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Promotion of Wellbeing in Japanese Culture using Positive Computing

Authors:
Isabel Schwaninger
Sissi Zhan

Keywords: Japan, culture, positive computing, wellbeing, mental health, user research, prototype, design

Abstract:
Many Japanese tend to associate mental health issues with a weak personality, which leads to people hiding their problems and avoiding help-seeking. Thus, this paper presents user research and design of a smartphone application tailored to people with a Japanese background that promotes wellbeing using positive psychology, focusing on positive feelings and events as well as methods to increase positive emotions. To this end, a narrative literature review has been conducted on mental health in the Japanese context and positive computing/positive psychology, which was followed by five qualitative interviews with participants with a Japanese background living in Europe. The literature review and interviews resulted in 24 design implications (12 for each step), and a high-fidelity prototype for an application to foster mental wellbeing through self-help.

Pages: 44 to 54

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: November 13, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8491

ISBN: 978-1-68558-105-3

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 13, 2023 to November 17, 2023