Factors contributing to korean older adults’ acceptance of assistive social robots

Lin Wang; Jia Chen; Da Young Ju

doi:10.3390/electronics10182204

Factors contributing to korean older adults’ acceptance of assistive social robots

Lin Wang, Jia Chen, Da Young Ju

Yonsei Institute of Convergence Technology

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This study investigated the factors contributing to older adults’ acceptance of assistive social robots. A survey was conducted to find factors explaining and predicting older adults’ acceptance behavior of assistive social robots. Three factors of older adults’ needs for assistive social robots were found (advanced needs, social needs, and physiological needs) which integrated Maslow’s five levels of basic human needs. According to older adults’ self-reported scores, the most important needs were physiological needs, followed by advanced needs and social needs. A regression analysis showed that the advanced needs and social needs significantly influence older adults’ use intention of assistive social robots. The results can assist in the future design of assistive social robot functions and features targeting the older population.

Original language	English
Article number	2204
Journal	Electronics (Switzerland)
Volume	10
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182204
Publication status	Published - 2021 Sept

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Funding: This research was supported by the Post-Doctor Research Program (2017) through Incheon National University.

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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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