A quasi-experimental intervention reported short-term reductions in loneliness followed by lower social anxiety after a social-chatbot intervention¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? A quasi-experimental mixed-method study reported lower loneliness after a short social-chatbot intervention, followed by lower social-anxiety scores; causal leverage remains below a well-controlled randomized experiment. → Yan D 2026

Evidence¶

Yan D 2026¶

Yan D (2026). A critical narrative synthesis of psychological correlates, measurement, and reported findings on conversational AI engagement and dependence-related constructs. Front. Psychol. 17:1827795. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1827795

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Review's account (Section 3.5.3) of one quasi-experimental mixed-method intervention study reporting "lower loneliness after a short social-chatbot intervention, followed by lower social-anxiety scores". No effect sizes printed; the review treats it as limited temporal evidence.

"Kim et al. (2025) used a quasi-experimental mixed-method design and reported lower loneliness after a short social-chatbot intervention, followed by lower social-anxiety scores."

Discussion¶

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