About this Research Topic
Engagement with digital environments is increasing rapidly and technological devices are becoming ever more integrated into our daily existence. Currently, most scientific research and media attention in this area focuses on cataloging the negative consequences of our increasing use of digital technology. While important, it is also imperative that researchers, developers, and users embrace a more solution-focused approach that recognizes the positive potential of digital technology to support well-being. Various frameworks and considerations – positive technology, digital wellness, human experience – point towards opportunities to develop and deploy digital tools for the synergistic advancement of human well-being and technological innovation. Leveraging the technological affordances of digital tools and drawing on well-being science can lay a foundation to explore how these devices can be used to maximize well-being across a range of domains.
This perspective-shifting Research Topic will bring together interdisciplinary approaches to illuminate the positive potential of digital technology. Drawing on a biopsychosocial framework of well-being, the studies in this issue will highlight the biological, psychological, and social aspects of how technology can positively influence multiple domains of humans flourishing. The social dimension intersects with socio-technical approaches when considering the design and impact of technologies. Researchers will present innovative research that recognizes how digital technology tools can be developed and/or used to enhance wellbeing, which might include, but is not limited to, personal health and happiness, mental wellness, and social connections. This Research Topic will cover such topics as the development and deployment of mobile health (mHealth) interventions, strategies and best practices for engaging with technology in beneficial ways, and approaches that highlight how developers and users can design and use technology to maximize well-being.
The themes of this Research Topic will span across multiple domains and may include (but are not limited to) areas that demonstrate how technology plays a role in physical health, mental health, optimizing social connection, educational interventions, stress management, work/life balance, strength building, self-actualization, COVID-19 mitigation, and human-computer interaction.
Articles types should match the stage of research and proposed contribution of the work (e.g., empirical work, formative studies, conceptual papers). We encourage authors to consider brief research reports and mini reports for papers with contributions that are more limited in scope. Opinions will be accepted if they can provide constructive discussion on recent findings or methods in this field.
This perspective-shifting Research Topic will bring together interdisciplinary approaches to illuminate the positive potential of digital technology. Drawing on a biopsychosocial framework of well-being, the studies in this issue will highlight the biological, psychological, and social aspects of how technology can positively influence multiple domains of humans flourishing. The social dimension intersects with socio-technical approaches when considering the design and impact of technologies. Researchers will present innovative research that recognizes how digital technology tools can be developed and/or used to enhance wellbeing, which might include, but is not limited to, personal health and happiness, mental wellness, and social connections. This Research Topic will cover such topics as the development and deployment of mobile health (mHealth) interventions, strategies and best practices for engaging with technology in beneficial ways, and approaches that highlight how developers and users can design and use technology to maximize well-being.
The themes of this Research Topic will span across multiple domains and may include (but are not limited to) areas that demonstrate how technology plays a role in physical health, mental health, optimizing social connection, educational interventions, stress management, work/life balance, strength building, self-actualization, COVID-19 mitigation, and human-computer interaction.
Articles types should match the stage of research and proposed contribution of the work (e.g., empirical work, formative studies, conceptual papers). We encourage authors to consider brief research reports and mini reports for papers with contributions that are more limited in scope. Opinions will be accepted if they can provide constructive discussion on recent findings or methods in this field.
Keywords: positive psychology, cyberpsychology, positive technology, digital technology, digital media, smartphones, social media, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, well-being, happiness, emotion, affect, life satisfaction
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