ExploreSelf: Fostering User-driven Exploration and Reflection on Personal Challenges with Adaptive Guidance by Large Language Models

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Autores principales: Song, Inhwa, Park, SoHyun, Pendse, Sachin R., Schleider, Jessica Lee, De Choudhury, Munmun, Kim, Young-Ho
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author Song, Inhwa
Park, SoHyun
Pendse, Sachin R.
Schleider, Jessica Lee
De Choudhury, Munmun
Kim, Young-Ho
author_facet Song, Inhwa
Park, SoHyun
Pendse, Sachin R.
Schleider, Jessica Lee
De Choudhury, Munmun
Kim, Young-Ho
contents Expressing stressful experiences in words is proven to improve mental and physical health, but individuals often disengage with writing interventions as they struggle to organize their thoughts and emotions. Reflective prompts have been used to provide direction, and large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated the potential to provide tailored guidance. However, current systems often limit users' flexibility to direct their reflections. We thus present ExploreSelf, an LLM-driven application designed to empower users to control their reflective journey, providing adaptive support through dynamically generated questions. Through an exploratory study with 19 participants, we examine how participants explore and reflect on personal challenges using ExploreSelf. Our findings demonstrate that participants valued the flexible navigation of adaptive guidance to control their reflective journey, leading to deeper engagement and insight. Building on our findings, we discuss the implications of designing LLM-driven tools that facilitate user-driven and effective reflection of personal challenges.
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spellingShingle ExploreSelf: Fostering User-driven Exploration and Reflection on Personal Challenges with Adaptive Guidance by Large Language Models
Song, Inhwa
Park, SoHyun
Pendse, Sachin R.
Schleider, Jessica Lee
De Choudhury, Munmun
Kim, Young-Ho
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
H.5.2; I.2.7
Expressing stressful experiences in words is proven to improve mental and physical health, but individuals often disengage with writing interventions as they struggle to organize their thoughts and emotions. Reflective prompts have been used to provide direction, and large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated the potential to provide tailored guidance. However, current systems often limit users' flexibility to direct their reflections. We thus present ExploreSelf, an LLM-driven application designed to empower users to control their reflective journey, providing adaptive support through dynamically generated questions. Through an exploratory study with 19 participants, we examine how participants explore and reflect on personal challenges using ExploreSelf. Our findings demonstrate that participants valued the flexible navigation of adaptive guidance to control their reflective journey, leading to deeper engagement and insight. Building on our findings, we discuss the implications of designing LLM-driven tools that facilitate user-driven and effective reflection of personal challenges.
title ExploreSelf: Fostering User-driven Exploration and Reflection on Personal Challenges with Adaptive Guidance by Large Language Models
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
H.5.2; I.2.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09662