Digital well-being and stress: observation of behaviors in a connected apartment[Bien-être et stress numérique : observation des comportements au sein d’un appartement connecté]

Facilitating the collection and exploitation of personal data, connected objects are a source of concern. A longitudinal qualitative methodology was implemented to study the cognitive processes of participants who were placed in a situation of intrusiveness within an experimental apartment . Results show that, these technologies can promote a general feeling of well-being while also constituting recurrent and punctual sources of stress. In order to be controlled, coping strategies are developed by the participants. Finally, these few fears don't call into question the overall confidence of the participants, but they highlight a real need for explanation and transparency on the insights learned from the data collected.