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
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:
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Elizabeth Broadbent, PhD
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Department of Psychological Medicine
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The University of Auckland
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Building 507, Level 3
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22-30 Park Avenue
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Auckland, 1023
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New Zealand
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Phone:
64 9 923 6756
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Email: e.broadbent@auckland.ac.nz