Care Workers’ Readiness for Robotization : Identifying Psychological and Socio-Demographic Determinants
| Autor: | Tuuli Turja, Atte Oksanen, Markus Kaakinen, Sakari Taipale |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
minäpystyvyys care work Sosiologia - Sociology muutosvalmius Applied psychology 02 engineering and technology Sosiaali- ja yhteiskuntapolitiikka - Social policy 020901 industrial engineering & automation sosiaalinen normi hoivatyö social norms 050107 human factors media_common 05 social sciences Variance (accounting) terveydenhuoltohenkilöstö 5144 Social psychology surgical procedures operative Work (electrical) 8. Economic growth Job satisfaction Care work Psychology self-efficacy General Computer Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject change readiness Control (management) nurse technological change sosiaaliset normit omatoimisuus sairaanhoitajat robotisaatiovalmius 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering Self-efficacy ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Psykologia - Psychology technology industry and agriculture teknologinen kehitys Human-Computer Interaction body regions Philosophy Control and Systems Engineering lähihoitajat robotit Survey data collection hoitaja Welfare human activities hoitotyö |
| Popis: | Successful implementation of robots in welfare services requires that the staff approves of them as a part of daily work tasks. In this study, we identified psychological and socio-demographic determinants associated with readiness for robotization among professional Finnish care-workers. National survey data were collected from professional care workers (n = 3800) between October and November 2016. Random samples were drawn from the member registers of two Finnish trade unions. The data were analyzed with regression models for respondents with and without firsthand experience with robots. The models explained 34–39% of the variance in the readiness for robotization. The readiness was positively associated with self-efficacy, perceived social norms, interest in technology, and perceived impacts on employment. It was also found that the readiness was less determined by age, gender, profession and job satisfaction among the respondents with firsthand robot experience. Among care workers with no experience with robots, older age and lower job satisfaction predicted a readiness for robotization. Care workers stand out as a distinctive group of potential service robot users, with their high confidence in using new technology and low job satisfaction predicting a higher readiness for robotization. Social norms among care workers emerged as an important factor in the readiness for robotization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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