An artificially intelligent chat agent that answers adolescents' questions related to sex, drugs, and alcohol: An exploratory study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 514-519

  Crutzen, Rik ^a   Peters, Gjalt Jorn Y ^a   Portugal, Sarah Dias ^a   Fisser, Erwin M ^b   Grolleman, Jorne J ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for STI and AIDS Control in the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Chatbot; Drugs; Health promotion; Sex

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONVERSATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEARCH ENGINE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SOFTWARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEACHING;

EID: 79955048908     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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