Mobile health technology as a solution to self-control problems: The behavioral impact of COVID-19 contact tracing apps in Japan
Masahiro Shoji,
Susumu Cato,
Asei Ito,
Takashi Iida,
Kenji Ishida,
Hiroto Katsumata and
Kenneth Mori McElwain
Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 306, issue C
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Mobile technology has been widely utilized as an effective healthcare tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, over 50 countries have released contact-tracing apps to trace and contain infection chains. While earlier studies have examined obstacles to app uptake and usage, whether and how this uptake affects users’ behavioral patterns is not well understood. This is crucial because uptake can theoretically increase or decrease behavior that carries infection risks.
Keywords: mHealth; Self-control; Commitment device; Unintended impact; COVID-19; Contact tracing apps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115142
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