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Towards prosocial design

A scoping review of the use of robots and virtual agents to trigger prosocial behaviour

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ID21562005
AuthorsRaquel Oliveira (0000-0003-1191-4695, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author), Patricia Arriaga (0000-0001-5766-0489, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Fernando P Santos (0000-0002-2310-6444, Princeton University), Samuel Mascarenha (0000-0002-0904-5585, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento), Samuel Mascarenhas, Ana Paiva (0000-0003-0254-6608, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento)
Year2021
Volume114
Pages106547
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComputers in Human Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0747-5632 • E-ISSN: 1873-7692
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.chb.2020.106547
OpenAlexW3083749081
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited87

Human–computer interaction · Prosocial behavior · Psychological intervention · Robot · Social relation · Virtual agent · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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Citations per year5
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 23

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