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Chatbot Intervention Effects on Belief Updating in Anhedonia

2026年7月7日 更新者：Benjamin Becker、University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Effects of a Chatbot-Based Intervention on Valence-Dependent Belief Updating and Expectancy Bias for Life Events in Individuals With Anhedonia

The main aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a Motivational Interviewing-based artificial intelligence chatbot on belief updating in college students with elevated levels of depression and anhedonia by combining a randomized active-control intervention design with pre- and post-intervention behavioral belief updating task assessments.

研究概览

地位

招聘中

条件

干预/治疗

详细说明

Anhedonia represents a core characteristic of depression and is characterized by reduced experience of pleasure. It is closely related to decreased motivation, altered reward processing, changes in affective responsiveness, and alterations in intrinsic brain network function. Anhedonia is not specifically targeted by currently available pharmacological interventions. Initial evidence indicates that an increased willingness to change and implementation of change in daily life can alleviate anhedonia.

The present study aims to examine whether a Motivational Interviewing-based AI chatbot can lead to changes in belief updating in college students with elevated anhedonia and depressive symptoms. Belief updating is included because anhedonia and depressive symptoms may be associated with biased or inflexible use of new information, which may influence future expectations, motivation, and engagement in rewarding activities. The belief updating task allows the study to examine how participants revise their expectations after receiving new information. To this end, eligible participants with a total score of 22 or higher on the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale and a score of 14 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory will undergo a randomized, between-subjects, active-control intervention study. Participants will be assigned to either a Motivational Interviewing-based chatbot group or an active control chatbot group for 1 week. Pre- and post-intervention assessments will include self-report questionnaires and a behavioral belief updating task to examine psychological and behavioral effects of the intervention.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (估计的)

80

阶段

  • 不适用

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习联系方式

  • 姓名：Benjamin Becker, Dr
  • 电话号码：(852) 3917-5097
  • 邮箱：bbecker@hku.hk

学习地点

  • 中国
    • Sichuan
      • Chengdu、Sichuan、中国
        • 招聘中
        • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

  • 成人

接受健康志愿者

是的

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-40 years
  • Right-handed
  • Normal or corrected normal visual acuity
  • Participants must show elevated anhedonia and depressive symptoms at screening, defined as a total score of 22 or higher on the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale and a score of 14 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of major central nervous system disorders, such as epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or brain tumors.
  • History of severe mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, or other psychotic disorders.
  • History of substance or alcohol use disorder or substance or alcohol misuse within the past 12 months that may affect study participation or outcome assessment.
  • Individuals currently at high risk of suicide, severe self-harm, or experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis.
  • Individuals who are currently using psychiatric medications or have undergone psychotherapy within the past 4 weeks that may significantly affect mood, motivation, or reward processing.
  • Severe vision or hearing impairments that cannot be corrected and would interfere with task performance.
  • Contraindications to MRI scanning, including metallic implants, pacemakers, severe claustrophobia, or other conditions incompatible with MRI.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的？

设计细节

  • 主要用途：基础科学
  • 分配：随机化
  • 介入模型：并行分配
  • 屏蔽：双倍的

武器和干预

参与者组/臂
干预/治疗
实验性的：Motivational Interviewing-based AI chatbot group
Motivational Interviewing-based AI chatbot intervention
行为的：MI Chatbot Interaction
The experimental chatbot is designed to use principles of Motivational Interviewing to support participants in exploring their personal values, motivation for change, and daily behavioral goals related to pleasure, engagement, and reward-seeking. During the intervention period, participants will interact with the chatbot regularly through brief text-based conversations. The chatbot will provide empathic, non-judgmental responses, encourage reflection on current difficulties, and help participants identify small, feasible actions that may increase daily engagement and positive experiences. It will not provide diagnosis, crisis counseling, or medical treatment.
有源比较器：Active control chatbot group
Active control nature-story chatbot intervention
行为的：Active Control Chatbot Interaction
Participants will interact with a chatbot matched in format and frequency of use. This chatbot will provide neutral nature-related stories or general natural history content. It will be designed to maintain participant engagement while avoiding therapeutic techniques, motivational interviewing strategies, behavioral activation guidance, or personalized mental health advice. This active control condition will help control for nonspecific effects of chatbot interaction, attention, expectancy, and digital engagement.

研究衡量的是什么？

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Valence-dependent belief updating bias
大体时间：Baseline before the first chatbot interaction and Week 1 after completion of the chatbot intervention.
Belief updating magnitude will be calculated separately for positive and negative information conditions in the belief updating task before and after the intervention. Updating magnitude will be quantified based on changes in probability estimates before and after the presentation of new information. The difference in updating magnitude between positive and negative information conditions will be calculated and compared from baseline to post-intervention.
Baseline before the first chatbot interaction and Week 1 after completion of the chatbot intervention.

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Expectancy bias for life events
大体时间：Baseline before the first chatbot interaction and Week 1 after completion of the chatbot intervention
Before receiving base-rate information or new information, participants will provide initial probability estimates for positive and negative life events at baseline and post-intervention. Mean initial estimates will be calculated separately for the two event types, and pre-to-post changes in the difference between positive and negative event estimates will be compared.
Baseline before the first chatbot interaction and Week 1 after completion of the chatbot intervention

合作者和调查者

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赞助

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

研究记录日期

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研究主要日期

学习开始 (估计的)

2026年6月20日

初级完成 (估计的)

2028年6月30日

研究完成 (估计的)

2028年12月31日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年6月17日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年6月22日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年6月23日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年7月9日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年7月7日

最后验证

2026年6月1日

更多信息

与本研究相关的术语

关键字

其他研究编号

  • BAM_lab_MI_05

计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)

计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)？

不

IPD 计划说明

Corresponding individual level data will be made available upon request.

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不

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