GenAI use is positively associated with self-perceived employability among business students¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i2 GenAI use is positively associated with self-perceived employability (β = 0.255, 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

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PLS-SEM structural path in the same survey of 412 Omani business students; the CB-SEM robustness check estimated a consistent positive coefficient (β = 0.301, p < 0.001). The f2 for this path was 0.103, described as small–medium.

"and with self-perceived employability (β = 0.255, p < 0.001; H2)"

Discussion¶

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