Cross-sectional studies associate dependence-oriented conversational-AI scores with fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being¶
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q2 i? Cross-sectional studies report concurrent associations between dependence-oriented scores and fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being; these are correlates, not established outcomes. → Yan D 2026
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Yan D 2026¶
Yan D (2026). A critical narrative synthesis of psychological correlates, measurement, and reported findings on conversational AI engagement and dependence-related constructs. Front. Psychol. 17:1827795. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1827795
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Narrative synthesis of cross-sectional studies (Section 3.5.1) reporting that dependence-oriented scores co-occurred with "fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being". No effect sizes are printed; the review stresses these are concurrent correlates, not temporal outcomes.
"Cross-sectional studies associated dependence-oriented scores with fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being (Chen, Y . et al., 2025; Tian and Zhang, 2025; Goh et al., 2025 )."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it
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Cross-sectional studies associate dependence-oriented conversational-AI scores with fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being |
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Cross-sectional studies associate dependence-oriented conversational-AI scores with fatigue, lower critical thinking, procrastination, cognitive failures, and poorer well-being |
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