Published on in Vol 9, No 4 (2022): Oct-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38876, first published .
Assessing the Topics and Motivating Factors Behind Human-Social Chatbot Interactions: Thematic Analysis of User Experiences

Assessing the Topics and Motivating Factors Behind Human-Social Chatbot Interactions: Thematic Analysis of User Experiences

Assessing the Topics and Motivating Factors Behind Human-Social Chatbot Interactions: Thematic Analysis of User Experiences

Vivian P Ta-Johnson   1 , MSc, PhD ;   Carolynn Boatfield   1, 2 , BA ;   Xinyu Wang   1, 3 , BA ;   Esther DeCero   1, 4 , BA ;   Isabel C Krupica   1, 2 , BA ;   Sophie D Rasof   1 , BA ;   Amelie Motzer   1 ;   Wiktoria M Pedryc   1

1 Department of Psychology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, United States

2 College of Health Professions, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, United States

3 Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York City, NY, United States

4 School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Vivian P Ta-Johnson, MSc, PhD
  • Department of Psychology
  • Lake Forest College
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  • Lake Forest, IL, 60045
  • United States
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  • Email: ta@lakeforest.edu