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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed renewed interest in how attachment is no longer limited to human figures. Instead, the attachment discourses now also encompass artificial intelligence (AI). Attachment to AI could be caused by a number of factors which could potentially lead to some psychological consequences, hence this new dynamic calls for further in-depth inquiries to understand it better.

To date, no previous study has developed an Indonesian version scale to measure AI attachment that is adequate in terms of its psychometric properties. The primary aim of this study is to demonstrate the adaptation and validation of the attachment to AI scale. The process includes reverse translations, synthesis, expert judgement, and readability tests.

Furthermore, the validation process was conducted by using confirmatory factor analysis and assessing the correlation with social connectedness and loneliness scales. The number of participants involved amounted to 404 individuals aged 18-42 years old (M=21.56, SD=2.29).

The confirmatory factor analysis shows that the attachment to AI scale consists of 15 items. The model fit index indicates that this scale has a 3-factor structure, which is aligned with the original scales, which are the emotional closeness, social substitution, and normative regard scales. The reliability testing shows an adequate level of McDonald’s Omega reliability. Therefore, this adapted attachment to AI scale is a valid and reliable instrument to measure AI attachment in the Indonesian context.

Bahasa Abstract

Di era saat ini, kelekatan tidak lagi terbatas pada figur manusia, tetapi juga dengan kecerdasan artifisial (AI). Kelekatan terhadap AI dapat disebabkan oleh berbagai faktor dan berpotensi menimbulkan konsekuensi psikologis yang perlu dikaji secara mendalam. Belum tersedia alat ukur kelekatan terhadap AI versi Indonesia yang didukung properti psikometri yang memadai. Penelitian ini adalah studi adaptasi dan validasi skala kelekatan terhadap AI. Langkah-langkah meliputi penerjemahan bolak-balik, sintesis, penilaian ahli, dan uji keterbacaan. Selanjutnya, validasi dilakukan dengan melakukan analisis faktor konfirmatori dan memeriksa korelasinya dengan skala keterhubungan sosial dan kesepian. Jumlah partisipan yang terlibat sebanyak 404 dengan usia 18 sampai 42 tahun (M=21.56, SD=2.29). Hasil analisis faktor konfirmatori menunjukkan bahwa skala kelekatan terhadap AI terdiri dari 15 aitem. Indeks model fit menunjukkan bahwa skala ini memiliki struktur tiga faktor sesuai skala asal, yaitu kedekatan emosional, substitusi sosial, dan penghargaan normatif. Hasil uji reliabilitas menunjukkan reliabilitas McDonald’s Omega yang memadai. Skala kelekatan terhadap AI yang diadaptasi ini merupakan alat yang valid dan reliabel untuk mengukur kelekatan terhadap AI di Indonesia.

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