An exploratory path model suggests perceived responsible behavior mediates the association between KBD and both learner motivation and acceptance¶

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q2 i? Perceived alignment with responsible behavior significantly predicted motivation (β = .588) and acceptance (β = .512) in the path model. → Stephan Vonschallen 2026 q2 i? The model showed significant indirect effects of KBD on acceptance (β = .224) and motivation (β = .257). → Stephan Vonschallen 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Stephan Vonschallen 2026¶

Stephan Vonschallen, Karim Kaufmann, Dominique Oberle, Friederike Eyssel, Theresa Schmiedel. (2026). Teachy Mini: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Knowledge-Based Generative Social Robot for Higher Education. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22345 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.22345

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Observed-variable structural equation path model with mean scores; fit indices were acceptable (χ2(2) = 2.197, CFI = .991, RMSEA = .059), and the KBD-to-responsible-behavior path was significant (β = .437, p = .017).

"Perceived alignment with responsible behavior, in turn, significantly predicted motivation (β =.588,b= 0.655,p< .001, 95%CI[0.374, 0.936]) and acceptance (β =.512,b= 0.582,p= .021, 95%CI[0.068, 1.078])."

Stephan Vonschallen 2026 (2)¶

Stephan Vonschallen, Karim Kaufmann, Dominique Oberle, Friederike Eyssel, Theresa Schmiedel. (2026). Teachy Mini: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Knowledge-Based Generative Social Robot for Higher Education. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22345

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The model explained 19.1% of variance in perceived responsible behavior, 34.6% in motivation, and 26.3% in acceptance; the authors state it "should be interpreted cautiously as exploratory due to the small sample size".

"There were also significant indirect effects of KBD on learner acceptance (β =.224,b= 0.593,p= .016, 95%CI[0.112, 1.073]) and motivation (β =.257,b= 0.667,p= .019, 95%CI[0.109, 1.225])."

Discussion¶

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