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The Impact of Wearable Stress Feedback on Individuals’ Challenge-Threat Appraisals in Daily Life : The Moderating Role of Extraversion
Fyntiki, Anna (2025) The Impact of Wearable Stress Feedback on Individuals’ Challenge-Threat Appraisals in Daily Life : The Moderating Role of Extraversion.
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| Abstract: | Experts continue to explore innovative approaches involving technology to support individuals in managing stress, as stress-related problems become more prevalent in everyday life. Furthermore, cognitive appraisals significantly influence subjective responses and reactions to stress and are influenced by personality characteristics, such extraversion, which has repeatedly shown its positive effects on stress views. This study examines the effect of real-time stress feedback from wearable devices on stress appraisals in daily life, with extraversion as a moderating factor. A repeated-measures design with 75 participants (M age = 27.59, 63% female, 37% male) compared the stress appraisals across three questionnaires, during the baseline, after a week wearing and one without a stress feedback device. Participants wore a Garmin smartwatch that provided real-time stress feedback and stress appraisals were measured using an eight-item scale administered after each condition. Extraversion was evaluated using a three-item scale during baseline. The findings showed that wearable stress feedback did not significantly affect stress appraisals in this sample, as participants’ scores remained stable across all conditions. Additionally, although individuals low in extraversion tended to perceive stressors as more threatening, extraversion did not significantly moderate the impact of the wearable. Future research could benefit from exploring and understanding further factors or interventions that may boost the effectiveness of wearable stress feedback in managing stress in daily life. |
| 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/106989 |
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