Designing for positive disclosure: What do you like today?

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 564-572

  Kanis, Marije ^a   Brinkman, Willem Paul ^b   Perry, Mark ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expressive technology; Mobile technology; Positive emotions; Positive psychology; Social sharing

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; POSITIVE EMOTIONS; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SHARING;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMOTION; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THINKING; WELLBEING;

EID: 63649103840     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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