العلاقة بين قلق الذكاء الاصطناعي والتفاؤل والتشاؤم لدى عينة من طلبة الجامعة الأردنية

Ibrahim Majed AL-Hawe; Yousef Abdelwahab Abuhmaidan

doi:10.35516/Hum.2026.9774

Authors

Ibrahim Majed AL-Hawe High level academy, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0095-5760
Yousef Abdelwahab Abuhmaidan Professor, Psychology Department, School of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3697-4194

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2026.9774

Keywords:

AI anxiety, optimism, pessimism, artificial intelligence, University of Jordan students

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between AI anxiety, optimism, and pessimism among a sample of University of Jordan students.

Method: The sample consisted of 400 students selected using a convenience sampling method. Two scales were utilized: the AI Anxiety Scale (Wang, 2022) and the Optimism and Pessimism Scale (Abdel-Khalek & Al-Ansari, 1995), both validated for reliability and accuracy.

Results: The findings indicated that the levels of AI anxiety and optimism were moderate, while pessimism was low. A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between AI anxiety and optimism, whereas a significant positive relationship existed between AI anxiety and pessimism. No significant differences were observed based on college type for any AI anxiety dimensions. However, gender-based differences emerged in all dimensions except learning, favoring females. Differences related to academic level were found in all dimensions except learning, favoring undergraduate students.

Conclusion: The study concluded that AI anxiety and optimism were moderate, pessimism was low, and AI anxiety inversely correlated with optimism while positively correlating with pessimism.

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