Calm Shift
A discrete, user-recognized transition during an AI-assisted session from an agitated, problem-focused mode into a calmer, more reflective one, marked at the point where the interaction's tone and pace visibly shift.
Operational Definition
One occurrence would be coded when a rater (or the user, in real time) marks the turn boundary at which the interaction changes from rapid problem-pushing to slower, reflective exchange (e.g., a shift to summarizing, reframing, or step-back questions). The marked turn is the unit.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater-coded transition tagging on session transcripts by two independent coders; inter-rater agreement could be reported as Cohen's kappa; result expressed as the count of marked transitions per session.