The Generative Mechanisms Behind Technology-enabled Health Behavior Change

Annamina Rieder; Christiane  Lehrer; Yeliz Eseryel; Reinhard Jung

The Generative Mechanisms Behind Technology-enabled Health Behavior Change

Annamina Rieder, Christiane Lehrer, Yeliz Eseryel, Reinhard Jung

Department of Digitalization

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Abstract

Wearables are used to help motivate individuals to trade their unhealthful behaviors for beneficial ones, thereby preventing the diseases of affluence, which are caused by a sedentary lifestyle. However, inconclusive study results regarding the effectiveness of wearables raise questions about the outcomes of using wearables. Research on the topic paints an ambiguous picture regarding the support wearables offer users in performing beneficial health-related behaviors, leaving the underlying mechanisms of wearable use and its outcomes unexplained. We seek to fill this gap in the literature by means of a critical realist study based on thirty narrative interviews with long-term users of wearables. By identifying seven generative mechanisms that drive users’ interactions with wearables and the subsequent cognitive and behavioral outcomes of that use, we answer the research question concerning how and why users’ interactions with wearables can facilitate positive behavioral and cognitive outcomes. The study makes several contributions to theory and practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
Number of pages	16
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2021
Article number	56
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	The 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021: Human Values Crisis in a Digitizing World - Virtual Conference, Marrackech, Morocco Duration: 14 Jun 2021 → 14 Jun 2021 Conference number: 29 https://www.ecis2021.com/

Conference

Conference	The 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021
Number	29
Location	Virtual Conference
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Marrackech
Period	14/06/2021 → 14/06/2021
Internet address	https://www.ecis2021.com/

Series	Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0034

Keywords

Wearable
Health
Behavior change
Generative Mechanism
Critical realism

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Rieder, Annamina ; Lehrer, Christiane ; Eseryel, Yeliz et al. / The Generative Mechanisms Behind Technology-enabled Health Behavior Change. Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2021. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems).

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Rieder, A, Lehrer, C, Eseryel, Y & Jung, R 2021, The Generative Mechanisms Behind Technology-enabled Health Behavior Change. in Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)., 56, Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, The 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021, Marrackech, Morocco, 14/06/2021. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=ecis2021_rp>

The Generative Mechanisms Behind Technology-enabled Health Behavior Change. / Rieder, Annamina; Lehrer, Christiane ; Eseryel, Yeliz et al.
Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). Atlanta, GA: Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2021. 56 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems).

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