How AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of Extended Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Study
arXiv (preprint), 2025 · preprint, not peer reviewed
L2of 5
- Design
- Randomised controlled trial / experiment
- Risk of bias
- Some concerns
- Sample
- n = 981
- AI type
- General-purpose assistants
- Outcomes
- Loneliness, Dependence, Social connection
Authors' conclusion
“Individuals' characteristics, such as higher trust and social attraction towards the AI chatbot, are associated with higher emotional dependence and problematic use. These findings raise deeper questions about how artificial companions may reshape the ways people seek, sustain, and substitute human connections.”Quoted verbatim from the abstract.
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