Defining User Basic Psychological Needs in Using Intractive Products and Identifying its Elements

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor in Management University of Tehran

2 College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

3 School of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran

4 Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The present study aims to provide a precise definition of "user basic psychological needs" in using interactive products and also to extract its elements.
Methodology: This research uses Meta-Synthesis method to collect and analyze data. The statistical population of the research is Persian and English dissertations and articles related to the subject, which have been published in reputable databases and scientific research journals in the country and abroad without any time limit. 45 research met the criteria and were selected to enter the Meta-Synthesis method.
Findings: The present study distinguished concepts of "human basic psychological needs" and "user basic psychological needs" and define them at first step and subsequently extracts and defines 37 basic psychological needs at the second step.
Originality: Application of human need theories was always limited to a particular pervasive theory, while performing a meta-study has potential capacity for providing more opportunities to generate new ideas related to design and development of interactive products. The results of this study facilitate a deeper understanding of “user psychological needs” concept to design interactive products. The psychological needs presented in this research can be considered as the starting point for the design of interactive products while this new approach can provide a great capacity to create novel and creative ideas.

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Academic Librarianship and Information Research
Volume 54, Issue 1
June 2020
Pages 39-57

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