Human versus chatbot: Understanding the role of emotion in health marketing communication for vaccines
| Autor: | Nick Carcioppolo, Di Lun, Wan-Hsiu Sunny Tsai, Ching-Hua Chuan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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perceived agency
media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Embarrassment Context (language use) human‐machine interaction Anger Affect (psychology) computer.software_genre health marketing Chatbot Compliance (psychology) vaccine Agency (sociology) health communication embarrassment Health communication Research Articles Applied Psychology media_common Marketing anger chatbot affect Psychology computer Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Psychology & Marketing |
| ISSN: | 1520-6793 0742-6046 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mar.21556 |
| Popis: | Based on the theoretical framework of agency effect, this study examined the role of affect in influencing the effects of chatbot versus human brand representatives in the context of health marketing communication about HPV vaccines. We conducted a 2 (perceived agency: chatbot vs. human) × 3 (affect elicitation: embarrassment, anger, neutral) between‐subject lab experiment with 142 participants, who were randomly assigned to interact with either a perceived chatbot or a human representative. Key findings from self‐reported and behavioral data highlight the complexity of consumer–chatbot communication. Specifically, participants reported lower interaction satisfaction with the chatbot than with the human representative when anger was evoked. However, participants were more likely to disclose concerns of HPV risks and provide more elaborate answers to the perceived human representative when embarrassment was elicited. Overall, the chatbot performed comparably to the human representative in terms of perceived usefulness and influence over participants' compliance intention in all emotional contexts. The findings complement the Computers as Social Actors paradigm and offer strategic guidelines to capitalize on the relative advantages of chatbot versus human representatives. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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