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A Cognitive Design Space for Supporting Self-Regulation of ICT Use

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CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: SRC14, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3180296

Published: 20 April 2018 Publication History

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A majority of users of smartphones and laptops report that they struggle with effective self-control over their device use. In response, HCI research - as well as a rapidly growing commercial market for 'anti-distraction tools' - has begun to develop apps, browser plugins, and other tools that help users understand and regulate their use. The extensive literature on the mechanics of self-regulation from cognitive neuroscience and behavioural economics might help guide this work. However, so far the emerging HCI work has drawn on a very limited subset of self-regulatory models, in particular Social-Cognitive Theory. Here, we draw together main insights from a broader spectrum of basic research on the mechanics of self-regulation in a simple framework. We use the generated model to analyse interventions in a sample of 112 existing anti-distraction tools, and hope it may contribute a useful alternative view of the design space for UI features that support self-regulation.

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CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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ISBN:9781450356213

DOI:10.1145/3170427

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