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Exploring the Effect of Wearable Stress Feedback on Stress and Relaxation : A Two Week-Long Retrospective and Ambulatory Field Study
Leijser, D.M.J. (2025) Exploring the Effect of Wearable Stress Feedback on Stress and Relaxation : A Two Week-Long Retrospective and Ambulatory Field Study.
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| Abstract: | Stress has a significant impact on both our society and individuals. Stress is associated with numerous physical- and mental health problems. Recently, modern wearables claim to be able to measure stress. Research has shown wearable stress feedback to be effective in reducing stress when used in combination with stress management interventions. Relaxation plays an important role in stress recovery, offering a more comprehensive understanding of stress. This study explores the effect of wearable stress feedback on perceived stress and perceived relaxation during regular and stressful moments. The study reflects real-world conditions, utilising retrospective- and ambulatory questionnaires in a two-week long, within-subject, field study design. Wearable stress feedback had a small effect on stress and relaxation for both samples. However, the results were insignificant. Moreover, substantial individual differences were found. Exploring these differences is essential to understanding how and why wearables are effective. Furthermore, future research should focus on the influence of wearable wearing duration, integration of stress feedback training and achieving high compliance rates for ESM. Despite the small and insignificant results, this study provides a more comprehensive understanding of the effect of wearables on perceived stress and perceived relaxation in real-world conditions. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104963 |
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