to understanding how wellness was both viewed and examined, modern day research highlights aspects of said models that have not been adapted to reflect the advance of time, specifically regarding the role technology and the environment can play (Kennedy, 2014;Reese & Myers, 2012). Literature also highlighted the development of wellness intervention and initiatives as ways for workplaces and organizations to address issues of wellness of employees.…”

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“…They coined the term "ecowellness" to include the missing aspect of wellness models that focuses on the positive contribution to wellness that nature plays. Kennedy (2014) provided another critique of current wellness models. Highlighting the omission of the impact technology use has on wellness.…”

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“…Highlighting the omission of the impact technology use has on wellness. Kennedy (2014) argued that technology has a significant global impact that has the ability to effect wellness, and that no contemporary models account for this factor (p. 113). While Kennedy (2014) asserted that the positive benefits of technology on wellness outweigh the negative, they argued that wellness models need to be updated to address technology's affects.…”

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24/7 student affairs professional : a study of how residence directors make meaning of wellness

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand how residence directors, an entrylevel professional staff position in student affairs administration, make meaning of wellness within their job function in order to respond to the complex needs of residential students in a diverse college environment. Utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis as the methodological approach, data was gathered from eight self-identified residence directors through semi-structured interviews. Three main super-ordinate themes emerged from the participants as having a significant impact on residence director wellness: (a) the role of institutional culture on the wellness of residence directors, (b) the role of departmental culture on the wellness of residence directors, and (c) the day-to-day residence director experience. Implications for future research and recommendations for prospective and current residence directors, supervisors of residence directors, student affairs leadership, and student affairs graduate program faculty are presented.

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Wellness and well‐being in counseling research: A 31‐year content analysis

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To examine wellness and well-being research in professional counseling journals, we completed a comprehensive 31-year content analysis of counseling research within 25 counseling journals. Of the sample of 374 publications that met the search criteria, wellness publications accounted for 222 (59.4%) of the articles, and well-being publications accounted for 152 (40.6%) of the articles. The authors examined publication patterns, topics, theoretical frameworks, and research methodologies within wellness and well-being counseling research.

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TechnoWellness: A New Wellness Construct in the 21st Century

Cited by 9 publications

References 60 publications

Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations

Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations

24/7 student affairs professional : a study of how residence directors make meaning of wellness

Wellness and well‐being in counseling research: A 31‐year content analysis

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