Self-reflecting and mindfulness: Cultivating curiosity and decentering situated in everyday life

Ralph Vacca, Christopher Hoadley

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Abstract

Research on the use of mobile to promote mindfulness states is still relatively nascent, especially when exploring how such states can be cultivated in everyday life, outside of meditation-based approaches. In this study we investigate the design of a mobile app that seeks to cultivate mindfulness states situated in everyday life. Using reminders to prompt self-reflection and breathing exercises to prompt body awareness, we sought to address the overarching question – how can we design towards mindfulness situated in everyday living and how might it change what we mean by mindfulness? Our findings suggest that mobile-based approaches can promote curiosity and decentering through self-reflection, and that the valence and likelihood of experiencing certain mental events may influence how self-reflection is experienced, which in turn influences curiosity and decentering factors of mindfulness states.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPersuasive Technology - 11th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2016, Proceedings
EditorsManfred Tscheligi, Boris De Ruyter, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Verena Fuchsberger, Martin Murer, Manfred Tscheligi
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages87-98
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319315096
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event11th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2016 - Salzburg, Austria
Duration: Apr 5 2016Apr 7 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9638
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other11th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2016
Country/TerritoryAustria
CitySalzburg
Period4/5/164/7/16

Keywords

  • Curiosity
  • Decentering
  • Emotional health
  • Mindfulness
  • Mobile learning
  • Persuasive design
  • Self-reflection
  • Situated context

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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