Authors: Rafaeli A.; Vilnai-Yavetz I.

Source: Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Volume 5, Number 1, January-February 2004 , pp. 91-112(22)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

Abstract:

Building on qualitative data collected from three groups of professionals who assessed the green colour of a public transportation bus, this paper develops a model of the relationship between physical artifacts and emotions. The model suggests that artifacts need to be analysed according to three conceptually distinct aspects: instrumentality, aesthetics and symbolism. These three aspects are suggested to arouse emotion through different mechanisms: a hygiene, a sensory and an associative mechanism. The model opens an arena for extensive future research on the role and influence of physical artifacts in general and on emotions in particular.

Keywords: Instrumentality; aesthetics; symbolism; emotion

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1463922031000086735

Publication date: 2004-01-01

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