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The Effect of Fear of Artificial Intelligence on Future Anxiety and Innovative Behaviors: An Application on University Students

Yapay Zekâ Kaygısının Gelecek Kaygısı ve Yenilikçi Davranışlar Üzerindeki Etkisi: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Uygulama

Tugay Ülkü(TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4337-4876
Selcan Uçan Özcan(TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3677-2569
Sema Polatcı(TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4671-1356
Pages
12–25
Publication Date
2025-04-23
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Within the scope of the study, suggestions were made to keep the concerns specific to the research variables at an optimum level and to encourage new generations to have innovative/creative behaviors.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study aims to examine the effect of university students' fear of artificial intelligence on their innovative behaviors by mediating future concerns.
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Key Findings & Data:Data were collected from 384 students via survey technique, face-to-face and online.
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Conclusion & Impact:Within the scope of the study, suggestions were made to keep the concerns specific to the research variables at an optimum level and to encourage new generations to have innovative/creative behaviors.
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⚙️Variables:Yapay Zekâ Kaygısı · Gelecek Kaygısı · Yenilikçi Davranış

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The study aims to examine the effect of university students' fear of artificial intelligence on their innovative behaviors by mediating future concerns. It was investigated how developments in artificial intelligence affect young generations and how the innovative behaviors of the potential workforce are affected by these developments. Individuals' future anxiety as a result of sociological, economic, and political developments and the role of future anxiety in the interaction of fear of artificial intelligence and innovative behaviors were examined. The research population consists of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University students. Data were collected from 384 students via survey technique, face-to-face and online. According to the research findings, it has been determined that fear of artificial intelligence in university students positively affects innovative behaviors and future anxiety, which has a mediating role in this interaction. University students have an essential role in the development and progress of society. Academicians and practitioners have important roles in ensuring that fear of artificial intelligence positively affects innovative behaviors. Within the scope of the study, suggestions were made to keep the concerns specific to the research variables at an optimum level and to encourage new generations to have innovative/creative behaviors.

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Çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin yapay zekâ kaygılarının yenilikçi davranışları üzerindeki etkisini gelecek kaygısı aracılığında incelemektir. Çalışmada yapay zekâ konusundaki gelişimlerin genç nesilleri nasıl etkilediği ve potansiyel iş gücünün yenilikçi davranışlarının bu gelişmelerden nasıl etkilendiği araştırılmıştır. Bireylerin sosyolojik, ekonomik ve siyasi gelişmeler sonucunda gelecek kaygısı yaşamaları ve gelecek kaygısının yapay zekâ kaygısı ve yenilikçi davranışlar etkileşimindeki rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırma evrenini Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, anket tekniği ile 384 öğrenciden yüz yüze ve çevrim içi şekilde toplanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre üniversite öğrencilerindeki yapay zekâ kaygısının, yenilikçi davranışları pozitif etkilediği ve gelecek kaygısının bu etkileşimde aracı rolü olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Üniversite öğrencilerin toplumun gelişiminde ve kalkınmasında önemli rolü bulunmaktadır. Yapay zekâ kaygısının yenilikçi davranışları olumlu yönde etkilemesinde akademisyenlere ve uygulayıcılara önemli görevler düşmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında, araştırma değişkenleri özelinde kaygıların optimum düzeyde tutulması ve yeni nesillerin yenilikçi/yaratıcı davranışlara teşvik edilmesi açısından önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

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Ülkü, T., Özcan, S. U., Polatcı, S. (2025). The Effect of Fear of Artificial Intelligence on Future Anxiety and Innovative Behaviors: An Application on University Students. İş ve İnsan Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 12–25. https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1547768

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