GenAI use is positively associated with self-reported critical-thinking disposition among business students only in the adjusted structural model, with a near-zero zero-order correlation¶
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q2 i0 GenAI use is positively associated with self-reported critical-thinking disposition in the adjusted structural model (β = 0.185, p < 0.001), while the zero-order correlation is very small (r = 0.050). → Shojaei SA 2026
Evidence¶
Shojaei SA 2026¶
Shojaei SA, Armosh F, Lihe R, Hamacha R and Labib J (2026) Helpful or harmful? generative AI dependence, self-reported critical thinking disposition, and self-perceived employability among business students. Front. Educ. 11:1885990. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1885990
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PLS-SEM analysis of cross-sectional survey data from 412 undergraduate business students in Oman, with bootstrap resampling of 5,000. The adjusted path was significant, but the article notes the "zero-order correlation between GenAI use and self-reported critical thinking disposition was very small (r = 0.050)".
"GenAI use was positively associated with self- reported critical thinking disposition in the adjusted structural model (β = 0.185, p < 0.001; H1)"
Discussion¶
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GenAI use is positively associated with self-reported critical-thinking disposition among business students only in the adjusted structural model, with a near-zero zero-order correlation |
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GenAI use is positively associated with self-reported critical-thinking disposition among business students only in the adjusted structural model, with a near-zero zero-order correlation |
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2026 |
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2026-10-20 |
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