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The Future of Technology in Positive Psychology: Methodological Advances in the Science of Well-Being
David B. YadenJohannes C. EichstaedtJohn D. MedagliaJohn D. Medagliasubject
non-invasive brain stimulationpositive psychologylcsh:BF1-990050109 social psychologycomputational linguistics03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePsychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral PsychologypsychopharmacologyCost–benefit analysisbusiness.industry05 social sciencesInformation technologyIntervention (law)lcsh:PsychologyBrain stimulationPerspectivetechnologyWell-beingvirtual realityEngineering ethicsPositive psychologybusinessPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Frontiers in Psychology |