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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2025

The Psychology of EdTech Nudging: Persuasion, Cognitive Load, and Intrinsic Motivation.

Stefanos Balaskas, Ioanna Yfantidou, Theofanis Nikolopoulos, Kyriakos Komis

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Stefanos BalaskasDepartment of Physics, School of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Kavala Campus, 65404 Kavala, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2444-9796
Ioanna YfantidouDepartment of Business and Management, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Rodney Street, Liverpool L3 5UL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3200-2185
Theofanis NikolopoulosSchool of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, 18 Parodos Aristotelous St., 26335 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1323-321X
Kyriakos KomisDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With increasing digitalization of learning environments, concerns regarding the psychological effect of seductive interface design on the motivational level and cognitive health of learners have been raised. This research investigates the effects of certain persuasive and adaptive design elements, i.e., Perceived Persuasiveness of Platform Design (PPS), Frequency of Nudge Exposure (NE), and Perceived Personalization (PP), on intrinsic motivation in virtual learning environments (INTR). We draw on Self-Determination Theory, Cognitive Load Theory, and Persuasive Systems Design to develop and test a conceptual model featuring cognitive overload (COG) and perceived autonomy (PAUTO) as mediating variables. We used a cross-sectional survey of university students (

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cognitive overloaddigital nudgingeducational technologyintrinsic motivationperceived autonomypersonalizationpersuasive designstructural equation modeling

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