Perceived usefulness negatively moderates the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic stress¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The interaction term ASE×PU significantly predicts academic stress (coefficient −0.1732, p = 0.0317), indicating the ASE–AS relation is negatively moderated by perceived usefulness. → Liu L 2026 q2 i? Perceived usefulness itself has a significant positive effect on academic stress (coefficient 0.2335, p = 0.0184). → Liu L 2026

Evidence¶

Liu L 2026¶

Liu L, Zhuang M and Wang J (2026). Are students dependent on AI in writing courses? Analyzing factors influencing dependence on generative AI through the I-PACE model. Front. Psychol. 17:1905037. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1905037

q2 · i? · associational · r?

SPSS moderation regression with standardized ASE, AS, and PU from the survey sample tested the ASE×PU interaction; the article reports the interaction coefficient as −0.1732 (p = 0.0317) and PU's main effect as 0.2335 (p = 0.0184), a "significant moderating effect". No standardized effect size is printed for this finding.

"the regression coefficient of the interaction term ASE∗PU on AS is−0.1732, with ap-value of 0.0317. This result indicates a significant moderating effect, suggesting that the relationship between ASE and AS is negatively moderatedbyPU."

Discussion¶

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