Low-Friction Topic Re-Entry
A discrete resumption in which a user returns to a previously interrupted or misunderstood topic without visible tension or self-reproach, picking the thread back up smoothly within an AI dialogue.
Operational Definition
EVENT. One occurrence is coded when, after an interruption or a flagged misunderstanding, the user re-opens the same topic in a later turn and the re-entry turn contains no markers of frustration or blame (no self-criticism, no complaint about the prior break). The re-entry turn is the countable marker.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater coding of transcript turns: two trained coders flag topic re-entries and judge presence/absence of tension markers; inter-rater reliability via Cohen's kappa; could be reported as count of low-tension re-entries per session.