Interface design and emotions experienced on B2C Web sites: Empirical testing of a research model

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2771-2791

  Éthier, Jean ^a   Hadaya, Pierre ^a   Talbot, Jean ^b   Cadieux, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive appraisals; Emotions; Interface design; Web site usability

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE APPRAISALS; EMOTIONS; INTERFACE DESIGN; WEB SITE USABILITY; WEB SITES;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 51749089308     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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