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ArticleProceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference2024

Understanding the Role of Large Language Models in Personalizing and Scaffolding Strategies to Combat Academic Procrastination.

Ananya Bhattacharjee, Yuchen Zeng, Sarah Yi Xu, Dana Kulzhabayeva, Minyi Ma, Rachel Kornfield, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Alex Mariakakis, Mary P Czerwinski, Anastasia Kuzminykh and 2 more

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Article in Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Investigating the Role of Situational Disruptors in Engagement with Digital Mental Health Tools.CSCW : proceedings of the Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work · 2025
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12 authors.

Ananya BhattacharjeeComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Yuchen ZengComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sarah Yi XuComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dana KulzhabayevaPsychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Minyi MaComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rachel KornfieldPreventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Syed Ishtiaque AhmedComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alex MariakakisComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mary P CzerwinskiMicrosoft Research, Redmond, Washington, USA.
Anastasia KuzminykhFaculty of Information, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael LiutMathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto, Mississauga Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph Jay WilliamsComputer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

Technology Enabled Services for Coordinated Care of Depression in Healthcare SettingsP50MH119029 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI DAVID CURTIS MOHR · 2020 to 2026
$10.7M
Adaptive Messaging to Support Depression Self-ManagementK01MH125172 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KORNFIELD, RACHEL · 2021 to 2025
$865k
Digital Mental Health Service for Non-Treatment Seeking Young AdultsR34MH124960 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MEYERHOFF, JONAH, MOHR, DAVID CURTIS · 2021 to 2023
$641k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH125172NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH119029NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH124960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional interventions for academic procrastination often fail to capture the nuanced, individual-specific factors that underlie them. Large language models (LLMs) hold immense potential for addressing this gap by permitting open-ended inputs, including the ability to customize interventions to individuals' unique needs. However, user expectations and potential limitations of LLMs in this context remain underexplored. To address this, we conducted interviews and focus group discussions with 15 university students and 6 experts, during which a technology probe for generating personalized advice for managing procrastination was presented. Our results highlight the necessity for LLMs to provide structured, deadline-oriented steps and enhanced user support mechanisms. Additionally, our results surface the need for an adaptive approach to questioning based on factors like busyness. These findings offer crucial design implications for the development of LLM-based tools for managing procrastination while cautioning the use of LLMs for therapeutic guidance.

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ChatGPTEducationGPT-4Large Language ModelsPersonalized ReflectionsProcrastination

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PMID38863598
PMCPMC11166253

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