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View article: Reflective Agency: Ethical and Empirical Framework for AI-Mediated Self-Reflection Systems
Reflective Agency: Ethical and Empirical Framework for AI-Mediated Self-Reflection Systems Open
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly mediates self-reflective practices—from therapeutic conversational agents to personal informatics systems—it becomes crucial to examine how these technologies shape, rather than merely support, …
View article: 0443 Estimating Central Circadian Phase with Wrist-Worn Spectrophotometer in Ambulatory Environment
0443 Estimating Central Circadian Phase with Wrist-Worn Spectrophotometer in Ambulatory Environment Open
Introduction The central circadian pacemaker regulates essential physiological processes from cardiometabolism to mood and neurobehavioral performance. Accurate estimation of central circadian phase has broad implications for improving pub…
View article: Resonance: Drawing from Memories to Imagine Positive Futures through AI-Augmented Journaling
Resonance: Drawing from Memories to Imagine Positive Futures through AI-Augmented Journaling Open
People inherently use experiences of their past while imagining their future, a capability that plays a crucial role in mental health. Resonance is an AI-powered journaling tool designed to augment this ability by offering AI-generated, ac…
View article: Cultivating a Supportive Sphere: Designing Technology to Increase Social Support for Foster-Involved Youth
Cultivating a Supportive Sphere: Designing Technology to Increase Social Support for Foster-Involved Youth Open
Approximately 400,000 youth in the US are living in foster care due to experiences with abuse or neglect at home. For multiple reasons, these youth often don't receive adequate social support from those around them. Despite technology's po…
View article: Connecting through Comics: Design and Evaluation of Cube, an Arts-Based Digital Platform for Trauma-Impacted Youth
Connecting through Comics: Design and Evaluation of Cube, an Arts-Based Digital Platform for Trauma-Impacted Youth Open
This paper explores the design, development and evaluation of a digital platform that aims to assist young people who have experienced trauma in understanding and expressing their emotions and fostering social connections. Integrating prin…
View article: Multicenter Evaluation of Machine-Learning Continuous Pulse Rate Algorithm on Wrist-Worn Device
Multicenter Evaluation of Machine-Learning Continuous Pulse Rate Algorithm on Wrist-Worn Device Open
Introduction: Though wrist-worn photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors play an important role in long-term and continuous heart rhythm monitoring, signals measured at the wrist are contaminated by more intense motion artifacts compared to othe…
View article: Considering Comorbidities and Individual Differences in Testing a Gaming Behavioral Activation App for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Open Trial Pilot Intervention Study
Considering Comorbidities and Individual Differences in Testing a Gaming Behavioral Activation App for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Open Trial Pilot Intervention Study Open
Background There is increasing interest in the development of scalable digital mental health interventions for perinatal populations to increase accessibility. Mobile behavioral activation (BA) is efficacious for the treatment of perinatal…
View article: Statistical characteristics of large‐scale objective tonic–clonic seizure records from medical smartwatches used in daily life
Statistical characteristics of large‐scale objective tonic–clonic seizure records from medical smartwatches used in daily life Open
Objective This study aimed to assess whether population‐level patterns in seizure occurrence previously observed in self‐reported diaries, medical records, and electroencephalographic recordings were also present in tonic–clonic seizure (T…
View article: A HeARTfelt Robot: Social Robot-Driven Deep Emotional Art Reflection with Children
A HeARTfelt Robot: Social Robot-Driven Deep Emotional Art Reflection with Children Open
Social-emotional learning (SEL) skills are essential for children to develop to provide a foundation for future relational and academic success. Using art as a medium for creation or as a topic to provoke conversation is a well-known metho…
View article: Human detection of political speech deepfakes across transcripts, audio, and video
Human detection of political speech deepfakes across transcripts, audio, and video Open
Recent advances in technology for hyper-realistic visual and audio effects provoke the concern that deepfake videos of political speeches will soon be indistinguishable from authentic video. We conduct 5 pre-registered randomized experimen…
View article: Necessary for seizure forecasting outcome metrics: seizure frequency and benchmark model
Necessary for seizure forecasting outcome metrics: seizure frequency and benchmark model Open
Work is ongoing to advance seizure forecasting, but the performance metrics used to evaluate model effectiveness can sometimes lead to misleading outcomes. For example, some metrics improve when tested on patients with a particular range o…
