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A Positive Technology System for the Promotion of Well-Being: From the Lab to the Hospital Setting

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Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health (MindCare 2015)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 604))

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There is growing evidence of the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs) to enhance subjective and psychological well-being in different populations, and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are becoming into a key help to increase the efficiency of this type of interventions. Recently, the use of technology to foster well-being and personal growth has been named as Positive Technology. The aim of this paper is to describe and to present data about a positive technology example (EARTH of Well-being system) and to examine its usefulness in different populations and settings. Data of four studies are presented: two with non-clinical population (university students) and two with clinical population (cancer patients). Outcomes show that this system is capable of promoting subjective well-being in both populations. Also, its efficacy was proved in different settings (laboratory and hospital contexts). Limitations and future research are discussed.

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  1. Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain

    Macarena Espinoza, Luis Farfallini & Cristina Botella

  2. Ciber, Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

    Ernestina Etchemendy & Rosa María Baños

  3. Red de Excelencia PROMOSAM (PSI2014-56303-REDT), MINECO, Madrid, Spain

    Cristina Botella & Rosa María Baños

  4. Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Rosa María Baños

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Espinoza, M., Etchemendy, E., Farfallini, L., Botella, C., Baños, R.M. (2016). A Positive Technology System for the Promotion of Well-Being: From the Lab to the Hospital Setting. In: Serino, S., Matic, A., Giakoumis, D., Lopez, G., Cipresso, P. (eds) Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. MindCare 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 604. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32270-4_21

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