Ethical AI Dilemma Anxiety Scale Validation Among Egyptian University Students

A psychometric validation study for a 24-item scale measuring ethical AI anxiety in academic contexts. The instrument was validated on two independent samples totaling 1,530 Egyptian university students. Author Mamdouh Mosaad Helali published the scale documentation on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate the three-factor structure (Academic Integrity Anxiety, Professional Future Anxiety, Societal Impact Anxiety) using confirmatory factor analysis on the 24-item scale.
• Assess internal consistency of the subscales using Cronbach's alpha values (0.886–0.920) reported in the study.
• Examine test-retest reliability of the scale scores over a 3-week interval.
• Establish convergent and discriminant validity using the provided composite reliability, average variance extracted, and heterotrait-monotrait ratio metrics.
• Correlate scale scores with demographic variables to identify student subgroups with higher ethical AI dilemma anxiety.

Strengths

• Validation performed on a total sample of 1,530 participants (N=665 for exploratory analysis, N=865 for confirmatory analysis).
• Scale demonstrates excellent model fit (CFI=0.961, RMSEA=0.043) and strong internal consistency (α=0.886–0.920).
• Comprehensive psychometric validation includes content validity, factor analysis, and test-retest reliability over 3 weeks.

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to Egyptian university students, limiting generalizability to other cultural or educational contexts.
• Dataset is a 19.1 KB document describing the scale, not a raw data file of individual survey responses.
• Sample size, while adequate for validation, may be insufficient for complex subgroup analyses.

Provenance

Source

Mamdouh Mosaad Helali via figshare.

Collection Method

Scale development and validation study involving expert content validation and survey administration to university students.

Time Range

Study period not specified; publication date is 2026.

Freshness

Document last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Egypt.