Research in robotics has made available numerous possibilities and tools for further innovation in the psychological practice. For instance, recent research provided many examples of possible applications of robots in the education and rehabilitation of people with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities. In this paper, we present a study on how cultural backgrounds can influence the perception and intention to use a robot as an instrument in the future practice. The study involved 37 Italian students and 37 UK students, as future professionals in the field of psychology, which experienced the actual capabilities of a humanoid robot through a live demo. In this work, we explored the main factors of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) with the aim to reveal cultural differences. The instrument used was the UTAUT questionnaire, which was designed and validated to investigate the robot acceptance and use. A significant difference on the intention to use the robot is reported in our results. The discriminant analysis produced a very high degree of separation between the two groups, confirming that there is a different approach toward the use of robotics between the two cultures.

A Cross-Cultural Study of Acceptance and use of robotics in future psychology practitioners / Conti, D; Cattani, A; Di Nuovo, S; Di Nuovo, A. - 2015:20 November 2015(2015), pp. 555-560. (Intervento presentato al convegno 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 tenutosi a Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan) [2-s2.0-84954038217].

A Cross-Cultural Study of Acceptance and use of robotics in future psychology practitioners

Cattani A;
2015

Abstract

Research in robotics has made available numerous possibilities and tools for further innovation in the psychological practice. For instance, recent research provided many examples of possible applications of robots in the education and rehabilitation of people with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities. In this paper, we present a study on how cultural backgrounds can influence the perception and intention to use a robot as an instrument in the future practice. The study involved 37 Italian students and 37 UK students, as future professionals in the field of psychology, which experienced the actual capabilities of a humanoid robot through a live demo. In this work, we explored the main factors of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) with the aim to reveal cultural differences. The instrument used was the UTAUT questionnaire, which was designed and validated to investigate the robot acceptance and use. A significant difference on the intention to use the robot is reported in our results. The discriminant analysis produced a very high degree of separation between the two groups, confirming that there is a different approach toward the use of robotics between the two cultures.
2015
24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015
04 Pubblicazione in atti di convegno::04b Atto di convegno in volume
A Cross-Cultural Study of Acceptance and use of robotics in future psychology practitioners / Conti, D; Cattani, A; Di Nuovo, S; Di Nuovo, A. - 2015:20 November 2015(2015), pp. 555-560. (Intervento presentato al convegno 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 tenutosi a Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan) [2-s2.0-84954038217].
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