Alter egos alter engagement: perspective-taking can improve disclosure quantity and depth to AI chatbots in promoting mental wellbeing
This study highlights how perspective-taking and distancing may facilitate greater disclosure to AI chatbots supporting mental wellbeing. We explore the nature of these disclosures and how perspective-taking may drive readiness and enrich the substance of disclosures. These findings suggest a way for chatbots to evoke deeper reflection and effective support while potentially reducing the need to share sensitive personal self-information directly with generative AI systems.
Authors
- Roshan Venkatakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6538-627X)
- Benjamin Lok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-3729)
- Melissa J. Vilaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-0274)
- Rohith Venkatakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8484-3915)
- Xuening Peng
- Andrew Maxim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-4717)
- Rashi Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7297-9911)
- Christopher You (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-5796)
- Danish Nisar Ahmed Tamboli
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1655860
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09