Table 5.

Content Analysis (Exit Interviews)

Themes	Sub-themes	Description	Meaning unit (examples)
Child-robot relationship	Companionship/ Friendship	Real or apparent feelings of close association, comfort and trust	“He talks to his classmates about NAO. It makes him feel special.” “He had to write an essay about his best friend and he wrote about NAO.” “My child makes drawings that include NAO.” “He misses the contact they had and the hours they spent together.”
	Motivator	Inspires, motivates	“… when he had to do something and refused to do it e.g. bathing, I used the robot to motivate him.” “awaiting for sessions was the reason she was more cooperative at school” “…he wanted to do his homework to tell NAO.”
	Teaching empathy	Understanding emotions, helping other regulate their emotions	“when I am upset, he says: mommy do the breathing NAO taught me." “… NAO says “not to shout loudly” mum.” “[By] switching eye colour [NAO] helped him to better understand emotions.”
	Behaviour modeling	Healthier ways of behaving through observation and imitation	“ … [He] often repeats NAO's words and given instructions. e.g. do no throw things, bravo, to regulate his actions or to support us.” “After overcoming his fear of the robot, he easily overcame his fear of going to camp.» “He slowly learned to adjust the volume of his voice since NAO was not able to understand him.” “I was surprised he learned to respect personal space, just because he was not allowed to touch NAO for safety reasons.”
Intervention adherence	Positive adjustment	Engagement	“She was always very excited when she had to come to the sessions and meet NAO. She does not do that with the other activities she has.” “When he was sick he was upset because he could not meet with NAO.”
	Negative adjustment	Disappointment	“He was very disappointed when he realised that he would not meet the robot. At first he did not want to come.” “At first I was worried because it was hard [for the child] to be separated from NAO.” “He became frustrated when NAO did not look at him.”
Maladaptive behaviour		Adverse outcomes	“He got to the point of obsessively asking us about NAO and his personal information, age, residence etc.” “He copied the robot's movements in every detail. It seemed a little strange to clap with three fingers.”