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Engaging with self-tracking applications: how do users respond to their performance data?

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  • Ioanna Constantiou
  • Alivelu Mukkamala
  • Mimmi Sjöklint
  • Matthias Trier

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Self-tracking devices and applications have become popular in recent years and changed user behaviour. Previous research has primarily focused on the adoption of self-tracking devices and their effects on self-assessment. As adoption increases, user engagement becomes prominent for the continuous use of the devices and the applications. In this study, we focus on user engagement with activity tracking applications, e.g., Fitbit Flex and Jawbone Up that offer data on user performance. We collected data from semi-structured interviews with 54 participants. We propose a process model comprising four stages which involve distinct user interactions with data: review, react, reflect, and respond. We advance research in this domain by the proposed process model that explicates user engagement in two cases: when the user encounters satisfactory or unsatisfactory results. In the latter case, we depict four response tactics when users are confronted with unsatisfactory results.

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  • Ioanna Constantiou & Alivelu Mukkamala & Mimmi Sjöklint & Matthias Trier, 2023. "Engaging with self-tracking applications: how do users respond to their performance data?," European Journal of Information Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(6), pages 941-961, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjisxx:v:32:y:2023:i:6:p:941-961
    DOI: 10.1080/0960085X.2022.2081096
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