arXiv:2605.03261cs.HCcs.AI2026-05

一个AI聊天机器人仅一次对话就显著缓解分手痛苦,效果持续一个月。

Can AI Help You Get Over Your Breakup? One Session with a Belief-Reframing Chatbot Shows Sustained Distress Reduction

论文配图:Can AI Help You Get Over Your Breakup? One Session with a Belief-Reframing Chatbot Shows Sustained Distress Reduction
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  • 用认知重构理论设计的AI聊天机器人,引导用户重新看待分手经历。
  • 7天后痛苦程度下降5.36分,1个月后仍比对照组低2.92分。
  • 男性参与者效果更明显,适合心理支持场景快速干预。

浪漫关系破裂是常见且强烈的心理压力源。我们评估了名为overit的单次会话AI聊天机器人,其基于记忆重巩固理论,采用认知重评方法应对分手痛苦。在一项预注册的随机对照试验中,254名美英两国近期经历分手的成年人被分配至初始问卷加AI会话组或仅问卷对照组。使用分手痛苦量表(Breakup Distress Scale)在基线、7天及探索性1个月随访时测量痛苦水平。接受overit干预的参与者在7天时痛苦程度显著低于对照组(时间×组别交互作用 B = -5.36, SE = 1.19, p < .001;完成者效应量 d = -0.70)。在探索性1个月随访中,完成者仍表现出较小但显著的治疗优势(B = -2.92, SE = 1.22, p = .017)。事后分析提示男性参与者效果更显著(B = 7.78, p = .003)。结果表明,一次简短的AI聊天可有效减轻分手痛苦,且初步证据显示效果可持续一个月。未来研究应与主动对照组比较,评估重复使用效果,并招募更多样化的样本。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Romantic breakups are among the most common and intense sources of psychological distress. We evaluated *overit*, a single-session AI chatbot that uses cognitive reappraisal to address breakup distress, informed by memory reconsolidation theory. In a pre-registered randomized controlled trial, 254 adults in the United States and United Kingdom who had experienced a romantic breakup were assigned to either an initial survey assessment followed by an AI chat session or to a survey-only control. Breakup distress was measured at baseline, 7 days, and again at an exploratory 1-month follow-up using the Breakup Distress Scale. Participants assigned to *overit* showed a significantly greater reduction in breakup distress than controls at 7 days (time-by-condition interaction B = -5.36, SE = 1.19, p < .001; completer-based d = -0.70). A smaller but still significant treatment advantage remained detectable at the exploratory 1-month follow-up among post-session completers (B = -2.92, SE = 1.22, p = .017). Exploratory post hoc moderation suggested a larger effect among male participants (B = 7.78, p = .003). These results suggest that a brief AI chatbot conversation can meaningfully reduce breakup distress, with exploratory evidence that a smaller advantage persists over the following month. Future work should test the intervention against active controls, evaluate repeated-session use, and recruit more diverse samples.

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