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Published on in Vol 23, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30624, first published .
Effects of Emotional Expressiveness of a Female Digital Human on Loneliness, Stress, Perceived Support, and Closeness Across Genders: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Emotional Expressiveness of a Female Digital Human on Loneliness, Stress, Perceived Support, and Closeness Across Genders: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Emotional Expressiveness of a Female Digital Human on Loneliness, Stress, Perceived Support, and Closeness Across Genders: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Kate Loveys1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mark Sagar2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Xueyuan Zhang2 Author Orcid Image ;   Gregory Fricchione4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Elizabeth Broadbent1 Author Orcid Image
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Kate Loveys   1 , MSc ;   Mark Sagar   2, 3 , PhD ;   Xueyuan Zhang   2 , PhD ;   Gregory Fricchione   4, 5 , MD ;   Elizabeth Broadbent   1 , PhD

1 Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

2 Soul Machines Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand

3 Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

4 Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

5 Benson-Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Elizabeth Broadbent, PhD
  • Department of Psychological Medicine
  • The University of Auckland
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  • Auckland, 1023
  • New Zealand
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  • Email: e.broadbent@auckland.ac.nz