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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Effects of Employee-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Collaboration on Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWBs): Leader Emotional Support as a Moderator.

Qingqi Meng, Tung-Ju Wu, Wenyan Duan, Shijia Li

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Qingqi MengBusiness School, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
Tung-Ju WuSchool of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
Wenyan DuanBusiness School, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
Shijia LiSchool of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.

Funding

the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in Harbin Institute of Technology Nonethe National Natural Science Foundation of China 72131005the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province YQ2021G004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accelerated advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has positioned it as a novel colleague. However, as employees collaborate with AI colleagues in daily work, their communication and interaction with human colleagues may decrease. This may result in feelings of loneliness and a potential reduction in emotional resources, potentially leading to counterproductive work behavior (CWB). Drawing from the conservation of resources (COR) theory, we hypothesize that employee-AI collaboration may amplify employees' CWB due to loneliness and emotional fatigue. The potential mitigating effects of leader emotional support on these outcomes are also considered. To test these hypotheses, a 2 × 2 vignette experiment (N = 167) was conducted. The results demonstrate that employee-AI collaboration exerts a substantial positive influence on loneliness. Loneliness further increases employees' emotional fatigue, which in turn increases CWB. Leader emotional support-the care and motivation demonstrated by leaders has been identified as a key factor in reducing loneliness. This research contributes to the extant literature on employee-AI collaboration and CWB, and expands the application scope of COR. Practical implications arise for managers, who are encouraged to consider the impact of employee-AI collaboration on interpersonal interaction and to address employees' emotional needs in a timely manner.

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conservation of resources theorycounterproductive work behavioremotional fatigueemployee–AI collaborationleader emotional supportloneliness

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PMID40426473
PMCPMC12108590

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