When AI Becomes a Friend: The "Emotional" and "Rational" Mechanism of Problematic Use in Generative AI Chatbot Interactions

Hanyun Huang, Lihong Shi, Xin Pei. When AI Becomes a Friend: The "Emotional" and "Rational" Mechanism of Problematic Use in Generative AI Chatbot Interactions. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 42(6):4006-4024, March 2026. [doi]

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