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Evaluating the Role of a Socially Assistive Robot in Children’s Mental Health Care
Journal of Child and Family Studies ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-19 , DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-01977-5
Elizabeth R Kitt 1 , Molly K Crossman 1 , Angela Matijczak 1 , Gillian B Burns 1 , Alan E Kazdin 1
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Socially assistive robots (SARs) present a promising intervention for addressing the increasing prevalence of childhood stress. This innovative technology has become increasingly common in practical implementation. However, empirical support has not kept pace with the robots’ growing popularity. The present study set out to provide an empirical test of the stress-buffering capability of this technology. We examined the effects of the presence of an SAR on self-reported measures of stress in a community sample of 70 children (40 girls, 30 boys) between the ages of 7 and 10 years old. Child participants were randomly assigned to either a robot-present or a robot-absent condition during the Trier Social Stress Test for Children. Contrary to our predictions, we did not detect a stress-buffering effect of the presence of the robot. Instead, the primary analysis showed that the robot’s presence led to a larger decrease in positive affect following the task. However, further analyses found no significant difference in positive affect when accounting for baseline group differences. Exploratory analyses of the nature of children’s interactions with the SAR during the stressful task found that higher levels of parent-reported social anxiety were associated with greater prosocial behaviors towards the SAR, thus signifying a potential target for future interventions. Further work on SARs is needed to determine the optimal timing and robotic specifications that would maximize the potential of this developing technology to improve children’s mental health care.



中文翻译:

评估社会辅助机器人在儿童心理保健中的作用

社交辅助机器人 (SAR) 为解决儿童压力日益普遍的问题提供了一种有希望的干预措施。这种创新技术在实际实施中变得越来越普遍。然而,经验支持并没有跟上机器人日益普及的步伐。本研究旨在提供对该技术的应力缓冲能力的经验测试。我们在 70 名 7 至 10 岁的儿童(40 名女孩,30 名男孩)的社区样本中检查了 SAR 的存在对自我报告的压力测量的影响。在儿童特里尔社会压力测试期间,儿童参与者被随机分配到机器人在场或机器人缺席的条件下。与我们的预测相反,我们没有检测到机器人存在的压力缓冲效应。反而,初步分析表明,机器人的存在导致任务后积极情绪的下降幅度更大。然而,进一步的分析发现,在考虑基线组差异时,积极影响没有显着差异。对儿童在压力任务期间与 SAR 互动性质的探索性分析发现,父母报告的较高水平的社交焦虑与对 SAR 的更多亲社会行为相关,因此标志着未来干预的潜在目标。需要对 SAR 进行进一步的研究,以确定最佳时机和机器人规格,以最大限度地发挥这种开发技术的潜力,以改善儿童的心理保健。进一步的分析发现,在考虑基线组差异时,积极影响没有显着差异。对儿童在压力任务期间与 SAR 互动性质的探索性分析发现,父母报告的较高水平的社交焦虑与对 SAR 的更多亲社会行为相关,因此标志着未来干预的潜在目标。需要对 SAR 进行进一步的研究,以确定最佳时机和机器人规格,以最大限度地发挥这种开发技术的潜力,以改善儿童的心理保健。进一步的分析发现,在考虑基线组差异时,积极影响没有显着差异。对儿童在压力任务期间与 SAR 互动性质的探索性分析发现,父母报告的较高水平的社交焦虑与对 SAR 的更多亲社会行为相关,因此标志着未来干预的潜在目标。需要对 SAR 进行进一步的研究,以确定最佳时机和机器人规格,以最大限度地发挥这种开发技术的潜力,以改善儿童的心理保健。对儿童在压力任务期间与 SAR 互动性质的探索性分析发现,父母报告的较高水平的社交焦虑与对 SAR 的更多亲社会行为相关,因此标志着未来干预的潜在目标。需要对 SAR 进行进一步的研究,以确定最佳时机和机器人规格,以最大限度地发挥这种开发技术的潜力,以改善儿童的心理保健。对儿童在压力任务期间与 SAR 互动性质的探索性分析发现,父母报告的较高水平的社交焦虑与对 SAR 的更多亲社会行为相关,因此标志着未来干预的潜在目标。需要对 SAR 进行进一步的研究,以确定最佳时机和机器人规格,以最大限度地发挥这种开发技术的潜力,以改善儿童的心理保健。

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