Both functional and existential GenAI dependence are positively associated with research creativity, each with significant direct and total effects¶
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q2 i? Existential dependence's total effect on research creativity is significant (β = 0.147, p < 0.001) with a significant direct effect (β = 0.045). → Yin S 2026
Evidence¶
Yin S 2026¶
Yin S, Wu R, Liu X and Li R (2026) GenAI dependence and graduate students' research creativity: the roles of critical thinking and human–AI collaboration quality. Front. Psychol. 17:1896963. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1896963
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The same PROCESS Model 6 analysis run with existential dependence as the independent variable. The article reports the total effect was "also significant (β = 0.147, p < 0.001)" with a significant direct effect remaining.
"With existential dependence as the independent variable, the total effect on research creativity was also significant (β = 0.147, p < 0.001), and the direct effect remained significant after controlling for the mediators (β = 0.045, p < 0.05)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Creativity — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Functional dependence shows a substantially stronger positive association with graduate students' research creativity than existential dependence (β = 0.457 vs β = 0.147) — related
- Critical thinking and human–AI collaboration quality jointly form a significant serial indirect pathway from GenAI dependence to research creativity, larger for functional than existential dependence — related
- Critical thinking is the dominant indirect pathway linking functional GenAI dependence with research creativity, accounting for approximately 85% of its total indirect effect — related
- In the SEM, GenAI dependence is positively associated with critical thinking (β = 0.492), human–AI collaboration quality (β = 0.538), and research creativity (β = 0.064), with satisfactory model fit — related
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Both functional and existential GenAI dependence are positively associated with research creativity, each with significant direct and total effects |
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Both functional and existential GenAI dependence are positively associated with research creativity, each with significant direct and total effects |
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