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From "Crutch" to Coach: Patterns of Sustained Engagement and Deepening Support in AI Wellbeing Coaching
2026-03-23
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: As use of on-demand, user-led AI chatbots for mental health support grows, a central question is whether these systems provide only short-term assistance or can foster sustained, coaching-style relationships designed to enable lasting change and wellbeing improvements. We examined this distinction in Nova, an AI wellbeing coach. <h4>Methods:</h4> We analysed 14,293 sessions...
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- 8bffa28c-7cd2-5986-88ae-92e468c75cda
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8949770/v1