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The Relational Amplifier: How Anthropomorphism of Generative AI Backfires for Distressed Users

2026-03-25

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<p>General-purpose Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly utilized as an unregulated source of mental health support, yet the psychological dynamics of users' interactions with these agents, and the associated risks, remain underexplored. Integrating social-cognitive models of anthropomorphism with attachment theory via the proposed Relational Amplifier framework, this study addressed two prima...

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10.31234/osf.io/m25w7_v1
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