READ ME File For 'Data supporting the publication of "The Role of Aesthetics in Intentions to Use Digital Health Interventions".' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2404 Date that the file was created: Jan, 2018 ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- ReadMe Author: James Denison-Day, University of Southampton Date of data collection: 08/12/2016 - 08/12/2017 Information about geographic location of data collection: UK Related projects: The Role of Aesthetics in Intentions to Use Digital Health Interventions -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse: CC-BY Recommended citation for the data: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2404 This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS: Denison-Day, J., Muir, S., Newell, C. & Appleton, K. TITLE: The Role of Aesthetics in Intentions to Use Digital Health Interventions JOURNAL: PLOS Digital Health PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A Links/relationships to ancillary or related data sets: N/A -------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW -------------------- This dataset contains: FullDataSet.sav Relationship between files, if important for context: All study data is contained within the file Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A If data was derived from another source, list source: N/A If there are there multiple versions of the dataset, list the file updated, when and why update was made: N/A -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: An online Qualtrics questionnaire study assessed perceptions of nine stimuli varying in four aesthetic facets (simplicity, diversity, colour & craftsmanship), utilising a quasi-experimental within-subjects design with a repetition among three different groups: individuals from the general population who were shown stimuli referring to general health (GP-H) (N=257); individuals experiencing an eating disorder and shown stimuli referring to eating disorders (ED-ED) (N=109); and individuals from the general population who were shown stimuli referring to eating disorders (GP-ED) (N=235). Methods for processing the data: Data were exported from Qualtrics and cleaned in Excel before upload to SPSS to generate the data file. Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: SPSS Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A Environmental/experimental conditions: N/A Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: N/A People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: James Denison-Day -------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION -------------------------- Number of variables: 21 Number of cases/rows: 5409 Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used: Condition: Which group the participant was in [1: ED-ED, 2: GP-ED, 3: GP-GP] Participant: Paritipant number Stimuli: Stimuli seen [1: Base, 2: Simplicity Negative, 3: Simplicity Positive, 4: Diversity Negative, 5: Diversity Postive, 6: Colour Negative, 7: Colour Positive, 8: Craftsmanship Negative, 9: Craftsmanship Positive] Simplicity: Response to question 'Everything goes together on this site' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Diversity: Response to question 'The layout is pleasantly varied' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Colour: Response to question 'The colour composition is attractive' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Craftmanship: Response to question 'The layout appears professionally designed' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Attractive1: Response to question 'Overall, I find that the site looks attractive' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Attractive2: Response to question 'The lay-out of the site is attractive' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Attractive3: Response to question 'The colours that are used on the site are attractive' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) AttractiveFull: Mean of Attractive1, Attractive2 and Attractive3 Attitude: Response to question 'I have a positive attitude towards this site' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) EaseOfUse: Response to question 'I think this is a user-friendly site' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Usefulness1: Response to question 'I find this to be a useful website' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Usefulness2: Response to question 'The information on the site is interesting to me' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) UsefulnessFull: Mean of Usefullnes1 and Usefulness2 Enjoyment: Response to question 'I find this website overall an entertaining site' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Intention: Response to question 'I intend to visit the site frequently' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Register: Response to question 'It is likely that I would register with this website' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) BehaviourFull: Mean of Intention and Register Trust: Response to question 'I feel that this website is trustworthy' on a 7-point likert scale (Strongly Disagree - Strongly Agree) Missing data codes: Blank Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A