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The Mediating Role of AI Anxiety in the Relationship Between AI Literacy and Career Decidedness

Yapay Zeka Okuryazarlığı ve Kariyer Kararlılığı Arasındaki İlişkide Yapay Zeka Kaygısının Aracılık Rolü

Haydar Kerem Hoşgör(UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1174-1184
Murat Sezgin(UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2200-3301
Pages
616–627
Publication Date
2026-07-31
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According to the results of the study, career decidedness had a direct and significant effect on artificial intelligence literacy, and artificial intelligence anxiety did have a partial mediating role in this relationship.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The main purpose in conducting this study is to investigate whether artificial intelligence anxiety has a mediating role in the effect of career decidedness on artificial intelligence literacy.
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Key Findings & Data:The study was conducted with 512 university students of the digital generation.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to the results of the study, career decidedness had a direct and significant effect on artificial intelligence literacy, and artificial intelligence anxiety did have a partial mediating role in this relationship.
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⚙️Variables:Dijital kuşak · Yapay zeka kaygısı · Yapay zeka okuryazarlığı

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The main purpose in conducting this study is to investigate whether artificial intelligence anxiety has a mediating role in the effect of career decidedness on artificial intelligence literacy. This cross-sectional study, in which the correlational and predictive model was used, is noteworthy because it is probably the first study in the literature in terms of the scales used in it and the model developed. The study was conducted with 512 university students of the digital generation. Data were collected using the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale, Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale, and Career Decidedness Scale. SPSS and Jamovi software programs were used in the analysis of the data. The participating students obtained high mean scores from the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale, and Career Decidedness Scale, and a moderate mean score from the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale. The results of the correlation analysis revealed that there was a negative and significant relationship between the scores obtained from the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale, a positive and significant relationship between the scores obtained from the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale and Career Decidedness Scale and a negative and significant relationship between the scores obtained from the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale and Career Decidedness Scale. According to the results of the study, career decidedness had a direct and significant effect on artificial intelligence literacy, and artificial intelligence anxiety did have a partial mediating role in this relationship.

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Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, kariyer kararlılığının yapay zekâ okuryazarlığı üzerindeki etkisinde yapay zekâ kaygısının aracı bir rolünün olup olmadığını incelemektir. İlişkisel ve yordayıcı modelin kullanıldığı bu kesitsel araştırma, kullanılan ölçekler ve geliştirilen model bakımından literatürde muhtemelen ilk çalışma olması açısından dikkat çekicidir. Araştırma, dijital kuşağa mensup 512 üniversite öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler; Yapay Zekâ Kaygısı Ölçeği, Yapay Zekâ Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve Kariyer Kararlılığı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS ve Jamovi yazılımları kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar, Yapay Zekâ Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve Kariyer Kararlılığı Ölçeği’nden yüksek, Yapay Zekâ Kaygısı Ölçeği’nden ise orta düzeyde ortalama puanlar elde etmiştir. Korelasyon analizi sonuçları, Yapay Zekâ Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ile Yapay Zekâ Kaygısı Ölçeği puanları arasında negatif ve anlamlı; Yapay Zekâ Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ile Kariyer Kararlılığı Ölçeği puanları arasında pozitif ve anlamlı; Yapay Zekâ Kaygısı Ölçeği ile Kariyer Kararlılığı Ölçeği puanları arasında ise negatif ve anlamlı ilişkiler olduğunu göstermiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, kariyer kararlılığının yapay zekâ okuryazarlığı üzerinde doğrudan ve anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmakta olup, yapay zekâ kaygısının bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü vardır.

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Hoşgör, H. K., Sezgin, M. (2026). The Mediating Role of AI Anxiety in the Relationship Between AI Literacy and Career Decidedness. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 41 Sayı: 3, 616–627. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1765146

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