LLM-based conversational agents for behaviour change support: A randomised controlled trial examining efficacy, safety, and the role of user behaviour

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-766430
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.76643

Meyer, Selina

; Elsweiler, David

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Abstract

This study examines the use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles in a GPT-4-based chatbot, MIcha, to promote behaviour change. We conducted a pre-registered randomised controlled trial to assess the integration of MI techniques in conversational agents, aiming to support users’ behaviour change through guided self-reflection and identify how users interact with large language model ...