Students with higher baseline relatedness satisfaction perceive less additional relatedness support from AI chatbot use¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Baseline relatedness satisfaction negatively predicts perceived relatedness satisfaction after AI chatbot use (β = −.259). → Kevin Zhongyang Shao 2026

Evidence¶

Kevin Zhongyang Shao 2026¶

Kevin Zhongyang Shao, Denise Wilson, Yale Quan, Sep Makhsous. (2026). Designing Needs- and Attention-Aware AI Learning Tools for Engineering Education: Insights from Psychological Outcomes. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.26338 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.26338

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SEM result from the 206-student survey. "Higher baseline relatedness was negatively associated with perceived relatedness satisfaction after AI chatbot use (β=−. 259,p=. 014)"; the authors describe a relatedness-specific diminishing-returns pattern.

"Higher baseline relatedness was negatively associated with perceived relatedness satisfaction after AI chatbot use ( 𝛽=−. 259,𝑝=. 014), suggesting that students who initially reported stronger relatedness needs satisfaction perceived less additional relatedness support from AI chatbot use."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Belonging — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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