Title |
Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, September 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00169 |
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Authors |
Hirokazu Kumazaki, Zachary Warren, Blythe A. Corbett, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yoshio Matsumoto, Haruhiro Higashida, Teruko Yuhi, Takashi Ikeda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Mitsuru Kikuchi |
Abstract |
The feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an android robot-mediated mock job interview training in terms of both bolstering self-confidence and reducing biological levels of stress in comparison to a psycho-educational approach human interview was assessed in a randomized study. Young adults (ages 18-25 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were randomized to participate either in a mock job interview training with our android robot system (n = 7) or a self-paced review of materials about job-interviewing skills (n = 8). Baseline and outcome measurements of self-reported performance/efficacy and salivary cortisol were obtained after a mock job interview with a human interviewer. After training sessions, individuals with ASD participating in the android robot-mediated sessions reported marginally improved self-confidence and demonstrated significantly lower levels of salivary cortisol as compared to the control condition. These results provide preliminary support for the feasibility and efficacy of android robot-mediated learning. |
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