Title
Can an intelligent personal assistant (IPA) be your friend? Para-friendship development mechanism between IPAs and their users.
Abstract
•The mechanism by which users develop virtual friendships with intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) is investigated.•The two critical dimensions of para-friendship are self-disclosure and social support.•IPAs that provide a sense of intimacy, understanding, enjoyability, and involvement affect para-friendships.•Para-friendships strengthen users' intention to continue using IPAs.•The para-friendship mechanism differs according to the users' social isolation tendency.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.chb.2020.106412
Computers in Human Behavior
DocType
Volume
ISSN
Journal
111
0747-5632
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chung-Wha (Chloe) Ki100.34
Erin Cho261.79
Jung-Eun Lee300.34