Designing Behavior Change Support Systems for Recovery from Addictions: Mapping Software Features with Counseling Strategies
摘要
Addiction is one of the most important health issues around the world. It affects individuals, families, and societies while traditional approaches struggle with relapse and drop-out rates, accessibility problems, and aftercare support. However, behavior change support systems can offer substantial support by integrating evidence-based counseling strategies with Persuasive Systems Design. This paper presents a framework for mapping psychological approaches (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Minnesota Model, Contingency Management, and Family/Couples Therapies) with specific Persuasive Systems Design principles. This approach fills the gap between treatment and technology by showing how counseling strategies and persuasive software features can support addiction recovery together at different stages of recovery.