de Jong, C.

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With children increasingly encountering social robots in natural environments, such as schools, hospitals, and their homes, an important question has rarely been asked in the field of child-robot interaction (CRI): To what extent do children accept such a social robot? Without children’s acceptance of social robots, other potential applications of social robots, such as education and therapy, are doomed to fail. This dissertation aims to advance knowledge on children’s acceptance of social robots through a literature review, the development and validation of a measure of children’s adoption intention of social robots, and two empirical studies based on a six-wave longitudinal panel study among children who received a social robot at home. The findings of this dissertation show that despite initial enthusiasm and the intention to adopt robots, the majority of children do not seem to accept a social robot over time. Only slightly less than 30% of the children consistently used the robot across eight weeks, whereas the majority of children discontinued use after initial adoption or alternated between using and not using the robot. Children thus accept social robots – in their current form – less than one would expect based on previous – mainly cross-sectional – research. This dissertation also sheds light on the predictors of children’s intention to adopt social robots as well as on the reasons for non-acceptance of social robots. Finally, it provides theoretical and methodological insights and recommendations to advance future research on children’s acceptance of social robots

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UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl)UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)Children and social robotsTowards a better understanding of their acceptance of a new technologyde Jong, C.Publication date2022Link to publicationCitation for published version (APA):de Jong, C. (2022). Children and social robots: Towards a better understanding of theiracceptance of a new technology. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam].General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s)and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an opencontent license (like Creative Commons).Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, pleaselet the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the materialinaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letterto: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Youwill be contacted as soon as possible.Download date:10 Mar 2023Children and Social Robots:Towards a Better Understanding of  Their Acceptance of a New TechnologyChiara de JongChildren and Social Robots: Towards a Better Understanding of Their Acceptance  of a New TechnologyChiara de JongThe research reported in this doctoral dissertation has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 682733 to Prof. Dr. Jochen Peter. In Chapter 5 of this dissertation the Cozmo robot is used. Anki® and Cozmo® are registered trademarks of Anki, Inc. This research project is not sponsored by, supported by, or affiliated in any manner with Anki.Children and Social Robots: Towards a Better Understanding of Their Acceptance of a New TechnologyISBN: 978-94-93270-71-8Cover design: Maria Koutamanis, Little VanillaLay-out: Guus Gijben, Proefschrift-AIOPrinted by: Proefschrift-AIOCopyright (c) Chiara de Jong, Amsterdam, 2022All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the author. Children and Social Robots: Towards a Better Understanding of Their Acceptance  of a New TechnologyACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFTter verkrijging van de graad van doctoraan de Universiteit van Amsterdamop gezag van de Rector Magnificusprof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maexten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie,  in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Agnietenkapel  op dinsdag 12 juli 2022, te 12.00 uurdoor Chiara de Jong  geboren te Gilze en RijenPromotiecommissiePromotor: prof. dr. J. Peter  Universiteit van AmsterdamCopromotor: dr. R.J. Kühne  Universiteit van AmsterdamOverige leden: prof. dr. T. Bosse Radboud Universiteitprof. dr. M.L. Antheunis Tilburg Universityprof. dr. P.M. Valkenburg Universiteit van Amsterdamprof. dr. S. Ben Allouch Universiteit van Amsterdamdr. M.J. van der Goot Universiteit van AmsterdamFaculteit der Maatschappij- en GedragswetenschappenTable of ContentsChapter 1 General IntroductionChapter 2  Children’s Acceptance of Social Robots:  A Narrative Review of the Research 2000-2017Chapter 3  Intentional Acceptance of Social Robots: Development and Validation of a Self-Report Measure for ChildrenChapter 4  Children’s Intention to Adopt Social Robots:  A Model of Its Distal and Proximal PredictorsChapter 5   Children’s Acceptance of a Domestic Social Robot: How It Evolves over TimeChapter 6  General Discussion Appendices Summary   Nederlandse Samenvatting (Dutch Summary)   Authorship Contributions   Dankwoord   About the author7195381119147162166170172176

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