2016
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00510
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Impact of Mediated Intimate Interaction on Education: A Huggable Communication Medium that Encourages Listening

Abstract: In this paper, we propose the introduction of human-like communication media as a proxy for teachers to support the listening of children in school education. Three case studies are presented on storytime fieldwork for children using our huggable communication medium called Hugvie, through which children are encouraged to concentrate on listening by intimate interaction between children and storytellers. We investigate the effect of Hugvie on children's listening and how they and their teachers react to it thr… Show more

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“…In this regard, communication is undoubtedly the foundation of sociability (Yamazaki et al, 2014 ). Research shows that a proper communication has direct and positive influence on physical (Sumioka et al, 2013 ) and mental (Yamazaki et al, 2016 ) health as well as quality of learning (Nakanishi et al, 2016 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this regard, communication is undoubtedly the foundation of sociability (Yamazaki et al, 2014 ). Research shows that a proper communication has direct and positive influence on physical (Sumioka et al, 2013 ) and mental (Yamazaki et al, 2016 ) health as well as quality of learning (Nakanishi et al, 2016 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using a Hugvie, i.e., squeezing a human-like shape and hearing a voice near the ears, makes people feel like they are hugging the person on the phone. This allows users to feel connected with and experience the presence of their remote conversation partner [13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over time, the function and meaning associated with the transitional object developed and deepened to provide both safe haven and secure base functions, that is, facilitate soothing but also stimulating the courage to begin to explore. The above example demonstrates how transitional object usage can draw on and integrate ideas from attachment theory (Bowlby, 1988; Feeney & Collins, 2015; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007), social thermoregulation theory (IJzerman et al ., 2015; Ijzerman, Heine, Nagel, & Pronk, 2017), social touch (Maratos et al ., 2017; Morrison, 2016; Uvnäs‐Moberg, Handlin, & Petersson, 2015), and huggable communication mediums (Nakanishi, Sumioka, & Ishiguro, 2016; Takahashi et al ., 2017). Furthermore, this links back to Harlow’s (1958) work with infant monkeys in discovering the importance of soft tactile sensations accompanied by (physical) warmth in imparting the emotional security (i.e., safeness) to explore (Harlow & Suomi, 1970).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%