Social+Me: a persuasive application to increase communication between students and their support networks in Southern Chile

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dc.article.numbere848
dc.catalogadorgjm
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Vera, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorUrrutia, Denisse C.
dc.contributor.authorRossel, Pedro O.
dc.contributor.authorHerskovic, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorFuentes, Carolina
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T16:23:18Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T16:23:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractTechnology can improve university students’ communication, helping them maintain relationships. Although there are many available technological tools, students face challenges—e.g., living far from home, failing grades, depression—that may isolate them from their networks. Most research into these topics has been conducted in countries in which students leave their parents’ home while at university, which is not the case for most students in southern Chile. In this context that has been seldom studied, this paper presents two studies, focusing on two research questions: (1) How do university students in southern Chile communicate? (2) Can a mobile application persuade university students to increase their communication patterns? To answer these questions, we conducted a survey with 90 students in southern Chile, and then developed a persuasive application called Social+Me, aimed at monitoring communication with students’ support networks and persuading them to keep in touch. We conducted a preliminary evaluation of Social+Me, and the application was well received by participants, who felt that it improved their communication with their social network. The main impact of our study lies in applying persuasive technologies to the communicative practice of university students to prevent students from feeling isolated or unsupported.
dc.format.extent24 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.7717/PEERJ-CS.848
dc.identifier.urihttps://peerj.com/articles/cs-848/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/86049
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Herskovic, Valeria; 0000-0002-2650-6507; 1009054
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.revistaPeerJ Computer Science
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPersuasive technology
dc.subjectSocial network
dc.subjectMobile
dc.subjectUndergraduate student
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.subject.deweyIngenieríaes_ES
dc.titleSocial+Me: a persuasive application to increase communication between students and their support networks in Southern Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen8
sipa.codpersvinculados1009054
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-05-27
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