Design and Effectiveness Analysis of an Alarm Clock App to Promote Behavior Change through Anxiety

This study explores the design and theoretical basis of a novel alarm clock app that promotes early rising by creating moderate anxiety. The specific function is that if the user does not get up within the set time, the app will automatically trigger the alarm clocks of multiple people bound to the user until the original user turns off the alarm clock. In addition, the app has a chat room function, where each bound person can send chat messages and custom sound effects to the user’s phone and play them. This paper focuses on analyzing the potential effectiveness of this method and discusses the theoretical background related to anxiety and social support and its impact on behavior change.