Print Email Facebook Twitter Blueprints Title Blueprints: Systematizing Behavior Change Designs-The Case of Social Comparison Theory Author De Vries, Roelof A.J. (Hogeschool Utrecht) Lemke, M. (TU Delft Design Aesthetics) Ludden, Geke D.S. (University of Twente) Date 2023 Abstract To improve people's lives, human-computer interaction researchers are increasingly designing technological solutions based on behavior change theory, such as social comparison theory (SCT). However, how researchers operationalize such a theory as a design remains largely unclear. One way to clarify this methodological step is to clearly state which functional elements of a design are aimed at operationalizing a specific behavior change theory construct to evaluate if such aims were successful. In this article, we investigate how the operationalization of functional elements of theories and designs can be more easily conveyed. First, we present a scoping review of the literature to determine the state of operationalizations of SCT as behavior change designs. Second, we introduce a new tool to facilitate the operationalization process. We term the tool blueprints. A blueprint explicates essential functional elements of a behavior change theory by describing it in relation to necessary and sufficient building blocks incorporated in a design. We describe the process of developing a blueprint for SCT. Last, we illustrate how the blueprint can be used during the design refinement and reflection process. Subject Additional Key Words and PhrasesBehavior change theorybehavior change designintermediate-level knowledgemethodsmultidisciplinary researchoperationalizationscoping reviewsocial comparison theory To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:8ca97db0-1d71-4ca6-9789-4211420e5221 DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3617364 ISSN 1073-0516 Source ACM Transactions on Computer - Human Interaction, 31 (1) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 Roelof A.J. De Vries, M. Lemke, Geke D.S. Ludden Files PDF 3617364.pdf 5.66 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:8ca97db0-1d71-4ca6-9789-4211420e5221/datastream/OBJ/view