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Check-ins Data Context

The "Check-Ins" feature in the Nowatch Research API is designed to promote user self-reflection on their internal state.

How Check-Ins are Triggered

Users can configure check-ins to occur based on various triggers:

  • Randomly: Users can set up daily vibrations (0, 3, 6, or 9) to prompt random check-ins.
  • After Prolonged Stress: Check-ins can be triggered when the user experiences stress for more than 5, 10, 15, or 20 consecutive minutes.
  • Both Random and Prolonged Stress: A combination of both trigger types can be configured.

Check-In Structure and Information Collected

Each check-in provides the following data points:

  • Origin: Indicates how the check-in was initiated (e.g., user initiative, random vibration, or prolonged stress vibration).
  • User's Feelings (at the time of check-in):
    • Reactivity: Describes the user's stress level (e.g., Very calm, calm, neutral, stressed, very stressed).
    • Valence: Describes the emotional tone (e.g., Very negative, negative, neutral, positive, very positive).
  • Related Feelings: Specific emotions experienced by the user (e.g., happy, sad, excited).
  • User's Activity: What the user was doing at the time of the check-in.
  • Social Context: Who the user was with during the check-in.