@article{3c3b1daba3d343bcb925b51c229094d1,
title = "Role-play-based guidance for job interviews using an android robot for individuals with autism spectrum disorders",
abstract = "Interventions for job interviews targeting the impaired theory of mind observed in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are limited. We developed a role-play-based guidance system for job interviews using an android robot resembling a real person. Individuals with ASD worked in pairs and played dual roles in mock job interviews. Specifically, one participant acted as the interviewee, while the other participant operated the android robot and acted as the interviewer. Eight individuals with high-functioning ASD participated in this study. After the training sessions, participants learned to understand the point of view of the interviewer, which may contribute to increased recognition of the importance of gestures and the motivation to learn how to behave in a job interview. In addition, participants reported improved self-confidence. These results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of playing dual roles using android robots.",
keywords = "Android robot, Autism spectrum disorders, Job interview, Role-play, Self-confidence",
author = "Hirokazu Kumazaki and Taro Muramatsu and Yuichiro Yoshikawa and Yoshio Matsumoto and Hiroshi Ishiguro and Masaru Mimura and Mitsuru Kikuchi",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H05857), ERATO ISHIGURO Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project, and was partially supported by The Center of Innovation Program from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST, Japan. We sincerely thank the participants and all the families who participated in this study. Funding Information: This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H05857), ERATO ISHIGURO Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project, and was partially supported by The Center of Innovation Program from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST, Japan. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Kumazaki, Muramatsu, Yoshikawa, Matsumoto, Ishiguro, Mimura and Kikuchi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00239",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
journal = "Frontiers in Psychiatry",
issn = "1664-0640",
publisher = "Frontiers Research Foundation",
number = "APR",
}
