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. 2017 Sep 11:8:169.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00169. eCollection 2017.

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

Hirokazu Kumazaki  1 , Zachary Warren  2 , Blythe A Corbett  3 , Yuichiro Yoshikawa  4   5 , Yoshio Matsumoto  6 , Haruhiro Higashida  1 , Teruko Yuhi  1 , Takashi Ikeda  1 , Hiroshi Ishiguro  4   5 , Mitsuru Kikuchi  1
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Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

Hirokazu Kumazaki et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: android robot; autism spectrum disorder; job interview; robotic intervention; vocational training.

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Participant flow.
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ACTROID-F (android robot).
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Example of how participants typically interacted with mock job interview by ACTROID-F.
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Confidence rating scale for receiving job interview.
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The mean salivary cortisol level in the android robot-mediated group, and independent study group.
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The mean confidence rate in the android robot-mediated group, and independent study group.
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Comparison between log cortisol from Day 1 and Day 2 in android robot-mediated group. p = 0.04.
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