Social anxiety disorder or social phobia is a condition characterized by debilitating fear and
avoidance of different social situations. We provide an overview of social anxiety and …

Affective robotics research aims to better understand human social and emotional signals to
improve human-robot interaction (HRI), and has been widely used during the last decade in …

Despite the increase in awareness and support for mental health, college students' mental
health is reported to decline every year in many countries. Several interactive technologies …

Background Loneliness is a growing public health issue that has been exacerbated in
vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer agents are capable of …

Social support plays a crucial role in managing and enhancing one's mental health and well-
being. In order to explore the role of a robot's companion-like behavior on its therapeutic …

The World Health Organization recommends that employers take action to protect and
promote mental well-being at work. However, the extent to which these recommended …

Positive psychology is one of the fastest-growing sub-disciplines of psychology (Donaldson
et al., 2021; Martín-del-Río et al., 2021) and established itself as a genuinely …

In this paper, we introduce Ommie, a novel robot that supports deep breathing practices for
the purposes of anxiety reduction. The robot's primary function is to guide users through a …

When encountering social robots, potential users are often facing a dilemma between
privacy and utility. That is, high utility often comes at the cost of lenient privacy settings …

Many robot-delivered health interventions aim to support people longitudinally at home to
complement or replace in-clinic treatments. However, there is little guidance on how robots …