Articles by Jeeyun Oh

A woman with long hair adorned with a necklace, smiling softly at the camera.Dr. Jeeyun Oh earned a PhD from Penn State University and is an associate professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on how new media interfaces, affordances, and algorithms influence users’ cognitive and emotional processing of persuasive messages.

How a Rounded Aesthetic Translates Beauty to Function and Prosociality: The Persuasive Effects of Warmth

Abstract The current study examines the key theoretical mechanism that underlies warm interface aesthetics—designs that evoke feelings of friendliness and comfort—with the aim to uncover their psychological impact on user perception and behavioral intention. We conducted an online experiment that varied corner shapes across the user interface components of a bill-split mobile app (rounded versus […] Read More about How a Rounded Aesthetic Translates Beauty to Function and Prosociality: The Persuasive Effects of Warmth