Challenge emotions mediate the association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors, with a relatively small indirect effect¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i0 The indirect effect through challenge emotions was statistically significant but relatively small in magnitude (β = 0.041). → Yang J 2026

Evidence¶

Yang J 2026¶

Yang J, Liu X, Zhao W and Wang T (2026). GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors: the roles of learning agency and challenge emotions. Front. Psychol. 17:1902668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1902668

q2 · i0 · associational · r2

Bootstrap serial mediation analysis (5,000 resamples); the indirect path through challenge emotions had β = 0.041 with a 95% bootstrap CI of [0.001, 0.126], described by the article as "relativelysmall in magnitude".

"The indirect association through challenge emotionswerealsostatisticallysigniﬁcant,althoughrelativelysmall in magnitude (B = 0.061, SE= 0.032, 95% bootstrap CI [0.001, 0.126], β = 0.041)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

Learning agency and challenge emotions serially mediate the association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors — related
Learning agency mediates the association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors — related
The direct association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors remains significant after accounting for the mediators, indicating partial mediation — related
GenAI literacy is positively associated with GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors among special education undergraduates — related
GenAI literacy, learning agency, challenge emotions, and SRLB are empirically distinguishable constructs, though the four-factor model's absolute fit was less than optimal — related
The serial indirect effect of AI literacy on continued use is weaker at higher levels of AI anxiety (moderated mediation) — related
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`title`	`Challenge emotions mediate the association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors, with a relatively small indirect effect`
`description`	`Challenge emotions mediate the association between GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors, with a relatively small indirect effect`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`source_checked`	`2026-10-20`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-10`
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`sources`	1 — `yang-j-2026`

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