Self-initiated humour protocol: a pilot study with an AI agent
This study shows the potential for the practice of SIHP as supported by an emotionally intelligent chatbot and personalised child avatar to have medium-term positive effects, which should be validated through future randomised trials.
Authors
- Dasha Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-6605)
- Neophytos Polydorou
- Frank L. Ryan
- Abbas Edalat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-1991)
- Ruoyu Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9623)
- Zeena Patel
Institutions
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1530131
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.32