Researchers at Princeton University are developing ways to
use mobile phones to explore how one’s environment influences one’s sense of
well-being.
In a study involving volunteers who agreed to provide
information about their feelings and locations, the researchers found that cell
phones can efficiently capture information that is otherwise difficult to
record, given today’s on-the-go lifestyle. This is important, according to the
researchers, because feelings recorded “in the moment” are likely to be more
accurate than feelings jotted down after the fact.