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Table 1 Differences in measured variables by demographic characteristics (N = 180)

From: Dual mediating effects of anxiety to use and acceptance attitude of artificial intelligence technology on the relationship between nursing students’ perception of and intention to use them: a descriptive study

Characteristic

Category

n (%) or

M ± SD

Perception of AI

Anxiety about AI

Acceptance attitudes toward AI

Intention to use AI

M ± SD

t or F (p)

M ± SD

t or F (p)

M ± SD

t or F (p)

M ± SD

t or F (p)

Age (years)

 

22.10 ± 1.04

        

Sex

Men

26 (14.4)

3.03 ± 0.54

0.055 (0.956)

2.69 ± 0.82

4.064 (< 0.001)

3.43 ± 0.92

1.266 (0.207)

3.41 ± 0.72

1.542 (0.126)

Women

154 (85.6)

3.03 ± 0.53

3.37 ± 0.78

3.64 ± 0.77

3.63 ± 0.65

Grade

Year 2a

80 (44.4)

3.19 ± 0.43

6.510 (0.002)

b, c < a

3.15 ± 0.80

1.606 (0.204)

3.80 ± 0.72

4.591 (0.011)

b < a

3.65 ± 0.62

0.823 (0.441)

Year 3b

54 (30.0)

2.89 ± 0.58

3.39 ± 0.94

3.41 ± 0.90

3.60 ± 0.68

Year 4c

46 (25.6)

2.94 ± 0.58

3.34 ± 0.69

3.53 ± 0.72

3.49 ± 0.71

AI education experience

Yes

50 (27.8)

3.16 ± 0.49

2.076 (0.039)

3.01 ± 0.84

-2.715 (0.007)

3.93 ± 0.69

3.427 (0.001)

3.73 ± 0.70

1.755 (0.081)

No

130 (72.2)

2.98 ± 0.54

3.38 ± 0.79

3.49 ± 0.79

3.54 ± 0.64

  1. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; AI = artificial intelligence