The bionic blues: Robot rejection lowers self-esteem

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Highlights：

• Examines influence of robot rejection and acceptance on human self-esteem.

• Robot rejection decreased self-esteem, while acceptance had no effect on self-esteem.

• Demonstrates that robot rejection can cause psychological harm.

摘要

•Examines influence of robot rejection and acceptance on human self-esteem.•Robot rejection decreased self-esteem, while acceptance had no effect on self-esteem.•Demonstrates that robot rejection can cause psychological harm.

论文关键词：Robots,Self-esteem,Social rejection,Social acceptance,Social surrogacy

论文评审过程：Received 18 November 2016, Revised 2 September 2017, Accepted 11 September 2017, Available online 12 September 2017, Version of Record 16 October 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.09.018