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

Table 5 Indirect effects of anxiety and acceptance attitudes on the relationship between perception of and intention to use AI (N = 180)

Variable	Effect	Boot SE	Boot LLCI	Boot ULCI
Variable	Effect	Boot SE	95% CI	95% CI
Perception of AI (X) → Anxiety about AI (M1) → Intention to use AI (Y)	0.038	0.027	− 0.007	0.098
Perception of AI (X) → Acceptance attitudes toward AI (M2) → Intention to use AI (Y)	0.133	0.049	0.047	0.239
Perception of AI (X) → Anxiety about AI (M1) → Acceptance attitudes toward AI (M2) → Intention to use AI(Y)	0.026	0.016	0.004	0.066
Total	0.198	0.058	0.095	0.322

AI = artificial intelligence; LLCI = lower level confidence interval; ULCI = upper level confidence interval; CI = confidence interval; SE = standard error

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