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- research-articleOctober 2024
SOFTMENT: Detecting Mental Health and Wellbeing of Women in the Software Sector
UbiComp '24: Companion of the 2024 on ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous ComputingPages 405–411https://doi.org/10.1145/3675094.3678493Software sector employees face challenges like managing time zones in distributed teams, long work hours, sedentary lifestyles, and limited time for extracurricular activities or fitness. These challenges affect all gender groups, including women, men, ...
- ArticleJune 2024
Design Proposal for a Chatbot with Mental Support Functionalities Based on Artificial Intelligence
- Leonel Hernandez Collante,
- Aji Prasetya Wibawa,
- Hugo Hernandez Palma,
- Mario Orozco Bohorquez,
- Jonny Rafael Plazas Acevedo,
- Angelica Jimenez Coronado
Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive InteractionsPages 17–31https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60012-8_2AbstractMental health, an essential component of overall well-being, faces persistent challenges globally. Despite its crucial importance, adequate care remains elusive due to various barriers. Among these, the lack of access to mental health services, ...
- short-paperMarch 2024
Towards Developing an Active Listening Counseling Robot for Multiple Generations: A Text Mining Study on Emotional Expression of the Elderly and the Young
HRI '24: Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot InteractionPages 521–525https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640733This study examined an active listening counseling chatbot using Miracle Questions for addressing emotional distress in various age groups. It is based on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). The experiment targeted older people and young university ...
- research-articleDecember 2023
Co-Design of a Robotic Mental Well-Being Coach to Help University Students Manage Public Speaking Anxiety
HAI '23: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent InteractionPages 200–208https://doi.org/10.1145/3623809.3623872Public speaking anxiety, one of the most common subtypes of social anxiety, is prevalent among university students and can negatively impact their academic success and mental well-being. Limited access to human coaches and interventions calls for ...
- research-articleJuly 2023
Developing A Conversational Interface for an ACT-based Online Program: Understanding Adolescents’ Expectations of Conversational Style
CUI '23: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversational User InterfacesArticle No.: 1, Pages 1–16https://doi.org/10.1145/3571884.3597142A preventative approach is crucial for adolescents’ mental well-being, as problems often arise at a young age. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based intervention approach used to enhance psychological flexibility, a central factor ...
- research-articleJuly 2023
Awedyssey: Design Tensions in Eliciting Self-transcendent Emotions in Virtual Reality to Support Mental Well-being and Connection
- Noah Miller,
- Ekaterina R. Stepanova,
- John Desnoyers-Stewart,
- Ashu Adhikari,
- Alexandra Kitson,
- Patrick Pennefather,
- Denise Quesnel,
- Katharina Brauns,
- Anika Friedl-Werner,
- Alexander Stahn,
- Bernhard E. Riecke
DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems ConferencePages 189–211https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595998Access to nature and feeling connection is critical for mental health and well-being. These benefits may be mediated by self-transcendent emotions evoked by nature. We need to explore the capacity of technology to offer such experiences when we lack ...
- Work in ProgressApril 2023
Exploring the Use of Large Language Models for Improving the Awareness of Mindfulness
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsArticle No.: 129, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3585614Teachable self-help techniques, such as mindfulness, can reduce anxiety and improve mental well-being outcomes. However, people lack proper awareness of such techniques. In this work, we explore the design space of using online dissemination channels to ...
- short-paperMarch 2023
Robotic Coaches Delivering Group Mindfulness Practice at a Public Cafe
HRI '23: Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot InteractionPages 86–90https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3580048Group meditation is known to keep people motivated and committed over longer periods of time, as compared to individual practice. Robotic coaching is a promising avenue for engaging people in group meditation and mindfulness exercises. However, the ...
- research-articleMarch 2023
Robotic Mental Well-being Coaches for the Workplace: An In-the-Wild Study on Form
HRI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot InteractionPages 301–310https://doi.org/10.1145/3568162.3577003The World Health Organization recommends that employers take action to protect and promote mental well-being at work. However, the extent to which these recommended practices can be implemented in the workplace is limited by the lack of resources and ...
- research-articleNovember 2022
"I've talked without intending to": Self-disclosure and Reciprocity via Embodied Avatar
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), Volume 6, Issue CSCW2Article No.: 482, Pages 1–23https://doi.org/10.1145/3555583Considering the importance of self-disclosure in building relationships, it is vital to investigate how self-disclosure is affected via avatars in virtual environments, as they are likely to become increasingly popular. Previous work has shown that using ...
- research-articleSeptember 2022
BreatheBuddy: Tracking Real-time Breathing Exercises for Automated Biofeedback Using Commodity Earbuds
- Md Mahbubur Rahman,
- Tousif Ahmed,
- Mohsin Yusuf Ahmed,
- Minh Dinh,
- Ebrahim Nemati,
- Jilong Kuang,
- Jun Alex Gao
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), Volume 6, Issue MHCIArticle No.: 213, Pages 1–18https://doi.org/10.1145/3546748Breathing exercises reduce stress and improve overall mental well-being. There are various types of breathing exercises. Performing the exercises correctly may give the best outcome and doing it in wrong ways can sometimes have adverse effect. Providing ...
- posterMarch 2023
Exploring The Potential of Chatbots to Provide Mental Well-being Support for Computer Science Students
SIGCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2Page 1339https://doi.org/10.1145/3545947.3576285Computer Science students are affected by a number of stressors, such as competition, which make it difficult for them to manage their mental well-being and mood. Students are often reluctant to use existing resources for support because they are ...
- research-articleSeptember 2021
Investigating the Acceptability and Perceived Effectiveness of a Chatbot in Helping Students Assess their Well-being
Asian CHI '21: Proceedings of the Asian CHI Symposium 2021Pages 34–40https://doi.org/10.1145/3429360.3468177Students are vulnerable to health problems due to numerous stressors and overwhelming pressure at home and in school. With the rapid development in AI technologies, there are many opportunities to develop tools that can assist students affected by ...
- research-articleOctober 2020
Assessing Users' Mental Status from their Journaling Behavior through Chatbots
IVA '20: Proceedings of the 20th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual AgentsArticle No.: 32, Pages 1–8https://doi.org/10.1145/3383652.3423870Chatbots (conversational agents) are increasingly receiving attention in mental health domains because they elicit honest self-disclosure about personal experiences and emotions. Although such self-disclosure contents can be useful for gauging mental ...
- research-articleSeptember 2020
TangToys: smart toys to communicate and improve children's wellbeing
UbiComp/ISWC '20 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable ComputersPages 497–449https://doi.org/10.1145/3410530.3414375Children can find it challenging to communicate their emotions especially when experiencing mental health challenges. Technological solutions may help children communicate digitally and receive support from one another as advances in networking and ...
- research-articleMay 2020
Designing a Chatbot as a Mediator for Promoting Deep Self-Disclosure to a Real Mental Health Professional
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), Volume 4, Issue CSCW1Article No.: 31, Pages 1–27https://doi.org/10.1145/3392836Chatbots are becoming increasingly popular. One promising application for chatbots is to elicit people's self-disclosure of their personal experiences, thoughts, and feelings. As receiving one's deep self-disclosure is critical for mental health ...