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Lull: a Mental Wellbeing Website for International Graduate Students
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Lull : en Webbplats för Mentalt Välbefinnande för Internationella Masterstudenter (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

At its core, mental wellbeing refers to positive self-perception, effective coping with challenges and positive social interactions. International students mental wellbeing can be negatively impacted as they face additional challenges compared with domestic students, such as cultural and social differences. The research aimed to integrate mental wellbeing elements into a web application for international students at KTH, as there is a lack of services for this specific target group. Using a user-centered design (UCD) approach, Lull, was designed and developed to include multiple features related to university services, mindfulness, self-reflection and social interactions. The evaluation results showed a high level of usability and a positive feedback from participants in integrating wellbeing elements. The semi-guided chats were able to create a sense of community and were perceived as the most important feature. Finally, a need for targeted services for international graduate students was highlighted along with the potential of digital platforms complementing traditional services, rather than replacing them.

Abstract [sv]

I grund och botten handlar psykiskt välbefinnande om positiv självuppfattning, effektiv hantering av utmaningar och positiva sociala sociala interaktioner. Internationella studenters mentala välbefinnande kan påverkas negativt eftersom de möter ytterligare utmaningar jämfört med inhemska studenter, till exempel kulturella och sociala skillnader. Forskningen syftade till att integrera mentala välbefinnande i en webbapplikation för internationella masterstudenter vid KTH, eftersom det finns en brist på tjänster för denna specifika målgrupp. Med hjälp av en användarcentrerad design designades och utvecklades "Lull" för att inkludera flera funktioner relaterade till mindfulness, självreflektion och sociala interaktioner. Utvärderingsresultaten resultaten visade en hög nivå av användbarhet och en positiv feedback från deltagarna när det gäller att integrera välbefinnandeelement. De halvstyrda chattarna kunde skapa en känsla av gemenskap och uppfattades som den viktigaste funktionen. Slutligen framhölls ett behov av riktade tjänster för internationella masterstudenter tillsammans med potentialen hos digitala plattformar som kompletterar traditionella tjänster snarare än att ersätta dem.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology , 2023. , p. 25
Series
TRITA-EECS-EX ; 2023:407
Keywords [en]
mental wellbeing, web application, international graduate students
Keywords [sv]
mentalt välbefinnande, webbapplikation, internationella masterstudenter
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Computer Sciences Computer and Information Sciences Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-333999OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-333999DiVA, id: diva2:1788180
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Available from: 2023-08-19 Created: 2023-08-15 Last updated: 2025-02-18Bibliographically approved

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