Article published in:
Envisioning Social Robotics: Current challenges and new interdisciplinary methodologies
Edited by Glenda Hannibal and Astrid Weiss
[Interaction Studies 21:1] 2020
► pp. 57–84

Closeness, trust, and perceived social support in child-robot relationship formation

Development and validation of three self-report scales

| University of Amsterdam
| University of Amsterdam
| University of Amsterdam
| University of Amsterdam
| University of Amsterdam
Social robots and their interactions with children are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with the emergence of child-robot relationships as a likely result. However, adequate measurement instruments that tap into concepts associated with child-robot relationship formation are scarce. We aimed to develop three measures that can be used to assess children’s closeness to, trust in, and perceived social support from, a social robot. We established the validity and reliability of these measures among 87 Dutch children aged 7 to 11 years old. Because of their shortness, the measures can efficiently be applied by scholars aiming to gain insight into the general process of child-robot relationship formation and its specific sub-processes, that is, the emergence of closeness, trust, and perceived social support.
Keywords: child-robot relationship formation, closeness, trust, perceived social support, measure development, scale validation
Published online: 24 January 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.18052.str
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