GenAI use is positively associated with GenAI dependence among business students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i3 GenAI use is positively associated with GenAI dependence (β = 0.378, p < 0.001). → 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

q2 · i3 · associational · r2

PLS-SEM structural path in the cross-sectional survey of 412 undergraduate business students in Oman; CB-SEM robustness analysis estimated β = 0.406, p < 0.001, same direction and significance. The model explained R2 = 0.143 of variance in dependence.

"GenAI use was also positively associated with GenAI dependence (β = 0.378, p < 0.001; H3)"

Discussion¶

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