Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the trust between People and Automation Scale (TPAS) in Chinese adults

Cai, Jie; Sun, Qian; Mu, Zeyue; Sun, Xiaoning

doi:10.1186/s41155-022-00219-x

Jie Cai ^**Correspondence: 874929328@qq.com

Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.

† Jie Cai and Qian Sun contributed equally to this work and co-first authors of the article.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-3048

Qian Sun

School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

† Jie Cai and Qian Sun contributed equally to this work and co-first authors of the article.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-9276

Zeyue Mu

School of Mental Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4394-1487

Xiaoning Sun

Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Pediatric Translational Medicine Institution, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-2124

*Correspondence: 874929328@qq.com

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Jie Cai and Qian Sun contributed equally to this work and co-first authors of the article.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Authors’ contributions

Contributed to the conception and design: Jie Cai and Qian Sun. Contributed to the acquisition of data: Jie Cai, Qian Sun, and Zeyue Mu. Contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data: Jie Cai and Zeyue Mu. Drafted and/or revised the article: Jie Cai, Qian Sun, and Xiaoning Sun. Approved the submitted version for publication: Jie Cai, Qian Sun, Zeyue Mu, and Xiaoning Sun.

Variables		Sample 1 (N = 310)		Sample 2 (N =508)
Variables		N	Percent (%)	N	Percent (%)
Gender	Male	173	55.81	284	55.91
	Female	137	44.19	224	44.09
Education	Less than secondary school	3	0.97	17	3.35
	Secondary school	16	5.16	39	7.68
	College	250	80.64	362	71.25
	Postgraduate or above	41	13.23	90	17.72

Item	M	SD	t	I-T
1. The system is deceptive	4.19	1.99	−7.56^* ***** p < .001;	.38^ p < .01,
2. The system behaves in an underhanded manner	3.58	1.77	−5.12^* ***** p < .001;	.36^ p < .01,
3. I am suspicious of the system's intent, action, or outputs	3.85	1.81	−7.96^* ***** p < .001;	.43^ p < .01,
4. I am wary of the system	3.54	1.72	−5.19^* ***** p < .001;	.36^ p < .01,
5. The system's actions will have a harmful or injurious outcome	3.87	1.79	−5.85^* ***** p < .001;	.35^ p < .01,
6. I am confident in the system	5.13	1.53	−9.11^* ***** p < .001;	.54^ p < .01,
7. The system provides security	4.96	1.56	−8.67^* ***** p < .001;	.51^ p < .01,
8. The system has integrity	4.89	1.60	−8.43^* ***** p < .001;	.48^ p < .01,
9. The system is dependable	4.99	1.48	−9.61^* ***** p < .001;	.54^ p < .01,
10. The system is reliable	5.00	1.48	−9.56^* ***** p < .001;	.53^ p < .01,
11. I can trust the system	4.87	1.47	−10.55^* ***** p < .001;	.53^ p < .01,
12. I am familiar with the system	4.61	1.70	−5.27^* ***** p < .001;	.31^ p < .01,

Item	Factor 1	Factor 2
1. The system is deceptive	−.17	.82
2. The system behaves in an underhanded manner	−.17	.75
3. I am suspicious of the system's intent, action, or outputs	−.11	.85
4. I am wary of the system	−.19	.80
5. The system's actions will have a harmful or injurious outcome	−.22	.84
6. I am confident in the system	.79	−.08
7. The system provides security	.80	−.19
8. The system has integrity	.77	−.22
9. The system is dependable	.83	−.15
10. The system is reliable	.82	−.16
11. I can trust the system	.79	−.15
12. I am familiar with the system	.59	−.36

Model	χ ²	df	χ²/df	SRMR	CFI	TLI	RMSEA
Two-factor model	122.97	53	2.32	.05	.97	.97	.05

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the trust between People and Automation Scale (TPAS) in Chinese adults

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