Question 1 — Does Self-Reported Religiosity Predict Frequency of Seeking Moral Advice from AI Chatbots?

Across two pilot studies (reported in the Supplementary Materials) and two pre-registered studies, self-reported religiosity was positively and significantly correlated with the frequency of seeking moral advice from AI chatbots.

Table 1: Pearson Correlations Between Self-Reported Religiosity and Frequency of Seeking Moral Advice From AI Chatbots

Study

N

r

t

df

p

Study 1

348

0.21

3.96

346

<.001

Study 2

347

0.27

5.26

345

<.001

Figure 1: Self-Reported Religiosity and Frequency of Seeking Moral Advice from AI Chatbots

Follow-up linear regression analyses confirmed that self-reported religiosity significantly predicted frequency of seeking moral advice from AI chatbots in both simple (Model 1) and covariate-adjusted models (Model 2).

Table 2: Self-Reported Religiosity Predicting Frequency of Seeking Moral Advice from AI Chatbots

Model 1

Model 2

Study

b

SE

95% CI LL

95% CI UL

p

b

SE

95% CI LL

95% CI UL

p

Study 1

0.29

0.07

0.15

0.43

< .001

0.25

0.08

0.09

0.41

0.002

Study 2

0.27

0.05

0.17

0.36

< .001

0.20

0.06

0.09

0.31

< .001