Table_1_Do Privacy Concerns About Social Robots Affect Use Intentions? Evidence From an Experimental Vignette Study.docx

While the privacy implications of social robots have been increasingly discussed and privacy-sensitive robotics is becoming a research field within human–robot interaction, little empirical research has investigated privacy concerns about robots and the effect they have on behavioral intentions. To address this gap, we present the results of an experimental vignette study that includes antecedents from the privacy, robotics, technology adoption, and trust literature. Using linear regression analysis, with the privacy-invasiveness of a fictional but realistic robot as the key manipulation, we show that privacy concerns affect use intention significantly and negatively. Compared with earlier work done through a survey, where we found a robot privacy paradox, the experimental vignette approach allows for a more realistic and tangible assessment of respondents' concerns and behavioral intentions, showing how potential robot users take into account privacy as consideration for future behavior. We contextualize our findings within broader debates on privacy and data protection with smart technologies.

尽管社交机器人的隐私影响议题已得到愈发广泛的讨论，且隐私敏感型机器人（privacy-sensitive robotics）正逐渐成为人机交互（human–robot interaction）领域内的一个研究分支，但目前鲜有实证研究针对机器人相关的隐私顾虑及其对用户行为意向的影响展开探讨。为填补这一研究空白，本研究呈现一项情景 vignette 实验（vignette study）的研究结果，该实验纳入了来自隐私学、机器人学、技术采纳及信任相关文献中的前置变量。本研究以一款虚构但贴近现实的机器人的隐私侵入性（privacy-invasiveness）作为核心操控变量，通过线性回归分析（linear regression analysis）证实，隐私顾虑会对使用意向产生显著负向影响。相较于此前通过问卷调查开展的研究（该研究发现了机器人隐私悖论（robot privacy paradox）），本研究采用的情景 vignette 实验法能够更真实、具体地评估受访者的顾虑与行为意向，揭示潜在机器人用户如何将隐私因素纳入对未来行为的考量之中。本研究将研究结论置于智能技术语境下的隐私与数据保护宏观讨论框架中进行阐释。