Dark user interface, dark behavior? The effect of ‘dark mode’ on honesty

Situational factors affect human behavior, among which dishonesty. Previous studies linked darkness to an increase in immoral behavior. Simultaneously, ‘dark mode’ is increasingly offered in software. Accordingly it is important to investigate the moral behavioral effects of dark mode. In a high-pow...

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Autores principales:	Luka Koning, Marianne Junger
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Dishonesty (im)moral behavior Moral psychology Cheating User interface Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9a408220305b496792639f0bddc452b9
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9a408220305b496792639f0bddc452b92021-12-01T05:04:13ZDark user interface, dark behavior? The effect of ‘dark mode’ on honesty2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100107https://doaj.org/article/9a408220305b496792639f0bddc452b92021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000555https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588Situational factors affect human behavior, among which dishonesty. Previous studies linked darkness to an increase in immoral behavior. Simultaneously, ‘dark mode’ is increasingly offered in software. Accordingly it is important to investigate the moral behavioral effects of dark mode. In a high-powered, pre-registered, and economically incentivized experiment, users of ‘dark’ and ‘light’ user interfaces were compared on honesty. Results showed no general effect of dark mode on honesty. However, dark mode promoted honesty in users that were awake for a longer period of time. As such, implementation of dark mode is safe and may even be encouraged.Luka KoningMarianne JungerElsevierarticleDishonesty(im)moral behaviorMoral psychologyCheatingUser interfaceElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100107- (2021)
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topic	Dishonesty (im)moral behavior Moral psychology Cheating User interface Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Dishonesty (im)moral behavior Moral psychology Cheating User interface Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Luka Koning Marianne Junger Dark user interface, dark behavior? The effect of ‘dark mode’ on honesty
description	Situational factors affect human behavior, among which dishonesty. Previous studies linked darkness to an increase in immoral behavior. Simultaneously, ‘dark mode’ is increasingly offered in software. Accordingly it is important to investigate the moral behavioral effects of dark mode. In a high-powered, pre-registered, and economically incentivized experiment, users of ‘dark’ and ‘light’ user interfaces were compared on honesty. Results showed no general effect of dark mode on honesty. However, dark mode promoted honesty in users that were awake for a longer period of time. As such, implementation of dark mode is safe and may even be encouraged.
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title	Dark user interface, dark behavior? The effect of ‘dark mode’ on honesty
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Dark user interface, dark behavior? The effect of ‘dark mode’ on honesty

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