Development and validation of the HAABI scale measuring affective bonding with conversational AI via interviews and factor analysis.
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AI companion users report gratifications that partly match traditional categories but include new ones like creative co-production and relational simulation, with needs shifting from practical entry points to emotional support and later self-moderation.
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Understanding the Rising Human-AI Affective Bonding: Conceptualization and HAABI Scale Development
Development and validation of the HAABI scale measuring affective bonding with conversational AI via interviews and factor analysis.
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Intimate Strangers by Design: A Uses and Gratifications Analysis of AI Companionship
AI companion users report gratifications that partly match traditional categories but include new ones like creative co-production and relational simulation, with needs shifting from practical entry points to emotional support and later self-moderation.