Computer mouse tracking is a simple and cost-efficient way to gather continuous behavioral data. As theory suggests a relationship between affect and sensorimotor processes, the computer mouse might be usable for affect sensing. However, the processes underlying a connection between mouse usage and affect are complex, hitherto empirical evidence is ambiguous, and the research area lacks longitudinal studies. The present work brings forward a longitudinal field study in which 179 participants hourly self-reported their affect while their mouse usage was tracked both during their self-directed, contextless as well as task-bound computer use over the course of 14 days, resulting in a dataset comprising 10,760 instances of data collection. Extensive statistical analysis using null hypothesis significance testing and machine learning reveal weak and sporadic relationships between mouse usage and longitudinal self-reported affect at best. The results of this study challenge the use of computer mouse tracking for longitudinal affect sensing and point to a necessity for more research.

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告诉我您如何使用鼠标，我告诉您您的感受如何？计算机鼠标的感知影响


计算机鼠标跟踪是一种收集连续行为数据的简单且经济高效的方法。正如理论表明情感和感觉运动过程之间存在关系，计算机鼠标可能可用于情感感知。然而，鼠标使用和情感之间联系的过程很复杂，迄今为止的经验证据尚不明确，而且该研究领域缺乏纵向研究。目前的工作提出了一项纵向实地研究，其中 179 名参与者每小时自我报告他们的影响，同时在 14 天的时间里跟踪他们在自我指导、无情境以及受任务限制的计算机使用期间的鼠标使用情况，结果包含 10,760 个数据收集实例的数据集。使用零假设显着性检验和机器学习进行的广泛统计分析揭示了鼠标使用和纵向自我报告影响之间的微弱且零星的关系。这项研究的结果对使用计算机鼠标跟踪进行纵向情感感知提出了挑战，并指出有必要进行更多研究。