Risk perception is positively but more weakly associated with acceptance outcomes for AI-assisted English learning, with cautious interpretation warranted¶

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q2 i3 Risk perception was positively associated with all four acceptance outcomes in separate adjusted models (all p < 0.001), with the smallest standardized coefficients among the four correlates. → Wu J 2026

Evidence¶

Wu J 2026¶

Wu J, Wang Y, He Y, Yin X, Chen F and Wan B (2026) Acceptance of AI-assisted English language learning tools in higher education: psychological correlates across disciplinary and proficiency groups. Front. Psychol. 17:1806457. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1806457

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Full-sample adjusted OLS regression (Table 4) predicting perceived usefulness from risk perception with robust standard errors; the row reports a standardized coefficient of β = 0.476 and N = 210. Across outcomes, risk perception coefficients ranged from β = 0.417 to β = 0.476, the lowest of the four correlates.

"Risk perception 0.383 0.062 0.476 [0.260, 0.506] <0.001 0.298 0.278 0.426 210"

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