The Effect of Artificial Intelligence(AI) Awareness on Employees’ Job Crafting: Based on the Cognitive Evaluation Theory of Stress

This study explores the mechanism and boundary conditions of employees using job crafting to cope with the impact of Artificial intelligence(AI) awareness based on the cognitive evaluation theory of stress and resource conservation theory.With 282 employees as the research subjects, the study found that AI awareness was positively related to the challenging appraisal, and organizational support strengthened this positive relationship, thereby affecting employees' job crafting.AI awareness was positively correlated with the threatening appraisal, and organizational support weakened this positive relationship.This study reveals the reasons and conditions for employees choosing job crafting to cope with AI awareness and expands the antecedent mechanism research of job crafting.It also provides suggestions for organizations to guide employees' job crafting from an evaluation perspective.