The prevalence of social media and its escalating impact on mental health has highlighted the need for effective digital wellbeing strategies. Current digital wellbeing interventions have primarily focused on reducing screen time and social media use, often neglecting the potential benefits of these platforms. This paper introduces a new perspective centered around empowering positive social media experiences, instead of limiting users with restrictive rules. In line with this perspective, we lay out the key requirements that should be considered in future work, aiming to spark a dialogue in this emerging area. We further present our initial effort to address these requirements with PauseNow, an innovative digital wellbeing intervention designed to align users' digital behaviors with their intentions. PauseNow leverages digital nudging and intention-aware recommendations to gently guide users back to their original intentions when they "get lost" during their digital usage, promoting a more mindful use of social media.
翻译:社交媒体的普及及其对心理健康日益加剧的影响凸显了有效数字福祉策略的必要性。现有数字福祉干预措施主要聚焦于减少屏幕使用时间和社交媒体时长,却往往忽视了这些平台的潜在益处。本文引入了一种以赋能积极社交媒体体验为核心的新视角,而非通过限制性规则约束用户。基于这一视角,我们阐述了未来工作中应考量的一系列关键需求,旨在激发这一新兴领域的学术探讨。我们进一步展示了为实现这些需求而开展的初步探索——PauseNow,一种旨在协调用户数字行为与自身意图的创新数字福祉干预方案。PauseNow借助数字助推和意图感知推荐系统,在用户"迷失"于数字使用过程中时,温和地引导其回归原始意图,从而促进更审慎的社交媒体使用。