“Cute Companion” or “Awful Thing”: Understanding Individual Differences in Attitudes to Social Robots as Pets


Journal article


Shaun Macdonald, Cristina Fiani, Salma ElSayed, Mark McGill
International Journal of Social Robotics, vol. 18, 2026


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APA   Click to copy
Macdonald, S., Fiani, C., ElSayed, S., & McGill, M. (2026). “Cute Companion” or “Awful Thing”: Understanding Individual Differences in Attitudes to Social Robots as Pets. International Journal of Social Robotics, 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-026-01453-4


Chicago/Turabian   Click to copy
Macdonald, Shaun, Cristina Fiani, Salma ElSayed, and Mark McGill. “‘Cute Companion’ or ‘Awful Thing’: Understanding Individual Differences in Attitudes to Social Robots as Pets.” International Journal of Social Robotics 18 (2026).


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Macdonald, Shaun, et al. “‘Cute Companion’ or ‘Awful Thing’: Understanding Individual Differences in Attitudes to Social Robots as Pets.” International Journal of Social Robotics, vol. 18, 2026, doi:10.1007/s12369-026-01453-4.


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@article{shaun2026a,
  title = {“Cute Companion” or “Awful Thing”: Understanding Individual Differences in Attitudes to Social Robots as Pets},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal of Social Robotics},
  volume = {18},
  doi = {10.1007/s12369-026-01453-4},
  author = {Macdonald, Shaun and Fiani, Cristina and ElSayed, Salma and McGill, Mark}
}