Categorizing users in behavior change support systems based on cognitive dissonance

Wiafe, I., Nakata, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-6012 and Gulliver, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-5448 (2014) Categorizing users in behavior change support systems based on cognitive dissonance. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18 (7). pp. 1617-4909. ISSN 1617-4909 doi: 10.1007/s00779-014-0782-3

Abstract/Summary

Most developers of behavior change support systems (BCSS) employ ad hoc procedures in their designs. This paper presents a novel discussion concerning how analyzing the relationship between attitude toward target behavior, current behavior, and attitude toward change or maintaining behavior can facilitate the design of BCSS. We describe the three-dimensional relationships between attitude and behavior (3D-RAB) model and demonstrate how it can be used to categorize users, based on variations in levels of cognitive dissonance. The proposed model seeks to provide a method for analyzing the user context on the persuasive systems design model, and it is evaluated using existing BCSS. We identified that although designers seem to address the various cognitive states, this is not done purposefully, or in a methodical fashion, which implies that many existing applications are targeting users not considered at the design phase. As a result of this work, it is suggested that designers apply the 3D-RAB model in order to design solutions for targeted users.

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Item Type	Article
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Uncontrolled Keywords	Behavior change support systems; Persuasive technology; Behavior change support systems Persuasive technology Persuasive systems design Cognitive dissonance Behavior change
Publisher	Springer London
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