Promoting pro-environmental behaviour through augmented reality and persuasive informational power
A pilot study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6191120 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Coen (0000-0003-4632-1929, University of Salford, The Crescent Salford , Salford , M5 4WT United Kingdom), Ian Drumm (0000-0002-8894-1475, University of Salford, The Crescent Salford , Salford , M5 4WT United Kingdom), Stefania Fantinelli (0000-0001-7930-6173, Department of Psychological, Health and Territory Sciences Università degli Studi G. d’Annunzio Chieti – Pescara (UNICH) Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti Italy) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-351 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1210-3055 • E-ISSN: 1337-401X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/humaff-2019-0028 |
| OpenAlex | W2963213058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This pilot study examined the idea that use of a mobile technology can have positive consequences for both individual users and, indirectly, society. The augmented reality (AR) application used here is defined as a persuasive technology because it is intended to modify users’ attitudes or behaviours. The application was designed for personal use although it can generate indirect benefits for users’ communities as well as for users themselves. The application was tested on a small sample in a controlled setting in order to observe how it was used and to evaluate its efficacy as a source of information and tool for persuasion. The results showed that opinions of the AR device were generally positive; moreover, participants admitted that it improved their awareness of environmental issues. The strengths of this research are that it shows how the use of persuasive technologies can have collective benefits and demonstrates their informational power
Augmented reality · Business · Human–computer interaction · Internet privacy · Persuasion · Persuasive Technology · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
Persuasive technology
Explaining the Discrepancy between Intentions and Actions
Animating eco-education
A Survey of Augmented Reality
Intransitivity of preferences.
The theory of planned behavior
Urban-related identity
Not irrational but habitual
The determinants of recommendations to use augmented reality technologies
New Environmental Theories
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |