Variety-seeking behavior in consumption: a literature review and future research directions

Y Zhang - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Variety-seeking is a popular choice strategy in consumers' daily lives, and many factors
influence it. This study conducted a narrative and structured literature review based on three …

[HTML][HTML] Distinguishing between effectual, ineffectual, and problematic smartphone use: a comprehensive review and conceptual pathways model for future research

S Nawaz - Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Smartphones are ubiquitous and offer numerous benefits in daily life. However, the ongoing
excessive use of smartphones has been associated with a range of adverse effects …

SwitchTube: A proof-of-concept system introducing “adaptable commitment interfaces” as a tool for digital wellbeing

K Lukoff, U Lyngs, K Shirokova, R Rao, L Tian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
YouTube has many features, such as homepage recommendations, that encourage users to
explore its vast library of videos. However, when users visit YouTube with a specific …

The assessment of TikTok as a source of quality health information on varicoceles

AR Siegal, FA Ferrer, E Baldisserotto, NR Malhotra - Urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the quality of varicocele information on TikTok, a popular video
platform that adolescent patients are now turning to as a source of medical information …

A Mixed-Method Exploration into the Mobile Phone Rabbit Hole

N Terzimehic, F Bemmann, M Halsner… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Smartphones provide various functions supporting users in their daily lives. However, the
temptation of getting distracted and tuning out is high leading to so-called rabbit holes. To …

Does mindless scrolling hamper well-being? Combining ESM and log-data to examine the link between mindless scrolling, goal conflict, guilt, and daily well-being

D de Segovia Vicente, K Van Gaeveren… - Journal of Computer …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This manuscript presents findings from a preregistered mixed-method study involving
67,762 ecological momentary assessments and behavioral smartphone observations from …

Play it safe or leave the comfort zone? Optimal content strategies for social media influencers on streaming video platforms

L Jiang, X Chen, S Miao, C Shi - Decision Support Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Social media influencers (SMIs) endeavor to attract, retain, and, more importantly, influence
large audiences through creating videos on streaming video platforms (SVPs). Facing …

Nudging users or redesigning interfaces? Evaluating novel strategies for digital wellbeing through incontrol

A Monge Roffarello, L De Russis - … of the 2023 ACM Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
As web designers may deliberately adopt design patterns to hook users' attention,
researchers and practitioners have innovated several tools for supporting users' digital self …

How artificial intelligence constrains the human experience

A Valenzuela, S Puntoni, D Hoffman… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies are transforming many consumption
activities, powering breakthroughs that expand the human experience by enhancing human …

Planning-to-binge: Time allocation for future media consumption.

J Lu, UR Karmarkar, V Venkatraman - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The prevalence of streaming media has led firms to embrace the phenomenon of “binge-
watching” by offering entire multipart series simultaneously. Such “on-demand” availability …