Fitting the Message to the Moment: Designing Calendar-Aware Stress Messaging with Large Language Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23997v1
• Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 20:47:01 GMT
• Title: Fitting the Message to the Moment: Designing Calendar-Aware Stress Messaging with Large Language Models
• Authors: Pranav Rao, Maryam Taj, Alex Mariakakis, Joseph Jay Williams, Ananya Bhattacharjee,
• Abstract summary: This paper explores how large language models (LLMs) might use digital calendar data to deliver timely and personalized stress support.<n>We conducted a one-week study with eight university students using a functional technology probe that generated daily stress-management messages based on participants' calendar events.
• Score: 9.452700154533241
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Existing stress-management tools fail to account for the timing and contextual specificity of students' daily lives, often providing static or misaligned support. Digital calendars contain rich, personal indicators of upcoming responsibilities, yet this data is rarely leveraged for adaptive wellbeing interventions. In this short paper, we explore how large language models (LLMs) might use digital calendar data to deliver timely and personalized stress support. We conducted a one-week study with eight university students using a functional technology probe that generated daily stress-management messages based on participants' calendar events. Through semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, we found that participants valued interventions that prioritized stressful events and adopted a concise, but colloquial tone. These findings reveal key design implications for LLM-based stress-management tools, including the need for structured questioning and tone calibration to foster relevance and trust.

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