GAI use is weakly positively associated with basic psychological need satisfaction among medical undergraduates¶

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q3 i? After controlling for gender, year of study, and academic program, GAI use was significantly but weakly positively associated with basic psychological need satisfaction (β = 0.155, p = 0.002). → He Qian 2026

Evidence¶

He Qian 2026¶

He Qian, Chang Guanglei, Su Ning, Yang Yingying, Ma Jun. (2026). Generative Artificial Intelligence Use and Learning Engagement Among Medical Undergraduates: Statistical Indirect and Configurational Associations Involving Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16091694

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Cross-sectional survey of 498 medical undergraduates analyzed with CB-SEM using robust maximum likelihood. The structural path from GAI use (observed variable) to latent basic psychological need satisfaction was "significantly but weakly positively associated" (β = 0.155, p = 0.002).

"After controlling for gender, year of study, and academic program, GAI use was significantly but weakly positively associated with basic psychological need satisfaction (B = 0.017, β = 0.155, p = 0.002)."

Discussion¶

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