We describe a computational model of user-agent relationship based on accommodation theory, in which classes of relationship are defined by the set of activities the user is willing to perform with an agent. An implementation of this model is described that uses dialogue acts as the set of relationshipdefining activities, and manipulations of the model to increase user-agent intimacy over time....

A new model of women's sexual response moves the focus from spontaneous drive with its markers of sexual thoughts, fantasies, and conscious urge to be sexual to an inherently responsive cycle. The model reflects intimacy-based sexual motivation, processing of sexual stimuli to arousal, cognitive, and affective appraisal of that arousal. Sexual desire to continue the physical experience is acces...

The purpose of the study was to examine the triangular theory of love in China and the United States. It was predicted that intimacy, passion, and commitment would increase in both cultures as the relationship becomes more serious. It was also predicted that intimacy and passion would be higher in romantic relationships in the US than in China, and that commitment would be higher in China than ...

Reciprocal self-disclosure is an integral part of social bonding between humans that has received little attention in the field of humanagent interaction. To study how children react to self-disclosures of a virtual agent, we developed a disclosure intimacy rating scale that can be used to assess both the intimacy level of agent disclosures and that of child disclosures. To this end, 72 disclos...

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 INTERDEPENDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................... 611 Definitions of Relationships and of Closeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

This paper outlines some of the ways in which secure attachment is associated with the capacity to participate in successful intimate relationships. The paper begins with the discussion of four key abilities required for intimacy: the ability to seek care, the ability to give care, the ability to feel comfortable with an autonomous self, and the ability to negotiate. Bowlby's attachment theory ...

Introduction Near the end of Anne Fadiman’s book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, a tragic account of two cultures at odds with each other, the author tells the story of a Hmong patient who was being referred to a specialist for further treatment and, instead of inquiring about the physician’s skill or credentials, he asked, “Do you know someone who would care for me and love me?” It ...

BURGOON AND HER COLLEAGUES have identified seven dimensions of communication: dominance-submission, emotional arousal, composure, similarity, formality, task versus social orientation, and intimacy (Burgoon, Buller, Hale, & DeTurck, 1984; Burgoon & Hale, 1984). Intimacy is the broadest and most often studied dimension; it includes the themes of trust, depth, affection, intensity, and receptivit...

Intimacy is a crucial element of domestic life that has received insufficient attention from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researchers despite their rapidly growing interest in the design of interactive technologies for domestic use. Intimate acts differ from other activities, and there are unexplored opportunities to develop interactive technologies to support these acts. This paper present...

Attachment, fear of intimacy and differentiation of self were examined by means of self-report questionnaires in 158 volunteers, including 99 clients enrolled in addiction treatment programs. As expected, clients (who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism, heroin addiction, amphetamine/cocaine addiction or cannabis abuse) reported higher levels of insecure attachment and fear of intimacy, an...