AI Work-Meaning Erosion
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of perceived erosion of meaning at work due to AI — that AI is taking over the parts of one's job that gave it purpose and significance.
Sample item(s)
“AI is taking away the parts of my job that I find meaningful”
“Since AI does the interesting work, I am left with the routine parts”
“My job feels less meaningful since AI tools came in”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with WAMI meaningful work and AI identity threat.
Source & citation
Bankins, S., Ocampo, A. C., Marrone, M., Restubog, S. L. D., & Woo, S. E. (2024): A multilevel review of artificial intelligence in organizations: Implications for organizational behavior research and practice. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 159–182.
Bankins et al. (2024): AI in organizations review. JOB, 45(2), 159–182.
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