GenAI feedback perceptions, pronunciation self-efficacy, and WTC are all positively intercorrelated, and learners report positive feedback perceptions and moderate self-efficacy and WTC¶

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Evidence · 2 studies · 2 associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Pearson correlations among the three constructs are significant and positive (r = 0.562–0.739). → Lu Y 2026 q2 i? Participants reported positive perceptions of GenAI feedback (M = 4.13) and moderate EPSE (M = 3.75) and WTC (M = 3.77). → Lu Y 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Lu Y 2026¶

Lu Y, Yang Y, Cui T, Yang Z, Cai Y and Jing B (2026) Associations between generative AI–based pronunciation feedback and willingness to communicate in English: the mediating role of English pronunciation self-efficacy. Front. Psychol. 17:1918980. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1918980

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Preliminary Pearson product–moment correlation analysis in the same survey of 1,701 Chinese EFL learners. All bivariate associations among GenAI feedback, EPSE, and WTC were significant, "r = 0.562–0.739, p < 0.01".

"In addi- tion WTC (M = 3.77, SD = 0.86) was at moderate levels. Correlation analyses showed significant positive associations among three con- structs (r = 0.562–0.739, p < 0.01)."

Lu Y 2026 (2)¶

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Descriptive statistics from the same survey sample. Participants reported "positive perceptions of AIGC-based pronunciation feedback" (M = 4.13, SD = 0.79); EPSE (M = 3.75) and WTC (M = 3.77) were at moderate levels.

"participants reported positive perceptions of AIGC-based pronunciation feedback, overall GenAI feedback (M = 4.13, SD = 0.79)"

Discussion¶

English pronunciation self-efficacy partially mediates the association between GenAI-based pronunciation feedback perceptions and willingness to communicate, with the indirect effect accounting for 69.9% of the total effect — related
English pronunciation self-efficacy is strongly and positively associated with willingness to communicate in English among Chinese EFL learners — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Chinese EFL learners' positive perceptions of GenAI-based pronunciation feedback are positively associated with their English pronunciation self-efficacy — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Studies directly measuring WTC consistently report positive effects of AI on EFL learners' WTC across tool types, contexts, and age groups — related

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`claim`
`id`	`genai-epse-wtc-positive-correlations-descriptives`
`title`	`GenAI feedback perceptions, pronunciation self-efficacy, and WTC are all positively intercorrelated, and learners report positive feedback perceptions and moderate self-efficacy and WTC`
`description`	`GenAI feedback perceptions, pronunciation self-efficacy, and WTC are all positively intercorrelated, and learners report positive feedback perceptions and moderate self-efficacy and WTC`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-10`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	2 — `lu-y-2026`, `lu-y-2026-2`

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