This study presents a five-year longitudinal mixed-methods study of 17 Chinese digital painters, examining how their attitudes and practices evolved in response to generative AI. Our findings reveal a trajectory from resistance and defensiveness, to pragmatic adoption, and ultimately to reflective reconstruction, shaped by strong peer pressures and shifting emotional experiences. Persistent concerns around copyright and creative labor highlight the ongoing negotiation of identity and values. This work contributes by offering rare longitudinal empirical data, advancing a theoretical lens of "identity and value negotiation," and providing design implications for future human-AI collaborative systems.

翻译：本研究对17名中国数字画家开展了为期五年的纵向混合方法研究，考察了他们在应对生成式AI时态度与实践的演变轨迹。研究发现揭示了从抗拒与防御，到务实采纳，最终转向反思性重构的发展路径——这一路径受到强烈的同伴压力以及不断变化的情感体验的塑造。围绕版权与创作劳动持续存在的担忧，凸显了身份与价值观的持续协商过程。本研究的贡献在于：提供了罕见的纵向实证数据，推进了"身份与价值协商"的理论视角，并为未来人机协作系统的设计提供了启示。