Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

作者：Kumazaki Hirokazu; Warren Zachary; Corbett Blythe A; Yoshikawa Yuichiro; Matsumoto Yoshio; Higashida Haruhiro; Yuhi Teruko; Ikeda Takashi; Ishiguro Hiroshi; Kikuchi Mitsuru

来源：Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017, 8: 169.

DOI：10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00169

• autism spectrum disorder
• android robot
• robotic intervention
• job interview
• vocational training

The feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an android robot-mediated mock job interview training in terms of both bolstering self-confidence and reducing biological levels of stress in comparison to a psycho-educational approach human interview was assessed in a randomized study. Young adults (ages 18-25 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were randomized to participate either in a mock job interview training with our android robot system (n = 7) or a self-paced review of materials about job-interviewing skills (n = 8). Baseline and outcome measurements of self-reported performance/efficacy and salivary cortisol were obtained after a mock job interview with a human interviewer. After training sessions, individuals with ASD participating in the android robot-mediated sessions reported marginally improved self-confidence and demonstrated significantly lower levels of salivary cortisol as compared to the control condition. These results provide preliminary support for the feasibility and efficacy of android robot-mediated learning.

• 出版日期2017-9-11