If This, Then Habit: Exploring Context-Aware Implementation Intentions on Smartphones

Charlie Pinder; Jo Vermeulen; Adhi Wicaksono; Russell Beale; Robert Hendley

doi:10.1145/2957265.2961837

If This, Then Habit: Exploring Context-Aware Implementation Intentions on Smartphones

Charlie Pinder, Jo Vermeulen, Adhi Wicaksono, Russell Beale, Robert Hendley

Computer Science

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Abstract

Implementation intentions, ‘if-then’ plans where ‘if’s are contextual cues and ‘then’s are specific goal-related behaviours, hold much promise as an effective
behaviour change technique to support habit formation. Nevertheless, they have been underused in digital behaviour change interventions. To address this gap, we outline a novel design of an implementation intention intervention that exploits the context-aware functionality of smartphones to extend the scope of
these goal constructs. The results of a probe study and qualitative data from an elicitation survey are presented, from which we derive a set of key design recommendations and pointers for future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI'16
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	690-697
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4413-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2961837
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2016
Event	MOBILEHCI 2016 - 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016

Conference

Conference	MOBILEHCI 2016 - 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	6/09/16 → 9/09/16

Keywords

Implementation Intentions
Nonconscious behaviour change technology
Context-aware smartphones

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