College Student Receptivity to Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions

Abstract

Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) are a relatively novel resource developed for behavior modification and management. Typically taking the form of mobile software or wearable devices, JITAIs have been successful in monitoring and changing maladaptive behaviors ranging from smoking (Cerrada et al., 2017) to suicide (Coppersmith et al., 2022). However, more research is needed to investigate how willing potential users are to use JITAIs. This study surveyed a sample of college students to find out how acceptable they would consider a variety of uses of JITAIs to be, as well as how likely they would be to use them themselves. Results from two repeated measures ANOVAs did not indicate a difference in acceptability or likeliness of use between the different uses of JITAIs, but both dimensions scored highly overall, indicating that college students appear open to using this technology.