"It felt more real": Investigating the User Experience of the MiWaves Personalizing JITAI Pilot Study

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Main Authors: Ghosh, Susobhan, Hung, Pei-Yao, Coughlin, Lara N., Bonar, Erin E., Guo, Yongyi, Nahum-Shani, Inbal, Walton, Maureen, Newman, Mark W., Murphy, Susan A.
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author Ghosh, Susobhan
Hung, Pei-Yao
Coughlin, Lara N.
Bonar, Erin E.
Guo, Yongyi
Nahum-Shani, Inbal
Walton, Maureen
Newman, Mark W.
Murphy, Susan A.
author_facet Ghosh, Susobhan
Hung, Pei-Yao
Coughlin, Lara N.
Bonar, Erin E.
Guo, Yongyi
Nahum-Shani, Inbal
Walton, Maureen
Newman, Mark W.
Murphy, Susan A.
contents Cannabis use among emerging adults is increasing globally, posing significant health risks and creating a need for effective interventions. We present an exploratory analysis of the MiWaves pilot study, a digital intervention aimed at supporting cannabis use reduction among emerging adults (ages 18-25). Our findings indicate the potential of self-monitoring check-ins and trend visualizations in fostering self-awareness and promoting behavioral reflection in participants. MiWaves intervention message timing and frequency were also generally well-received by the participants. The participants' perception of effort were queried on intervention messages with different tasks, and our findings suggest that messages with tasks like exploring links and typing in responses are perceived as requiring more effort as compared to messages with tasks involving reading and acknowledging. Finally, we discuss the findings and limitations from this study and analysis, and their impact on informing future iterations on MiWaves.
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spellingShingle "It felt more real": Investigating the User Experience of the MiWaves Personalizing JITAI Pilot Study
Ghosh, Susobhan
Hung, Pei-Yao
Coughlin, Lara N.
Bonar, Erin E.
Guo, Yongyi
Nahum-Shani, Inbal
Walton, Maureen
Newman, Mark W.
Murphy, Susan A.
Human-Computer Interaction
Cannabis use among emerging adults is increasing globally, posing significant health risks and creating a need for effective interventions. We present an exploratory analysis of the MiWaves pilot study, a digital intervention aimed at supporting cannabis use reduction among emerging adults (ages 18-25). Our findings indicate the potential of self-monitoring check-ins and trend visualizations in fostering self-awareness and promoting behavioral reflection in participants. MiWaves intervention message timing and frequency were also generally well-received by the participants. The participants' perception of effort were queried on intervention messages with different tasks, and our findings suggest that messages with tasks like exploring links and typing in responses are perceived as requiring more effort as compared to messages with tasks involving reading and acknowledging. Finally, we discuss the findings and limitations from this study and analysis, and their impact on informing future iterations on MiWaves.
title "It felt more real": Investigating the User Experience of the MiWaves Personalizing JITAI Pilot Study
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17645