Positive Technology: Using Interactive Technologies to Promote Positive Functioning

By Giuseppe Riva, Rosa María Baños, Cristina Botella, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Andrea Gaggioli. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2012

359 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Rafael A. Calvo
2. Dorian Peters
3. Richard M. Ryan
4. Maarten Vansteenkiste
5. Edward L. Deci
6. Robert J. Vallerand
7. Bart Soenens
8. Nikos Ntoumanis

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Richard M. Ryan
2. V. Huta
3. Holli-Anne Passmore

In Social Psychology

1. Rafael A. Calvo
2. Dorian Peters
3. Richard M. Ryan
4. Maarten Vansteenkiste
5. Edward L. Deci
6. Robert J. Vallerand
7. Bart Soenens
8. Marylène Gagné

Citations in the corpus

• Six Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenges (2023, neutral): ““ Positive technology ” as a general term (Riva et al., 2012), and “ Positive computing ” more specifically (Calvo & Peters, 2014), suggest that it is possible to use technology to influence specific features of human experience that serve to promote adaptive behaviors and positive functioning,…”
• Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience (2018, background): “At the broadest level, Positive Technologies takes from positive psychology and argues for the benefits of using technology to influence the (1) affective quality, (2) engagement/actualization, and (3) connectedness of experience.”