Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners
Despite the significant increase in studies on AI applications in many aspects of life, its applications in mental health services still require further studies. This study aimed to test a proposed structural model of the relationships between AI use, therapeutic alliance, and job engagement by PLS-...
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| description | Despite the significant increase in studies on AI applications in many aspects of life, its applications in mental health services still require further studies. This study aimed to test a proposed structural model of the relationships between AI use, therapeutic alliance, and job engagement by PLS-SEM. The descriptive method was applied. The sample consisted of (382) mental health service providers in Saudi Arabia, including 178 men and 204 women between 25 and 50 (36.32 ± 6.43) years old. The Artificial Intelligence Questionnaire, the Therapeutic Alliance Scale, and the Job Engagement Scale were applied in this study. The results showed the structural model’s predictability for using AI and the therapeutic alliance in predicting job engagement and explaining the causal relationships between them compared to the indicator average and linear models. The study also found a strong positive overall statistically significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of the use of AI on therapeutic alliance (0.941) and job engagement (0.930) and a positive overall average statistically significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of the therapeutic alliance on job engagement (0.694). These findings indicated the importance of integrating AI applications and therapeutic alliance skills into training and professional development plans. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-071dc2480764401db16f9dacdbd6e0202025-01-24T13:22:38ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-12-011512110.3390/bs15010021Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service PractitionersBoshra A. Arnout0Sami M. Alshehri1Department of Psychology, College of Education, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 2380, Abha 62521, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Learning and Instructor, College of Education, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 8685, Abha 61492, Saudi ArabiaDespite the significant increase in studies on AI applications in many aspects of life, its applications in mental health services still require further studies. This study aimed to test a proposed structural model of the relationships between AI use, therapeutic alliance, and job engagement by PLS-SEM. The descriptive method was applied. The sample consisted of (382) mental health service providers in Saudi Arabia, including 178 men and 204 women between 25 and 50 (36.32 ± 6.43) years old. The Artificial Intelligence Questionnaire, the Therapeutic Alliance Scale, and the Job Engagement Scale were applied in this study. The results showed the structural model’s predictability for using AI and the therapeutic alliance in predicting job engagement and explaining the causal relationships between them compared to the indicator average and linear models. The study also found a strong positive overall statistically significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of the use of AI on therapeutic alliance (0.941) and job engagement (0.930) and a positive overall average statistically significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of the therapeutic alliance on job engagement (0.694). These findings indicated the importance of integrating AI applications and therapeutic alliance skills into training and professional development plans.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/21PLS-SEMAItherapeutic alliancejob engagementmental health service providers |
| spellingShingle | Boshra A. Arnout Sami M. Alshehri Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners Behavioral Sciences PLS-SEM AI therapeutic alliance job engagement mental health service providers |
| title | Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners |
| title_full | Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners |
| title_fullStr | Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners |
| title_short | Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners |
| title_sort | causal relationships between the use of ai therapeutic alliance and job engagement among psychological service practitioners |
| topic | PLS-SEM AI therapeutic alliance job engagement mental health service providers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/21 |
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