Intention to Work with Social Robots: The Role of Perceived Robot Use Self-Efficacy, Attitudes Towards Robots, and Beliefs in Human Nature Uniqueness
Jean‐Christophe Giger; Nuno José Guerreiro Piçarra; Grzegorz Pochwatko; Nuno Almeida; Ana Susana Almeida · 2025 · Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
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Abstract
Recent studies have enlightened the crucial role of perceived robot use self-efficacy in human robot interaction. This paper investigates the interplay between perceived robot use self-efficacy, attitudes towards robots, and beliefs in human nature uniqueness (BHNU) on the intention to work with social robots. Participants (N = 117) first filled out a questionnaire measuring their BHNU and attitudes towards robots. Then, they were randomly exposed to a video displaying a humanoid social robot (either humanlike or mechanical). Finally, participants indicated their robot use self-efficacy and th
Abstract by Jean‐Christophe Giger; Nuno José Guerreiro Piçarra; Grzegorz Pochwatko; Nuno Almeida; Ana Susana Almeida, Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.3390/mti9020009