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Restriktivt, impulsivt och effektivt?: En studie om hur dark patterns påverkar konsumenter vid näthandel
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Media and Design.
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Media and Design.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
A study on how dark patterns affect consumers in online shopping (English)
Abstract [en]

Not all designs have the user's best in mind. Dark patterns are web design whose goal is to exploit, deceive and negatively affect the consumer. Based on this, the purpose of this study is to give consumers an increased understanding of how they can be affected by dark patterns in their everyday lives. The question "How effective are dark patterns in e-commerce in order to negatively affect consumers' decisions?" was investigated through the use of a web-based survey. Through this survey, the respondents answered questions about their habits and experiences regarding situations where dark patterns are common on e-commerce sites. The study has focused on dark patterns called hidden costs, hidden information, countdown timers, limited-time messages and low stock messages. The survey has revealed that hidden costs was the dark pattern that most effectively fulfills its purpose of negatively affecting the consumer. Limited-time messages were also shown to have a clear impact on consumers' decision-making when purchasing online. Countdown timers as well as low stock messages were shown to have low efficiency in affecting consumers, meanwhile, data regarding hidden information could not show reliable results and needs further research.

Abstract [sv]

Inte all design har användarens bästa i åtanke. Dark patterns är webbdesign vars mål är att utnyttja, lura och påverka konsumenten negativt. Med detta som grund är syftet med denna studie att ge konsumenter en ökad förståelse för hur de kan påverkas av dark patterns i sin vardag. Frågeställningen "Hur effektiva är dark patterns inom näthandel i sitt syfte att påverka konsumenters besluttaganden negativt?" undersöktes genom användningen av en webbaserad enkät. Respondenterna har genom denna enkät besvarat frågor om sina vanor och upplevelser angående situationer där dark patterns är vanligt förekommande inom näthandelsidor. Studien har fokuserat på dark patterns vid namn hidden costs, hidden information, countdown timers, limited-time messages och low stock messages. Genom undersökningen har det framkommit att hidden costs var det dark pattern som mest effektivt uppfyller sitt syfte att påverka konsumenten negativt. Limited-time messages visades också ha tydlig påverkan på konsumenters beslutstagande vid onlineköp. Countdown timers samt low stock messages visades ha låg effektivitet i att påverka konsumenter, medan data angående hidden information kunde inte visa pålitliga resultat och behöver vidare forskning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 75
Keywords [en]
dark patterns, e-commerce, web design
Keywords [sv]
dark patterns, näthandel, webbdesign
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-15525Local ID: EXC509OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-15525DiVA, id: diva2:1455191
Subject / course
Media informatics
Educational program
Digitala media
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Available from: 2020-07-23 Created: 2020-07-22 Last updated: 2020-07-24Bibliographically approved

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