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Chatbot Companionship: A Mixed-Methods Study of Companion Chatbot Usage Patterns and Their Relationship to Loneliness in Active Users

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Main Authors:	Liu, Auren R., Pataranutaporn, Pat, Maes, Pattie
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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