Dunigan Folk
Biographic Data
| ID | 5082555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dunigan Folk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dunigan |
| FAMILY NAME | Folk |
| SIGNATURE | FOLK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6728-2776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Everything Is Better Together: Analyzing the Relationship Between Socializing and Happiness in the American Time Use Survey
Social interaction is robustly linked to happiness, but are all daily activities better with other people, or are some activities more enjoyable in solitude? We utilized data from four waves of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) to test whether the impact of socializing varied across a comprehensive list of activities. Specifically, we examined the relationship between socializing and happiness across more than 80 daily activities by analyzing 1…
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Difficult Conversations
Having difficult conversations is a cornerstone of healthy relationships, yet people are often reluctant to initiate them. We propose that chatbots, with their remarkable ability to emulate human communication, can be harnessed to help people prepare for difficult conversations. In a pre-registered study ( N = 1,371), participants who briefly prepared for a difficult conversation with a chatbot were significantly more likely to initiate that conv…
Is a random human peer better than a highly supportive chatbot in reducing loneliness over time
AI chatbots are increasingly embedded in social life, offering accessible companionship. While brief interactions have been shown to provide immediate benefits, it is unclear whether repeated, daily engagement with chatbots reduces loneliness. In this pre-registered study, we tested the effectiveness of a chatbot versus a human peer in reducing loneliness among 296 students in their first semester of university. For two weeks, participants either…
The varieties of nonreligious experience: Meaning in life among believers, non-believers, and the spiritual but not religious
Supplemental material is available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2025.2546324
Cultural Variation in Attitudes Toward Social Chatbots
Across two studies (Total N = 1,659), we found evidence for cultural differences in attitudes toward socially bonding with conversational AI. In Study 1 ( N = 675), university students with an East Asian cultural background expected to enjoy a hypothetical conversation with a chatbot (vs. human) more than students with European background. Moreover, they were less uncomfortable and more approving of a hypothetical situation where someone else soc…
Reply to: Strength of evidence for five happiness strategies
A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media
Dimensionality, Item Response Theory, Effect Size Attenuation, and Test Bias Analyses of the Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale (Simis)
The extent to which morality and being a moral person are important to one’s identity is most commonly assessed using Aquino and Reed’s (2002 Aquino, K., & Reed, A. II. (2002). The self-importance of moral identity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 1423–1440.[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale (SIMIS). This study provided detailed psychometric examinations of the st…
Cultural Variation in Attitudes Toward Social Chatbots
Across two studies (Total N = 1,659), we found evidence for cultural differences in attitudes toward socially bonding with conversational AI. In Study 1 ( N = 675), university students with an East Asian cultural background expected to enjoy a hypothetical conversation with a chatbot (vs. human) more than students with European background. Moreover, they were less uncomfortable and more approving of a hypothetical situation where someone else soc…
Dimensionality, Item Response Theory, Effect Size Attenuation, and Test Bias Analyses of the Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale (Simis)
The extent to which morality and being a moral person are important to one’s identity is most commonly assessed using Aquino and Reed’s (2002 Aquino, K., & Reed, A. II. (2002). The self-importance of moral identity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 1423–1440.[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale (SIMIS). This study provided detailed psychometric examinations of the st…
A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media
Reply to: Strength of evidence for five happiness strategies
The varieties of nonreligious experience: Meaning in life among believers, non-believers, and the spiritual but not religious
Supplemental material is available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2025.2546324
Cultural Variation in Attitudes Toward Social Chatbots
Across two studies (Total N = 1,659), we found evidence for cultural differences in attitudes toward socially bonding with conversational AI. In Study 1 ( N = 675), university students with an East Asian cultural background expected to enjoy a hypothetical conversation with a chatbot (vs. human) more than students with European background. Moreover, they were less uncomfortable and more approving of a hypothetical situation where someone else soc…
Everything Is Better Together: Analyzing the Relationship Between Socializing and Happiness in the American Time Use Survey
Social interaction is robustly linked to happiness, but are all daily activities better with other people, or are some activities more enjoyable in solitude? We utilized data from four waves of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) to test whether the impact of socializing varied across a comprehensive list of activities. Specifically, we examined the relationship between socializing and happiness across more than 80 daily activities by analyzing 1…
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Difficult Conversations
Having difficult conversations is a cornerstone of healthy relationships, yet people are often reluctant to initiate them. We propose that chatbots, with their remarkable ability to emulate human communication, can be harnessed to help people prepare for difficult conversations. In a pre-registered study ( N = 1,371), participants who briefly prepared for a difficult conversation with a chatbot were significantly more likely to initiate that conv…
Is a random human peer better than a highly supportive chatbot in reducing loneliness over time
AI chatbots are increasingly embedded in social life, offering accessible companionship. While brief interactions have been shown to provide immediate benefits, it is unclear whether repeated, daily engagement with chatbots reduces loneliness. In this pre-registered study, we tested the effectiveness of a chatbot versus a human peer in reducing loneliness among 296 students in their first semester of university. For two weeks, participants either…
AI in Service Interactions (3 works) · Chatbot (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Robot Interaction and HRI (3 works) · Conversation (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (2 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works)