AI anxiety is positively and significantly correlated with job search anxiety among health sciences students¶

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q2 i2 Among 821 Turkish health sciences students, AI anxiety showed a moderate, positive, significant correlation with job search anxiety (r = 0.233, p < 0.001). → Dağ 2026

Evidence¶

Dağ 2026¶

Dağ, E., Nal, M., Topuz, İ., Kılınç, H., Demir, Y. & Bektaş, G. (2026). Artificial intelligence perceptions and career anxiety among health sciences students. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-42030-z

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Cross-sectional survey of 821 health sciences students at Turkish universities using Pearson correlation in SPSS 26.0. The study found "a positive and significant correlation between AI anxiety and job search anxiety (r = 0.233, p < 0.001)"; income status correlated negatively (r = −0.098).

"The analysis revealed a positive and significant correlation between AI anxiety and job search anxiety (r = 0.233, p < 0.001), as well as a negative and significant correlation between income status (r = − 0.098, p < 0.05)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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