Mobile mindfulness and user's worry: A qualitative study of using a smartphone app for distancing from negative thoughts

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 695-717

  Chittaro, Luca ^a   Vianello, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

field studies; mindfulness; qualitative study; ubiquitous and mobile computing design and evaluation; visualization; worry

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; MINDFULNESS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; WORRY;

USER EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84999274572     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwv044     Document Type: Article

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