Psychological safety and trust as drivers of teachers' continued use of AI tools in classrooms.

ABSTRACT: Despite AI tools hold significant potential to enhance English language teaching in primary education, their sustained adoption by teachers remains inconsistent. A key gap in current research is the lack of understanding of how psychological factors influence teachers' long-term usage intentions. This study aims to investigate the impact of psychological safety, trust, anxiety, satisfaction, and expectations on primary English teachers' decisions to adopt and continue using AI tools in classrooms. Specifically, this study examines how psychological safety and trust promote continuance intentions, how anxiety particularly regarding technical failures and privacy concerns hinders adoption, and the role of satisfaction and outcome expectations in reinforcing continuance intentions. Additional

SUBMITTER: Shen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12381108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature