Using Multimodal Wearable Technology to Detect Conflict among Couples

2017/03/01 by Adela C. Timmons, Theodora Chaspari, Sohyun C. Han +4 · 6 citations
Psychology · #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Computer science #Computer security #Embedded system #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Field (mathematics) #Human–computer interaction #Multimedia #State (computer science) #Telecommunications #Wearable computer #Wearable technology #World Wide Web

paper · doi:10.1109/mc.2017.83

openalex publication_date 2017/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

By monitoring human behavior unobtrusively, mobile sensing technologies have the potential to improve our daily lives. Initial results from a field study demonstrate that such passive technologies can detect a complex psychological state in an uncontrolled, real-life environment. In the web extra at https://youtu.be/n8Ap3Z44ojQ, guest editor Katarzyna Wac interviews authors Adela Timmons and Theodora Chaspari, quality-of-life technology researchers at the University of Southern California.

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