How Does Children’s Anthropomorphism of a Social Robot Develop Over Time? A Six-Wave Panel Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21199897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rinaldo Kühne (0000-0002-0411-1002, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Jochen Peters (0000-0002-2356-6619, University of Amsterdam), Chiara de Jong (0000-0002-8540-1457, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Àlex Barco (0000-0002-7224-2186, Universidad de Deusto) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1665-1679 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Robotics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-4791 • E-ISSN: 1875-4805 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12369-024-01155-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4399781158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 61 |
Research on children’s anthropomorphism of social robots is mostly cross-sectional and based on a single measurement. However, because social robots are new type of technology with which children have little experience, children’s initial responses to social robots may be biased by a novelty effect. Accordingly, a single measurement of anthropomorphism may not accurately reflect how children anthropomorphize social robots over time. Thus, we used data from a six-wave panel study to investigate longitudinal changes in 8- to 9-year-old children’s anthropomorphism of a social robot. Latent class growth analyses revealed that anthropomorphism peaked after the first interaction with the social robot, remained stable for a brief period of time, and then decreased. Moreover, two distinct longitudinal trajectories of anthropomorphism could be identified: one with moderate to high anthropomorphism and one with low to moderate anthropomorphism. Previous media exposure to non-fictional robots increased the probability that children experienced higher levels of anthropomorphism
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Mobile robot · Novelty · Robot · Robot control · Robotics · Social robot · Sociology · Statistics · AI in Service Interactions · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Demography · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Artificial Intelligence
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