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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Louis Tay and I are delighted to announce a forthcoming special issue of
<i>Technology, Mind, and Behavior</i> (TMB) titled “<b>AI Conversational Agents and Human Flourishing</b>.” We are deeply grateful to Richard Landers, Editor of TMB, for his support in developing this special issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Full Call</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">:
</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tmb/ai-conversational-agents-human-flourishing">https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tmb/ai-conversational-agents-human-flourishing</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Summary</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: Artificial intelligence (AI) conversational agents (CAs) have become increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life. They
now serve as guides, companions, teachers, and mentors. As these systems take on more social, educational, clinical, and organizational roles, they raise a set of urgent and interrelated questions: How can AI CAs be designed to enhance rather than erode human
flourishing? How should humans approach their use and integration into daily life? What design principles and user factors shape their impact? And what are the long-term personal and interpersonal consequences of sustained engagement with AI systems? This
special issue aims to advance an interdisciplinary research agenda from a psychological lens, exploring how AI conversational agents influence human flourishing in its fullest sense.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ideal papers for this special issue will be
<b>empirical studies that examine interactions with AI CAs and consequences on human flourishing</b>. We view human flourishing broadly, and it includes cognitive, motivational, socioemotional, moral, career, and well-being outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The manuscript submission deadline will be
<b>February 28, 2026</b> (by midnight U.S. Eastern time). The goal is to publish this special issue in December 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Andree Hartanto, PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Associate Professor of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Lee Kong Chian Fellow | ResWORK Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Singapore Management University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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