Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction: An Agent-Based Network Model

Edgar Eler; Filippos Dimopoulos; Marieke Timmers; Jan Treur; Sander L. Koole

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99968-0_4

Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction: An Agent-Based Network Model

Edgar Eler
, Filippos Dimopoulos
, Marieke Timmers
, Jan Treur^*
, Sander L. Koole

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The study reported in this chapter analyses the effects of emotion coregulation in the interaction between a distressed human and a bot. Through the coregulation premises, an emotion contagion process impacts the emotion system, which initially increases the distress level of the bot due to the influence of the human’s emotions. Configuring the bot with optimal emotion regulation decreases its distress levels as it can self-regulate its emotions, which affects the human’s emotions, regulating them by the emotion contagion process. The results show how this coregulation process occurs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Analysis and Modeling Directions in Social Interaction Science
Subtitle of host publication	Emergent Multimodal Interpersonal Synchrony, Affiliation, and Bonding
Editors	Sophie C.F. Hendrikse, Jan Treur, Sander L. Koole
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages	93-109
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031999680
ISBN (Print)	9783031999673, 9783031999703
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99968-0_4
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Name	Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
Publisher	Springer
Volume	614
ISSN (Print)	2198-4182
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-4190

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Eler, E., Dimopoulos, F., Timmers, M., Treur, J., & Koole, S. L. (2025). Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction: An Agent-Based Network Model. In S. C. F. Hendrikse, J. Treur, & S. L. Koole (Eds.), New Analysis and Modeling Directions in Social Interaction Science: Emergent Multimodal Interpersonal Synchrony, Affiliation, and Bonding (pp. 93-109). (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 614). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99968-0_4

Eler, Edgar ; Dimopoulos, Filippos ; Timmers, Marieke et al. / Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction : An Agent-Based Network Model. New Analysis and Modeling Directions in Social Interaction Science: Emergent Multimodal Interpersonal Synchrony, Affiliation, and Bonding. editor / Sophie C.F. Hendrikse ; Jan Treur ; Sander L. Koole. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. pp. 93-109 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control).

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Eler, E, Dimopoulos, F, Timmers, M, Treur, J & Koole, SL 2025, Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction: An Agent-Based Network Model. in SCF Hendrikse, J Treur & SL Koole (eds), New Analysis and Modeling Directions in Social Interaction Science: Emergent Multimodal Interpersonal Synchrony, Affiliation, and Bonding. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol. 614, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, pp. 93-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99968-0_4

Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Attunement of Emotions in Human-Bot Interaction: An Agent-Based Network Model. / Eler, Edgar; Dimopoulos, Filippos; Timmers, Marieke et al.
New Analysis and Modeling Directions in Social Interaction Science: Emergent Multimodal Interpersonal Synchrony, Affiliation, and Bonding. ed. / Sophie C.F. Hendrikse; Jan Treur; Sander L. Koole. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. p. 93-109 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 614).

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