Behavioral intention of mental health practitioners toward the adoption of virtual humans in affect recognition training

Frontiers in Psychology

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Arturo S. García¹  Patricia Fernández-Sotos³  Pascual González¹  Elena Navarro¹  Roberto Rodriguez-Jimenez⁴  Antonio Fernández-Caballero¹ 

[1] Unidad Multidisciplinar de Investigación de la Neurocognición y Emoción en Entornos Virtuales y Reales, Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete;Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha;Servicio de Salud Mental, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete;Biomedical Research Networking Center in Mental Health;Cognición y Psicosis, Area de Neurociencias y Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre;CogPsy-Group, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

关键词: affect recognition;    Mental Health;    social cognition;    technology acceptance;    UTAUT2;    virtual humans;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934880

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This paper explores the key factors influencing mental health professionals' behavioral intention to adopt virtual humans as a means of affect recognition training. Therapies targeting social cognition deficits are in high demand given that these deficits are related to a loss of functioning and quality of life in several neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, affective disorders, and acquired brain injury. Therefore, developing new therapies would greatly improve the quality of life of this large cohort of patients. A questionnaire based on the second revision of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) questionnaire was used for this study. 124 mental health professionals responded to the questionnaire after viewing a video presentation of the system. The results confirmed that mental health professionals showed a positive intention to use virtual reality tools to train affect recognition, as they allow manipulation of social interaction with patients. Further studies should be conducted with therapists from other countries to reach more conclusions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY