AI anxiety correlates negatively with career adaptability, self-efficacy, and career decisions in Chinese college students¶
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q3 i3 AI anxiety showed significant negative bivariate correlations with all three career variables. → Duan 2026
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Duan 2026¶
Duan, N., Li, L., Lin, G. & Chen, H. (2026). The impact of AI anxiety on career decisions of college students. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37648-y
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Pearson correlation analysis (Table 2) in the 315-student sample, where mean AI anxiety (M = 2.322, SD = 0.893) was significantly below the scale midpoint of 3. The quoted "r = −0.811" and adjacent coefficients are large correlations.
"AI anxiety demonstrated significant negative correlations with career adaptability ( r = −0.811, p < 0.001), self-efficacy (r = −0.672, p < 0.001), and career decisions (r = −0.718, p < 0.001)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
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AI anxiety correlates negatively with career adaptability, self-efficacy, and career decisions in Chinese college students |
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AI anxiety correlates negatively with career adaptability, self-efficacy, and career decisions in Chinese college students |
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