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Socially Assistive Robots as Mental Health Interventions for Children: A Scoping Review

Kabacińska, Katarzyna, Prescott, Tony J., Robillard, Julie M.·2021·International Journal of Social Robotics

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Authors: Kabacińska, K., Prescott, T. J., & Robillard, J. M.
Affiliations: University of British Columbia (CA)
University of Sheffield (GB)
Corresponding author: Robillard, Julie M.
ORCID: Kabacińska, Katarzyna
Prescott, Tony J.
Robillard, Julie M.
Venue: International Journal of Social Robotics
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-07-27
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: 919-935
ISSN: 1875-4791 (ISSN-L)
1875-4805
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-020-00679-0
OpenAlex: W3046158298
Cited by: 113
References: 71
Citations by year: 2026: 19 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 12.87
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: International Journal of Social Robotics (publishedVersion)
White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
Funders: AGE-WELL
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Keywords: socially assistive robots, child mental health, robot-assisted intervention, pediatric mental health care, childhood anxiety, stress reduction, positive affect, distress reduction, psychological well-being

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