Internal medicine

Human–robot interaction

Personality

Sample (material)

Big Five personality traits

Assertion

Meta-analysis

Trait

Cognitive psychology

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Chemistry

Programming language

Computer science

Applied psychology

Chromatography

Medicine

Social psychology

Robot

Human personality has been identified as a predictor of robot acceptance in the human–robot interaction (HRI) literature. Despite this, the HRI literature has provided mixed support for this assertion. To better understand the relationship between human personality and robot acceptance, this paper conducts a meta-analysis of 26 studies. Results found a positive relationship between human personality and robot acceptance. However, this relationship varied greatly by the specific personality trait along with the study sample's age, gender diversity, task, and global region. This meta-analysis also identified gaps in the literature. Namely, additional studies are needed that investigate both the big five personality traits and other personality traits, examine a more diverse age range, and utilize samples from previously unexamined regions of the globe.

A Meta-Analysis of Human Personality and Robot Acceptance in Human-Robot Interaction