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A Digital Shoulder to Cry On: Understanding Why Large Language Models Can Be Effective in Extrinsic Interpersonal Emotion Regulation

2026-05-19

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<p>Do large language models (LLMs) provide emotion regulation as effectively as humans? This research investigates when and why LLMs might be preferred as extrinsic interpersonal emotion regulators (EIER) in non-clinical contexts. Across three studies, we systematically compared the regulatory effects and perceived effectiveness of LLM- versus human-generated comforting messages. Study 1a (N = 279) used thematic a...

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Literature Corpus work: a5cce5ab-ca92-5141-bfd7-8d029b957167
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/nt5d8_v5

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