Theorizing Deception: A Scoping Review of Theory in Research on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design

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Autori principali: Chang, Weichen Joe, Seaborn, Katie, Adams, Andrew A.
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author Chang, Weichen Joe
Seaborn, Katie
Adams, Andrew A.
author_facet Chang, Weichen Joe
Seaborn, Katie
Adams, Andrew A.
contents The issue of dark patterns and deceptive designs (DPs) in everyday interfaces and interactions continues to grow. DPs are manipulative and malicious elements within user interfaces that deceive users into making unintended choices. In parallel, research on DPs has significantly increased over the past two decades. As the field has matured, epistemological gaps have also become a salient and pressing concern. In this scoping review, we assessed the academic work so far -- 51 papers between 2014 to 2023 -- to identify the state of theory in DP research. We identified the key theories employed, examined how these theories have been referenced, and call for enhancing the incorporation of theory into DP research. We also propose broad theoretical foundations to establish a comprehensive and solid base for contextualizing and informing future DP research from a variety of theoretical scopes and lenses.
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spellingShingle Theorizing Deception: A Scoping Review of Theory in Research on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design
Chang, Weichen Joe
Seaborn, Katie
Adams, Andrew A.
Human-Computer Interaction
Computers and Society
The issue of dark patterns and deceptive designs (DPs) in everyday interfaces and interactions continues to grow. DPs are manipulative and malicious elements within user interfaces that deceive users into making unintended choices. In parallel, research on DPs has significantly increased over the past two decades. As the field has matured, epistemological gaps have also become a salient and pressing concern. In this scoping review, we assessed the academic work so far -- 51 papers between 2014 to 2023 -- to identify the state of theory in DP research. We identified the key theories employed, examined how these theories have been referenced, and call for enhancing the incorporation of theory into DP research. We also propose broad theoretical foundations to establish a comprehensive and solid base for contextualizing and informing future DP research from a variety of theoretical scopes and lenses.
title Theorizing Deception: A Scoping Review of Theory in Research on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08832