Swiss researchers use typing, mouse clicks to detect office stress

Researchers said they had used new data and machine learning to develop a fresh model for detecting stress levels at work, based solely on the way people type or use their mouse. | via philstarlife

The way people type and use their computer mouse can be better stress indicators than their heart rate, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday, April 11, adding their model could help prevent chronic stress.

For the study, the ETHZ researchers observed 90 participants in the lab performing close-to-reality office tasks, like planning appointments or recording and analyzing data. The researchers also found that people who feel stressed in the office make more mistakes when typing and tend to write in fits and starts, with many brief pauses.Not a 'monitoring tool'

The researchers said it was urgent to find reliable ways of detecting heightened stress on the job, pointing out that one in three employees in Switzerland suffer from workplace stress.

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