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

Authors : Özden Güdük, Ayten Vural, Güler Dişiaçık

Pages : 285-310

Doi:10.54752/ct.1624015

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Publication Date : 2025-01-22

Article Type : Research Paper

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.
Keywords : Kaygı, yapay zeka, güçlendirme, sağlık çalışanları, insan kaynakları.