@inproceedings{d485eab2e8ae40289ba8e95f924d7f68,
title = "Motivational technologies: A theoretical framework for designing preventive health applications",
abstract = "Every day, millions of people seek health information online, but we still do not know how to create websites or mobile applications that could motivate them to change their health-related behaviors in a proactive manner. There is a big difference between learning about one's health status and doing something about it. In order to bridge this gap, we provide a theoretical framework for designing Motivational Technologies. We discuss how three affordances of modern media interfaces-navigability, interactivity, and customization-could be used to enhance individuals' intrinsic motivation for preventive health, based on self-determination theory. Empirical evidence and design guidelines discussed here could lead to significant advances in health information systems aimed at promoting preventive health behaviors.",
keywords = "customization, interactivity, intrinsic motivation, Motivational technology, navigability, preventive health, self-determination",
author = "Sundar, \{S. Shyam\} and Saraswathi Bellur and Haiyan Jia",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-31037-9\_10",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642310362",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
pages = "112--122",
booktitle = "Persuasive Technology",
note = "7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2012 ; Conference date: 06-06-2012 Through 08-06-2012",
}