Care Workers’ Readiness for Robotization: Identifying Psychological and Socio-Demographic Determinants

Turja, Tuuli; Taipale, Sakari; Kaakinen, Markus; Oksanen, Atte

doi:10.1007/s12369-019-00544-9

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“…Drawing the sample from the trade union member registers was rationalized by the fact that a high proportion (90%) of Finnish nurses are unionized. The division between practical nurses (64.9%) and registered (35.1%) nurses in the sample was similar to the division between practical (64.7%) and registered (35.3%) nurses in the Finnish care worker population (Turja et al, 2019).…”

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Media effects on the perceptions of robots

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Latikka

et al. 2021

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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This study utilizes the media persuasion perspective to investigate the connection of media exposure of robots on the general attitude and trust toward robots of people from different cultural backgrounds. Study 1 utilized 2016 survey data from Finnish care workers (N = 3800). Study 2 used two 2019 datasets from the adult population of the United States (N = 1003; N = 969), and Study 3 involved a trust game experiment on robots (n = 331). Results showed that the overall media exposure of robots is linked to a positive general attitude toward robots, but only fact‐based media channel exposure had a positive impact on trust in robots. Results suggest that the experience of robots gained through media exposure is a relevant factor affecting people's perceptions of robots. The findings contribute to the discussions on media effects and have practical implications for gaining evidence about the precursors of accepting robots.

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Media effects on the perceptions of robots

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Turja

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“…Based on that, it can be argued that climate change behaviours are influenced by the prevailing social norm. Social norms towards change influence an individual's readiness (Nilsson et al , 2019; Turja et al , 2020). Further, the level of transport sectoral readiness to change is shaped by sectoral social norms that have a strong impact on the promotion and adoption of behaviours within any change context (Vakola, 2013).…”

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Climate change mitigation readiness in the transport sector: a psychological science perspective

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2021

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of social norms on climate change mitigation readiness, the mediating role of environmental purchasing intentions and attitudes on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from transport facility operators and managers of shipping firms and bus transport firms. The SPSS software and covariance-based software (CB-SEM) were used to obtain results on the impact of social norms on climate change mitigation readiness, the mediating role of environmental purchasing intentions on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness, and the mediating role of attitudes on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.FindingsThe findings indicated that social norms influenced climate change mitigation readiness, while both attitudes and environmental purchasing intentions partially mediated the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.Research limitations/implicationsThe study mainly focused on transport facility operators and managers of shipping firms and bus firms eliminating other participants in the transport sector. Further, the research focused on majorly three psychological factors that included social norms, intentions and attitudes leaving out other psychological factors.Originality/valueClimate change mitigation is a major issue of concern to policy makers and researchers. Much of the focus is placed on mitigation strategies with the passengers and private vehicle owners as the major target. Other research focuses on reducing the impact of climate change outcomes through introduction of cleaner technologies. However, issues concerning the role of psychological factors in enhancing climate change mitigation readiness have not been given significant attention.

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“…Robot-use self-efficacy beliefs concern people’s confidence in their own abilities to use robots [ 36 , 37 ] and are a technology-specific form of the concept of perceived self-efficacy [ 38 ]. Recent studies on robot-use self-efficacy beliefs have demonstrated a positive association with general attitudes toward robots [ 35 ] and a readiness for robotization among healthcare workers [ 34 , 39 ]. Self-efficacy beliefs are dynamic and can be altered by the context and change over time as information and experience are gained [ 40 ].…”

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Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work: A Population-Wide Four-Wave Survey Study

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Latikka

Oksa

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Int J of Soc Robotics

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Robotization of work is progressing fast globally, and the process has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing integrated threat theory as a theoretical framework, this study investigated affective attitudes toward introducing robots at work using a four timepoint data (n = 830) from a Finnish working population longitudinal study. We used hybrid multilevel linear regression modelling to study within and between participant effects over time. Participants were more positive toward introducing robots at work during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it. Increased cynicism toward individuals’ own work, robot-use self-efficacy, and prior user experiences with robots predicted positivity toward introducing robots at work over time. Workers with higher perceived professional efficacy were less and those with higher perceived technology-use productivity, robot-use self-efficacy, and prior user experiences with robots were more positive toward introducing robots at work. In addition, the affective attitudes of men, introverts, critical personalities, workers in science and technology fields, and high-income earners were more positive. Robotization of work life is influenced by workers’ psychological well-being factors and perceived as a welcomed change in the social distancing reality of the pandemic.

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Care Workers’ Readiness for Robotization: Identifying Psychological and Socio-Demographic Determinants

Cited by 32 publications

References 65 publications

Media effects on the perceptions of robots

Media effects on the perceptions of robots

Climate change mitigation readiness in the transport sector: a psychological science perspective

Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work: A Population-Wide Four-Wave Survey Study

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