Research Article

Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers

Volume: 1 Number: 84 January 22, 2025
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Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the correlation between AI anxiety and the perceived empowerment of healthcare professionals. An online survey was conducted among healthcare professionals at a training and research hospital. The survey included questions about the participants' socio-demographic characteristics, as well as the AI Anxiety Scale and the Perceived Empowerment Scale. A total of 285 healthcare professionals completed the survey between December 2023 and February 2024. Healthcare professionals AI anxiety at a level slightly above the medium, while their perception of empowerment is high. The level of AI anxiety varied based on factors such as gender, age, total years of work, and the specific unit they work in. Similarly, the perception of empowerment differed among groups based on age, total years of work, and marital status. The study also found a negative relationship between the meaning-competence dimension of perceived empowerment and the AI learning dimension, as well as a positive relationship between the AI sociotechnical blindness dimension. It was found that individuals with a high perception of empowerment are less anxious about learning new information about artificial intelligence, but more anxious about the potentially harmful and dangerous aspects of artificial intelligence. The study suggests that empowerment, as an effective human resource management tool, can be utilized by health managers to alleviate employees' AI nxiety.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Labor Economics and Industrial Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 21, 2025

Publication Date

January 22, 2025

Submission Date

November 1, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 1 Number: 84

APA
Güdük, Ö., Vural, A., & Dişiaçık, G. (2025). Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers. Çalışma Ve Toplum, 1(84), 285-310. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1624015
AMA
1.Güdük Ö, Vural A, Dişiaçık G. Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2025;1(84):285-310. doi:10.54752/ct.1624015
Chicago
Güdük, Özden, Ayten Vural, and Güler Dişiaçık. 2025. “Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers”. Çalışma Ve Toplum 1 (84): 285-310. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1624015.
EndNote
Güdük Ö, Vural A, Dişiaçık G (January 1, 2025) Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers. Çalışma ve Toplum 1 84 285–310.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Güdük, A. Vural, and G. Dişiaçık, “Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers”, Çalışma ve Toplum, vol. 1, no. 84, pp. 285–310, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.54752/ct.1624015.
ISNAD
Güdük, Özden - Vural, Ayten - Dişiaçık, Güler. “Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers”. Çalışma ve Toplum 1/84 (January 1, 2025): 285-310. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1624015.
JAMA
1.Güdük Ö, Vural A, Dişiaçık G. Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2025;1:285–310.
MLA
Güdük, Özden, et al. “Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers”. Çalışma Ve Toplum, vol. 1, no. 84, Jan. 2025, pp. 285-10, doi:10.54752/ct.1624015.
Vancouver
1.Özden Güdük, Ayten Vural, Güler Dişiaçık. Investigating The Effect of Perceived Empowerment on Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Levels in Healthcare Workers. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2025 Jan. 1;1(84):285-310. doi:10.54752/ct.1624015

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