TY - JOUR
T1 - Intentional acceptance of social robots
T2 - Development and validation of a self-report measure for children
AU - de Jong, Chiara
AU - Kuhne, Rinaldo
AU - Peter, Jochen
AU - van Straten, Caroline L.
AU - Barco, Alex
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - As the field of child-robot interaction (CRI) is still young, little consensus exists on the conceptual and methodological approach to the study of children's intentional acceptance of social robots, an important antecedent and an outcome of CRI. Against this background, the goal of this study was to develop and validate a self-report measure of intentional social robot acceptance (i.e., intention to use) for children. Partly based on measures for adults, we developed a four-item scale for children's intentional acceptance of social robots. We administered the measure along with the validation measures (i.e., enjoyment, social presence, and social anxiety) among 87 Dutch children aged 7 to 11 years. Our measure reliably and validly assessed children's intentional acceptance of social robots. As children are increasingly likely to encounter social robots in their lives, our measure may help to improve the study of children's acceptance of social robots and its pertinent processes.
AB - As the field of child-robot interaction (CRI) is still young, little consensus exists on the conceptual and methodological approach to the study of children's intentional acceptance of social robots, an important antecedent and an outcome of CRI. Against this background, the goal of this study was to develop and validate a self-report measure of intentional social robot acceptance (i.e., intention to use) for children. Partly based on measures for adults, we developed a four-item scale for children's intentional acceptance of social robots. We administered the measure along with the validation measures (i.e., enjoyment, social presence, and social anxiety) among 87 Dutch children aged 7 to 11 years. Our measure reliably and validly assessed children's intentional acceptance of social robots. As children are increasingly likely to encounter social robots in their lives, our measure may help to improve the study of children's acceptance of social robots and its pertinent processes.
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=eur_pure&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000528280000007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102426
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102426
M3 - Article
SN - 1071-5819
VL - 139
JO - International Journal of Human Computer Studies
JF - International Journal of Human Computer Studies
M1 - 102426
ER -