The Hollywood Robot Syndrome media effects on older adults' attitudes toward robots and adoption intentions

Do portrayals of robots in popular films influence older adults' robot anxiety and adoption intentions? Informed by cultivation theory, disposition theory and the technology acceptance model, the current survey (N = 379) examined how past exposure to robots in the media affect older adults'...

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Published in2016 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) pp. 343 - 350
Main Authors Sundar, S. Shyam, Waddell, T. Franklin, Eun Hwa Jung
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2016
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Anxiety
Atmospheric measurements
Conferences
cultivation theory
Frankenstein Syndrome
human-robot interaction
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical model
Mathematical models
Media
media effects
negative attitudes towards robots
Old people
Particle measurements
Perception
Robots
technology acceptance model
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Summary:Do portrayals of robots in popular films influence older adults' robot anxiety and adoption intentions? Informed by cultivation theory, disposition theory and the technology acceptance model, the current survey (N = 379) examined how past exposure to robots in the media affect older adults' (M age = 66) anxiety towards robots and their subsequent perceptions of robot usefulness, ease of use, and adoption intentions. The results of a structural equation model (SEM) analysis indicate that the higher the number of media portrayals recalled, the lower the anxiety towards robots. Furthermore, recalling robots with a human-like appearance or robots that elicit greater feelings of sympathy was related to more positive attitudes towards robots. Theoretical and practical implications of these results for the design of socially assistive robots for older adults are discussed.
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ISSN:2167-2148
DOI:10.1109/HRI.2016.7451771