“…As it was also the case for generic user interfaces the various studies reported conflicting results regarding the usability-beauty relationship for websites leaving the debate to be inconclusive. Apart from perceived usability many other constructs were investigated showing indications of a positive influence of website aesthetics to perceived reliability (Basso et al, 2001), trustworthiness (Kim & Moon, 1998;Sillence et al, 2006;Cyr et al, 2008;Lindgaard, et al, 2011), credibility (Fogg et al, 2002;Fogg, et al, 2003;Papachristos & Avouris, 2011b), perceived information quality (Aladwani & Palvia, 2002;De Angeli et al, 2006;Hartmann, et al, 2007Hartmann, et al, , 2008b, satisfaction (Lindgaard & Dudek, 2003;Cyr, et al, 2008) and overall preference (Schenkman & Jönsson, 2000;Roberts et al, 2003;Hartmann, et al, 2008b;Papachristos & Avouris, 2011a). Research findings from the domain of marketing and e-commerce showed a positive influence of website aesthetics on buying intention (Parboteeah et al, 2009), in customer loyalty formation (Chang & Chen, 2009) and on intention of use (Mahlke, 2002).…”