Digital wellbeing tools through users lens

• DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101778
• Publication Date: 2021-10-11T17:55:07Z
• Authors: Mohamed Basel Alm...; Amen Alrobai; Tiffany Skinner; Mohammed Hussain; Raian Ali
• Keywords: Through-the-lens metering

There is a growing recognition of excessive, compulsive, and hasty use technology as an emerging form problematic behavior affecting individuals' emotional, social, occupational wellbeing. Smartphone overuse, in particular, has been linked to negative effects on users' quality life, such anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance loss productivity. One strategy help regulate digital usage and, potentially, increase wellbeing devise smartphone applications collect data about awareness it enable them set limits alert users accordingly. However, have not extensively evaluated from the perspective whether they basic requirements for In this paper, we examine family based persuasive design established behavioral change theories. We performed thematic analysis reviews two popular applications, SPACE Break Phone Addiction Google Digital Wellbeing (GDW). report factors influencing user acceptance rejection towards identify possible challenges opportunities improve their role future releases.