The Effect of Social Support Features via Buddies in App-Based Habit Building

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Daniel Biedermann, Patrick Oliver Schwarz, J. Yau, H. Drachsler
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Abstract

App-based habit building has been shown to be a good tool for forming desired habits; however, it is unclear how much individual features that are present in many apps contribute to the success of habit building. In this paper, the authors consider the influence of social support features by developing an app in which habit progress was shared with peers – 'buddies' in the app. In the study, 38 participants created habits and monitored their progress regularly with the app over three weeks. The participants were divided into a control group without a 'buddy' and a treatment group cohort in which they were assigned to buddies based on their desired habits. With each habit repetition, the app gave feedback on the number of repetitions and the automaticity of the user's habit. The results obtained show that the reproduction of app-based intentional habit building is effective and that automaticity could be predicted by habit repetition.
基于应用的习惯养成中好友社交支持功能的影响
基于应用程序的习惯养成已被证明是形成理想习惯的好工具;然而,目前尚不清楚许多应用程序中存在的单个功能对习惯养成的成功有多大贡献。在这篇论文中,作者通过开发一款应用程序来考虑社会支持功能的影响,在这款应用程序中,习惯的进步与同龄人(应用程序中的“朋友”)分享。在这项研究中,38名参与者养成了习惯,并在三周内定期使用该应用程序监测他们的进步。参与者被分为没有“朋友”的对照组和治疗组,根据他们想要的习惯,他们被分配到朋友身边。每重复一次习惯,应用就会给出重复次数和用户习惯的自动化程度的反馈。结果表明,基于应用程序的有意习惯养成的复制是有效的,并且可以通过习惯重复来预测自动性。
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International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
3.30
自引率
7.10%
发文量
23
期刊介绍: The primary mission of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) is to provide insight and understanding into the role of innovative learning theory and practice in an increasingly mobile and pervasive technological environment. As technology enables a more seamless experience of device-supported learning worlds that may integrate mobile, embedded, augmented, and immersive technologies, researchers, professionals, and academicians may expect to see increasing interest and activity in blended approaches to learning. IJMBL brings together experts at the forefront of this field, in both technology and pedagogical practice, and assists them in the development and dissemination of new approaches to both mobile and blended learning.
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