Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training: Results from a Feasibility Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Measures
2.5. Procedures
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Future Directions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Entenberg, G.A.; Areas, M.; Roussos, A.J.; Maglio, A.L.; Thrall, J.; Escoredo, M.; Bunge, E.L. Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training: Results from a Feasibility Study. Soc. Sci. 2021, 10, 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10110426
Entenberg GA, Areas M, Roussos AJ, Maglio AL, Thrall J, Escoredo M, Bunge EL. Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training: Results from a Feasibility Study. Social Sciences. 2021; 10(11):426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10110426
Chicago/Turabian StyleEntenberg, Guido A., Malenka Areas, Andrés J. Roussos, Ana Laura Maglio, Jillian Thrall, Milagros Escoredo, and Eduardo L. Bunge. 2021. "Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training: Results from a Feasibility Study" Social Sciences 10, no. 11: 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10110426