The Future of Technology in Positive Psychology: Methodological Advances in the Science of Well-Being

Advances in biotechnology and information technology are poised to transform well-being research. This article reviews the technologies that we predict will have the most impact on both measurement and intervention in the field of positive psychology over the next decade. These technologies include:...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 9; p. 962
Main Authors Yaden, David B, Eichstaedt, Johannes C, Medaglia, John D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.06.2018
Subjects
computational linguistics
non-invasive brain stimulation
positive psychology
Psychology
psychopharmacology
technology
virtual reality
positive psychology
psychopharmacology
virtual reality
technology
computational linguistics
non-invasive brain stimulation
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Summary:Advances in biotechnology and information technology are poised to transform well-being research. This article reviews the technologies that we predict will have the most impact on both measurement and intervention in the field of positive psychology over the next decade. These technologies include: psychopharmacology, non-invasive brain stimulation, virtual reality environments, and big-data methods for large-scale multivariate analysis. Some particularly relevant potential costs and benefits to individual and collective well-being are considered for each technology as well as ethical considerations. As these technologies may substantially enhance the capacity of psychologists to intervene on and measure well-being, now is the time to discuss the potential promise and pitfalls of these technologies.
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This article was submitted to Human-Media Interaction, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Edited by: Rosa M. Baños, Universitat de València, Spain
Reviewed by: Rafael A. Calvo, University of Sydney, Australia; Andrea Lavazza, Centro Universitario Internazionale, Italy; Béatrice Hasler, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00962