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A non-randomized feasibility study of a voice assistant for parents to support their children’s mental health

Sally Richmond; Mietta Bell; Dyung Ngo; Marie B H Yap

Originally published 2024-07-31 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1390556 ↗

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AI / system type

Voice assistant; narrow speech/NLP, not GenAI

Direct parenting evidence

Directly addresses parents or caregiving, including parent studies, syntheses and audits of parenting advice.

The AI connection

Amazon Alexa ASR/NLU and custom NLP delivered interactive parenting content.

Why this reading matters

Documents real home-use barriers and the role of human program support.

Editorial reading guide · Collaboration

Would speaking to a voice assistant make parenting practice easier to fit into daily life?

Maps to Collaboration through practicing emotional parenting skills with voice support alongside human services.

Study context

55 community parents and four clinical-program parents in Australia

Age / stage: Primary-school children; mean ages about 9 years

Read with three questions

  1. How did independent community use differ from use alongside a parenting group?
  2. Which installation and conversational problems interrupted participation?
  3. What did parents say about voice quality and privacy?

Keep the limits in view

No randomization, modest retention and only four clinical participants; feasibility and preference do not establish child mental-health efficacy.

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Sally Richmond; Mietta Bell; Dyung Ngo; Marie B H Yap (2024). A non-randomized feasibility study of a voice assistant for parents to support their children’s mental health Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1390556

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