Conference article

Providing for Impression Management in Persuasive Designs

Rita Orji
Computer Science Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada

Julita Vassileva
Computer Science Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada

Regan L. Mandryk
Computer Science Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada

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Published in: Persuasive Technology: Design for Health and Safety; The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology; PERSUASIVE 2012; Linköping; Sweden; June 6-8; Adjunct Proceedings

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 68:11, p. 41-44

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Published: 2012-06-06

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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

In this paper; we argue that persuasive technology designers can improve the effectiveness of their design by integrating an impression management mechanism with other persuasive strategies. We illustrate how technologies can be designed to accommodate audience specific selfpresentation.

Keywords

Impression  management;  Persuasive  Technology  design;  Behavior  Change system; cognitive dissonance; social comparison

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