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Skill Erosion

Skill Erosion is a construct within the study of human agency that denotes the progressive degradation of an individual's competent capabilities due to prolonged disuse, underutilization, or over-reliance on automated systems, thereby diminishing autonomous performance efficacy.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Deciphering Prometheus: Temporal Change in the Skill Level of Work

Kenneth I. Spenner · American Sociological Review · 1983 · 259 citations

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Robo-Apocalypse cancelled? Reframing the automation and future of work debate

Leslie P. Willcocks · Journal of Information Technology · 2020 · 209 citations

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On the Degradation of Skills

William H. Form · Annual Review of Sociology · 1987 · 94 citations

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AI-induced Deskilling in Medicine: A Mixed-Method Review and Research Agenda for Healthcare and Beyond

Chiara Natali, Luca Marconi, Leslye Denisse Dias Duran et al. · Artificial Intelligence Review · 2025 · 71 citations · Full text

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Implementing an Audience-Specific Small-Group Gatekeeper Training Program to Respond to Suicide Risk Among College Students: A Case Study

M. Dolores Cimini, Estela M. Rivero, Joseph E. Bernier et al. · Journal of American College Health · 2013 · 60 citations

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Authors

52

  1. RD
    Rebecca D. Ray

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  2. CM
    Carla M. Pugh

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. GF
    Grace F. Jones

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  4. CG
    Caitlin G. Jenewein

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  5. FM
    Frank MacCrory

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 55 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    260 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    209 citations

  4. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    420 citations

  5. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  6. Aalto University

    Espoo, Finland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  7. Central Queensland University

    Rockhampton, Australia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  8. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Regional Science

    JRS · 1 publications · 29 citations

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  2. Annual Review of Sociology

    1 publications · 94 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Academic Emergency Medicine

    AEM · 1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. International Conference on Information Systems

    Conference · 1 publications · 55 citations

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