Time perspectives in technology-mediated reminiscing: effects of basic design decisions on subjective well-being

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Background

This article is based on two experimental vignette studies with 152 and 125 participants. It extends existing findings about technology-mediated reminiscing and relates reminiscence technologies with time perspective theory as well as measures of subjective well-being.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Mena Mesenhöller for her help with the qualitative coding and the Experience and Interaction Design Group for informative feedback throughout the development of the studies.

HCI Editorial Record

First received on date. Revisions received on date, date, and date. Accepted by action-editor-name. Final manuscript received on date.

Additional information

Funding

Funding for this work comes from Siegen University.

Notes on contributors

Alarith Uhde

Alarith Uhde ([email protected], alarithuhde.com) is an HCI researcher with an interest in personal time-related attitudes and behaviors, and their effect on subjective well-being in technology use; he is currently a PhD student in the Experience and Interaction Design Group of Siegen University.

Marc Hassenzahl ([email protected], experienceandinteraction.com) is an HCI researcher with an expertise in Design for Well-being; he is a professor for Ubiquitous Design and head of the Experience and Interaction Design Group at Siegen University.