View article: Considering comorbidities and individual differences in testing a gaming Behavioral Activation app for perinatal depression and anxiety; A pilot study (Preprint)
Considering comorbidities and individual differences in testing a gaming Behavioral Activation app for perinatal depression and anxiety; A pilot study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Mobile Behavioral Activation (BA) is efficacious for the treatment of perinatal depression, however, the effect of comorbidity on symptom trajectories remains underexplored which is important given that at least 10% of women in…
View article: Brief Report: Quantifying Speech Production Coordination from Non- and Minimally-Speaking Individuals
Brief Report: Quantifying Speech Production Coordination from Non- and Minimally-Speaking Individuals Open
Purpose Non-verbal utterances are an important tool of communication for individuals who are non- or minimally-speaking. While these utterances are typically understood by caregivers, they can be challenging to interpret by their larger co…
View article: Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study
Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study Open
Background Depression during pregnancy is increasingly recognized as a worldwide public health problem. If untreated, there can be detrimental outcomes for the mother and child. Anxiety is also often comorbid with depression. Although effe…
View article: Guest Editorial: Ethics in Affective Computing
Guest Editorial: Ethics in Affective Computing Open
Stunning advances in machine learning are heralding a new era in sensing, interpreting, simulating and stimulating human emotion. In the human sciences, research is increasingly highlighting the explanatory power of emotions, feelings, and…
View article: Prospective clinical validation of the Empatica EmbracePlus wristband as a reflective pulse oximeter
Prospective clinical validation of the Empatica EmbracePlus wristband as a reflective pulse oximeter Open
Introduction Respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and COVID-19 may cause a decrease in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO 2 ). The continuous monitoring of oxygen levels may be …
View article: MultiPar-T: Multiparty-Transformer for Capturing Contingent Behaviors in Group Conversations
MultiPar-T: Multiparty-Transformer for Capturing Contingent Behaviors in Group Conversations Open
As we move closer to real-world social AI systems, AI agents must be able to deal with multiparty (group) conversations. Recognizing and interpreting multiparty behaviors is challenging, as the system must recognize individual behavioral c…
View article: Multipar-T: Multiparty-Transformer for Capturing Contingent Behaviors in Group Conversations
Multipar-T: Multiparty-Transformer for Capturing Contingent Behaviors in Group Conversations Open
As we move closer to real-world AI systems, AI agents must be able to deal with multiparty (group) conversations. Recognizing and interpreting multiparty behaviors is challenging, as the system must recognize individual behavioral cues, de…
View article: A Robotic Companion for Psychological Well-being
A Robotic Companion for Psychological Well-being Open
Social support plays a crucial role in managing and enhancing one's mental health and well-being. In order to explore the role of a robot's companion-like behavior on its therapeutic interventions, we conducted an eight-week-long deploymen…
View article: Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research
Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research Open
Psychological well-being, characterized by feelings, cognitions, and strategies that are associated with positive functioning (including hedonic and eudaimonic well-being), has been linked with better physical health and greater longevity.…
View article: Mixed Effects Random Forests for Personalised Predictions of Clinical Depression Severity
Mixed Effects Random Forests for Personalised Predictions of Clinical Depression Severity Open
This work demonstrates how mixed effects random forests enable accurate predictions of depression severity using multimodal physiological and digital activity data collected from an 8-week study involving 31 patients with major depressive …
View article: Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study (Preprint)
Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Depression during pregnancy is increasingly recognized as a worldwide public health problem. If untreated, there can be detrimental outcomes for the mother and child. Anxiety is also often comorbid with depression. Although eff…
View article: Computational Empathy Counteracts the Negative Effects of Anger on Creative Problem Solving
Computational Empathy Counteracts the Negative Effects of Anger on Creative Problem Solving Open
How does empathy influence creative problem solving? We introduce a computational empathy intervention based on context-specific affective mimicry and perspective taking by a virtual agent appearing in the form of a well-dressed polar bear…