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The Italian version of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology questionnaire: a pilot validation study.
Background: The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology is a self-rated questionnaire to assess twelve constructs related to the level of acceptance of a robot, consisting of 41 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The aim of the study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the UTAUT (I-UTAUT) in a sample of Italian healthy subjects (HCs).
Materials and methods: 30 HCs underwent the I-UTAUT to assess its comprehensibility. Reliability and divergent validity of the I-UTAUT were evaluated in a sample of 121 HCs, who also underwent the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
Results: The final I-UTAUT version was easily comprehensible. There were no missing data, no floor and ceiling effects. Contrarily to the original version, the Principal Components Analysis suggested a seven-component structure; Cronbach's alpha was 0.94. The I-UTAUT score did not correlate with MoCA.
Conclusion: The I-UTAUT represented a reliable and valid questionnaire to identify the level of acceptance of robotics technology in Italian healthy sample.
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Frontiers in Robotics and AI publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research covering all theory and applications of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, from biomedical to space robotics.
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