Crowd-powered positive psychological interventions
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Author(s)
Morris, Robert Randall
Picard, Rosalind W.
Date Issued
May 2014
Journal
Journal of Positive Psychology
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Citation
Morris, Robert R., and Rosalind Picard. "Crowd-powered positive psychological interventions." Journal of Positive Psychology 9:6 (2014), pp. 509-516.
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Recent advances in crowdsourcing have led to new forms of assistive technologies, commonly referred to as crowd-powered devices. To best serve the user, these technologies crowdsource human intelligence as needed, when automated methods alone are insufficient. In this paper, we provide an overview of how these systems work and how they can be used to enhance technological interventions for positive psychology. As a specific example, we describe previous work that crowdsources positive reappraisals, providing users timely and personalized suggestions for ways to reconstrue stressful thoughts and situations. We then describe how this approach could be extended for use with other positive psychological interventions. Finally, we outline future directions for crowd-powered positive psychological interventions.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.913671
