An intersectional look at use of and satisfaction with digital mental health platforms: a survey of perinatal black women

VO Oguamanam, N Hernandez, R Chandler… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In the United States (US), Black women in the perinatal period disproportionately experience
higher rates of mental health challenges like anxiety and postpartum depression. Digital …

Co-designing Magic Machines for Everyday Mindfulness with Practitioners

J Li, N Kwon, H Pham, R Shim, G Leshed - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Many digital technologies have been invented to support mindfulness, the practice of
bringing attention to the present moment without judgment. While most technologies focus …

Meditating in live stream: An autoethnographic and interview study to investigate motivations, interactions and challenges

J Li, J Guo, G Leshed - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Mindfulness practice has many mental and physical well-being benefits. With the increased
popularity of live stream technologies and the impact of COVID-19, many people have …

Better Living Through Creepy Technology? Exploring Tensions Between a Novel Class of Well-Being Apps and Affective Discomfort in App Culture

JS Seberger, H Choung, J Snyder… - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Well-being apps promise to improve people's lives. Yet evidence shows that the data-hungry
app culture that contextualizes well-being apps normalizes the user experience of affective …

Beyond Meditation: Understanding Everyday Mindfulness Practices and Technology Use Among Experienced Practitioners

J Li, KA Cochrane, G Leshed - arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.10334, 2024 - arxiv.org
Mindfulness, a practice of bringing attention to the present non-judgmentally, has many
mental and physical well-being benefits, especially when practiced consistently. Many …