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Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1698) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (764) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1331) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3323) Behavior Change (864) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (528) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (743)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/67381, first published .
Impact of Conversational and Animation Features of a Mental Health App Virtual Agent on Depressive Symptoms and User Experience Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of Conversational and Animation Features of a Mental Health App Virtual Agent on Depressive Symptoms and User Experience Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of Conversational and Animation Features of a Mental Health App Virtual Agent on Depressive Symptoms and User Experience Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Stephanie Six1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elizabeth Schlesener2 Author Orcid Image ;   Victoria Hill1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sabarish V Babu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kaileigh Byrne1 Author Orcid Image
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Stephanie Six   1 , PhD ;   Elizabeth Schlesener   2 , MFA ;   Victoria Hill   1 , BS ;   Sabarish V Babu   2 , PhD ;   Kaileigh Byrne   1 , PhD

1 Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

2 Department of Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Kaileigh Byrne, PhD
  • Department of Psychology
  • Clemson University
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  • Clemson, SC 29634
  • United States
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  • Email: kaileib@clemson.edu