Many quantified self-solutions offer personal statistics such as walked distances, burned calories etc. Many Web 2.0 solutions also offer statistics such as number of likes, karma points. Ect. We know from interviews users find such statistics motivating in the beginning, but our informal observation is that this effect often wears of. Relapse rates are known to be high in behavior change contexts, statistics are not likely to solve this. So I wonder whether this effect is studied empirically? Are there long term studies of use of personal statistics such as these?
Maybe this article could be useful.
Cohn, M. A., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2010). In search of durable positive psychology interventions: Predictors and consequences of long-term positive behavior change. The journal of positive psychology, 5(5), 355.
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