How social class influences attitudes towards artificial intelligence: The mediating role of mobility beliefs

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0235

Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (2): 235-246.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0235

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How social class influences attitudes towards artificial intelligence: The mediating role of mobility beliefs

LI Kai¹, XU Liying², LIU Caimeng³, YU Feng²()

¹School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
²Department of Psychology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
³School of Education Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan 614000, China

Published:2026-02-25 Online:2025-12-03
Contact: YU Feng E-mail:psychpedia@whu.edu.cn

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LI Kai, XU Liying, LIU Caimeng, YU Feng. (2026). How social class influences attitudes towards artificial intelligence: The mediating role of mobility beliefs. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 58(2), 235-246.

Independent variables	Model 1 (SMB)				Model 2 (Attitude toward AI)				Model 3 (Attitude toward AI)
Independent variables	B	SE	t	95% CI	B	SE	t	95% CI	B	SE	t	95% CI
SSES	0.06	0.03	2.24	[0.01, 0.11]	0.06	0.03	1.71	[?0.01, 0.12]	0.05	0.03	1.73	[?0.01. 0.11]
SMB					0.30	0.07	4.17	[0.16, 0.44]	?0.73	0.19	?3.81	[?1.10, ?0.35]
CV									?0.55	0.17	?3.28	[?0.88, ?0.22]
SMB*CV									0.20	0.04	4.83	[0.12, 0.28]
R²	0.02				0.07				0.21
F	5.02				11.23				21.72

Independent variables	Model 1 (SMB)				Model 2 (Attitude toward AI)				Model 3 (Attitude toward AI)
Independent variables	B	SE	t	95% CI	B	SE	t	95% CI	B	SE	t	95% CI
SSES	0.06	0.03	2.24	[0.01, 0.11]	0.06	0.03	1.71	[?0.01, 0.12]	0.05	0.03	1.73	[?0.01. 0.11]
SMB					0.30	0.07	4.17	[0.16, 0.44]	?0.73	0.19	?3.81	[?1.10, ?0.35]
CV									?0.55	0.17	?3.28	[?0.88, ?0.22]
SMB*CV									0.20	0.04	4.83	[0.12, 0.28]
R²	0.02				0.07				0.21
F	5.02				11.23				21.72

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