Collins, E.C., Prescott, T.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-5390, Yoshikawa, Y. et al. (1 more author) (2019) Measuring the effectiveness of biomimetic robots as therapeutic tools : translating the felt security scale from English to Japanese. In: Martinez-Hernandez, U., Vouloutsi, V., Mura, A., Mangan, M., Asada, M., Prescott, T.J. and Verschure, P.F.M.J., (eds.) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2019, 09-12 Jul 2019, Nara, Japan. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (11556). Springer International Publishing , pp. 63-75. ISBN 9783030247409
Abstract
Biomimetic robots that resemble companion animals, and that replicate aspects of animal social behavior, could play a useful therapeutic role in the treatment of disorders such as anxiety and depression, and could act as an alternative or complement to animal-assisted therapy (AAT). Previous work in AAT has noted the importance of feelings of care, love, self-esteem to the success of a therapeutic animal intervention. These feelings, alongside safety, have been measured in human-human interaction studies using a questionnaire-based measure called the Felt Security Scale (FSS). This paper presents the translation of the FSS into Japanese in order to produce a cross-cultural instrument for evaluating the effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy (RAT). We describe the development of the new Japanese Felt Security Scale (JFSS), its validation with native Japanese speakers, and a comparison of outcomes as measured against the Japanese Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (Japanese ECR). We propose that the FSS provides a useful tool for investigating the effectiveness of biomimetic robots as therapeutic tools in English- and Japanese-speaking cultural settings.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Springer Nature. |
Keywords: | HRI; Japanese; Felt Security Scale; Cross-cultural |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2020 15:49 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2020 15:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155147 |