When chatbots are perceived as “understanding”: a study on how virtual agent persona styles and affective interaction promote mental health acceptance

Qi Wu, Shizhu Lu, Yuqi Yan, Lin Liu, Xiaojie Peng

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1863595
Published: 2026-09-03
Container: Frontiers in Psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1863595,
  title = {When chatbots are perceived as “understanding”: a study on how virtual agent persona styles and affective interaction promote mental health acceptance},
  author = {Qi Wu and Shizhu Lu and Yuqi Yan and Lin Liu and Xiaojie Peng},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1863595},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1863595}
}

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Wu, Q., Lu, S., Yan, Y., Liu, L., & Peng, X. (2026). When chatbots are perceived as “understanding”: a study on how virtual agent persona styles and affective interaction promote mental health acceptance. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1863595

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