Fear of Being Replaced by AI (FBR-AI)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.914 sample items
About this scale
A focused, short measure of the affective fear that AI will displace one's role. Treated as a distinct emotional response separable from cognitive job insecurity, and linked to identity threat, withdrawal, and reskilling intention.
Sample item(s)
“I am scared that AI will take over my job.”
“I feel anxious when I think about AI replacing humans at work.”
“Thinking about being replaced by AI makes me uneasy.”
“I fear that AI will make my profession unnecessary.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.91. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
STARA awareness scale is the most cited operationalization of AI/robotic threat perception in HRM research.
Source & citation
Brougham, D., & Haar, J. (2018): Smart technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and algorithms (STARA): Employees' perceptions of our future workplace. Journal of Management & Organization, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 239–257.
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