Beyond Empathy: Unveiling the Co-Creation Process of Emotions through a Wearable Device
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Constructionist Approach to Emotions
2.2. Co-Creation of Emotions
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Condition of the Target Case
3.2. Data Collection
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Self-Report Results
4.2. Group Level
4.3. Pair Level
5. Discussion
5.1. Theoretical Implications
5.2. Managerial Implications
5.3. Limitations and Future Research Directions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Performance |
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Trust |
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Empathy |
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Helping Behavior |
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Participant | Gender | Age | Role | Expertise | First Meeting | Second Meeting | Third Meeting | Fourth Meeting |
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1 | Male | 51 | Leader | Semiconductor | Present | Present | Present | Present |
2 | Male | 44 | Sub-Leader | Voice Analysis | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
3 | Female | 58 | Member | Information Network | Present | Present | Absent | Present |
4 | Female | 34 | Member | User Experience | Present | Present | Absent | Absent |
5 | Male | 46 | Member | Video Analysis | Present | Present | Present | Present |
6 | Male | 37 | Member | Robotics | Present | Present | Present | Present |
7 | Male | 30 | Member | Physics | Present | Present | Absent | Present |
8 | Male | 50 | Member | Electronics | Present | Absent | Present | Present |
9 | Female | 29 | Member | Psychology | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Meeting | Performance (α = 0.729) | Trust (α = 0.764) | Empathy (α = 0.673) | Helping Behavior (α = 0.642) |
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1st (n = 8) | 3.25 | 3.71 | 3.46 | 2.56 |
2nd (n = 7) | 2.88 | 2.92 | 3.17 | 3.00 |
3rd (n = 6) | 3.70 | 3.33 | 3.20 | 2.70 |
4th (n = 7) | 3.33 | 3.33 | 2.94 | 2.17 |
Mean | 3.30 | 3.39 | 3.21 | 2.57 |
SD | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.76 |
Correlation | ||||
Performance | 0.67 | 0.16 | −0.09 | |
Trust | 0.43 | 0.24 | ||
Empathy | 0.40 |
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Ho, B.Q.; Shibuya, K.; Yoshida, M. Beyond Empathy: Unveiling the Co-Creation Process of Emotions through a Wearable Device. J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2024, 19, 2714-2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer19040130
Ho BQ, Shibuya K, Yoshida M. Beyond Empathy: Unveiling the Co-Creation Process of Emotions through a Wearable Device. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. 2024; 19(4):2714-2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer19040130
Chicago/Turabian StyleHo, Bach Q., Kei Shibuya, and Makiko Yoshida. 2024. "Beyond Empathy: Unveiling the Co-Creation Process of Emotions through a Wearable Device" Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 19, no. 4: 2714-2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer19040130
APA StyleHo, B. Q., Shibuya, K., & Yoshida, M. (2024). Beyond Empathy: Unveiling the Co-Creation Process of Emotions through a Wearable Device. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 19(4), 2714-2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer19040130