Mental Load App

Background: The mental load (or mental labour) refers to thinking work performed to achieve goals that benefit others (e.g., planning meetings or deciding what to cook for dinner). Research has consistently shown that in the home, the mental load is disproportionately shouldered by women, and our research suggests that this same trend also happens at work. Although the popular press suggest the mental load is a bad thing, emerging research suggests it has both positive and negative outcomes.

Project: We want to develop a prototype for an app that measures the mental load at home and work, and provides users with insights on their mental load. Ideally, we could use this to collect data for research to keep exploring the mental load but it could also function as an intervention for users to help manage their own mental load. This is what we currently have in mind: https://shorturl.at/qErgy

Team: For this project, you would primarily work with Emma Stephenson (industrial-organisational psychology PhD candidate) and likely her supervisory team (Professor Gillian Yeo, Assistant Professor Serena Wee, and Dr Laura Fruhen). We are also working with some industry partners (e.g., Northern Star Resources, Woodside, Luma) who may also be engaged throughout the project.

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Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering The University of Western Australia Last modified: 18 July 2024 Modified By: Michael Wise