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What makes you attached to social companion AI? A two-stage exploratory mixed-method study

Author:

Dongmei Hu,Yuting Lan,Haolan Yan,Charles Weizheng Chen

Publication:

International Journal of Information Management

Publisher:

Elsevier

Date:

August 2025

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