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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Impact of AI workplace anxiety on life satisfaction among service industry employees: exploring mediating and moderating factors.

Zhao Feng, Chun Mei Hu, Sheng Chen, Jia Yong Xu, Yue Zhang, Miao Hao

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Zhao Feng *Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.
Chun Mei Hu *School of Literature, Journalism and Communication, Xihua University, Chengdu, China.
Sheng ChenShenzhen BEEPLUS Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.
Jia Yong XuChongqing Digital Economy Talent Market, Yongchuan Market, Chongqing, China.
Yue ZhangChongqing Digital Economy Talent Market, Yongchuan Market, Chongqing, China.
Miao HaoMental Health Education and Counseling Center, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) job anxiety on service industry employees' life satisfaction and offer insights to mitigate its negative effects. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 600 service employees via the Questionnaire Star platform, with 549 valid responses. PROCESS Models 4 and 7 were used to test mediation and moderated mediation effects. Results: Life satisfaction was above average. AI job anxiety significantly and negatively predicted life satisfaction ( Conclusion: AI job anxiety reduces employees' life satisfaction. This effect can be alleviated by enhancing vocational training, emotional regulation, and social support systems.

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artificial intelligence job anxietylife satisfactionnegative emotionsservice industry employeessocial support

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PMID40831487
PMCPMC12360261

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