Too human and not human enough: A grounded theory analysis of mental health harms from emotional dependence on the social chatbot Replika

Linnea Laestadius; Andrea Bishop; Michael Gonzalez; Diana Illenčík; Celeste Campos-Castillo

doi:10.1177/14614448221142007

Too human and not human enough: A grounded theory analysis of mental health harms from emotional dependence on the social chatbot Replika

Linnea Laestadius, Andrea Bishop, Michael Gonzalez, Diana Illenčík, Celeste Campos-Castillo

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Original language	English
Journal	New Media and Society
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221142007
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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