A collaborative research article resulting from an international collaboration between the University of Vienna and Kyoto University, in which Professor Yu Sakagami from our laboratory participated as a co-author, has been published in SSM – Mental Health, Vol. 9 (June 2026).

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Is generative AI your new therapist? A cross-cultural model of generative AI affordances, trust, use intentions, and willingness to attend in-person therapy

This study examined perceptions of generative AI for mental health support through a cross-cultural study conducted in Austria and Japan, focusing on trust, intentions to use generative AI, and willingness to seek in-person psychotherapy.