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L. Wiese

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This dissertation explores how consumer technology can foster lasting improvements in wellbeing. Consumer technologies - social networking sites, communication tools, and streaming platforms - have become omnipresent, fundamentally shaping how we live, work, and connect. They kic ...

Daily doses of wellbeing

How everyday technology can support positive activities

Due to their widespread use, consumer technologies like messaging or video streaming services present a promising opportunity to disseminate wellbeing interventions, such as positive activities, to a large audience. Currently, this potential is primarily leveraged by dedicated we ...
In this paper, we introduce a framework that conceptualizes a multi-stage process through which technology can promote sustained wellbeing. Intentional wellbeing-enhancing activities form the centerpiece linking direct product interaction to, ultimately, wellbeing. The framework ...
Research in positive psychology indicates that sustained well-being is more determined by our actions than by our possessions. Products' contribution to well-being may thus be grounded in their potential to support well-being-enhancing activities rather than in their material val ...