The influence of product aesthetics and usability over the course of time: A longitudinal field experiment

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 713-730

  Sonderegger, Andreas ^a   Zbinden, Gerold ^a   Uebelbacher, Andreas ^a   Sauer, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Field study; Longitudinal evaluation; Usability; User experience

Indexed keywords

AESTHETICS; FIELD STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION; USABILITY; USER EXPERIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; E-LEARNING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CONSUMER; EMOTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EMOTIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866850569     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.672658     Document Type: Article

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