@article{ref1,
title="Dark patterns and user mental health: identifying theoretical impacts of deceptive design on vulnerable demographics",
journal="Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting",
year="2023",
author="Hilton, Morgan",
volume="67",
number="1",
pages="2124-2127",
abstract="Deceptive Design, or &quot;Dark Patterns&quot; in UI/UX are becoming increasingly prevalent and sophisticated in nature. As a result, users frequently encounter them in contexts such as e-commerce and social media whether it's unbeknownst to the user or not. While previous research has explored user perception and attitudes towards &quot;Dark Patterns&quot;, little research has been conducted to investigate its potential impacts on a user's mental health. The purpose of this paper is to identify vulnerable demographics of users who may face harmful outcomes as a result of interacting with deceptive design. From this, we generate a set of research questions that are intended to generate discourse and further investigation into the possible impacts of Dark Patterns on these users.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-5067",
doi="10.1177/21695067231199684",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21695067231199684"
}