Positive technology: Using interactive technologies to promote positive functioning

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-77

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b   Baños, Rosa M ^c,d   Botella, Cristina ^d,e   Wiederhold, Brenda K ^f,g   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^e Universidad Jaume I de Castellón   (Spain)

^f Virtual Reality Medical Institute   (Belgium)

^g VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84856815480     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0139     Document Type: Article

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