0.1 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 (Study 1: \(r = 0.21\), >95% power; Study 2: \(r = 0.27\), >99% power).

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 the frequency of seeking moral advice from AI chatbots. The pre-registered simple linear regression models (without covariates) are detailed in the Supplementary Materials, the multiple regression models (controlling for age, education, income, socioeconomic status, and political orientation) are presented in Table 2. In these adjusted models, self-reported religiosity remained a significant predictor in both Study 1 and Study 2.

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

Study	β	SE	95% CI LL	95% CI UL	p	Adjusted R²
Study 1	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.30	0.002	0.12
Study 2	0.21	0.06	0.10	0.32	< .001	0.11