Self-efficacy does not significantly moderate the relationship between AI anxiety and career decisions¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 Self-efficacy did not significantly alter the strength or direction of AI anxiety's influence on career decisions. → Duan 2026 q3 i0 A supplementary latent moderated structural equations analysis confirmed the non-significant interaction. → Duan 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Duan 2026¶

Duan, N., Li, L., Lin, G. & Chen, H. (2026). The impact of AI anxiety on career decisions of college students. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37648-y

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PROCESS macro Model 5 (SPSS) on the 315-student survey, controlling six demographic variables and the mediated path. The AI anxiety × self-efficacy interaction was non-significant: "β value of 0.015" with a CI including zero; H5 was not supported.

"The interaction term between AI anxiety and self-efficacy had a β value of 0.015, a t-value of 0.530, and a p-value of 0.596. Its 95% confidence interval was [−0.042, 0.073] (which includes 0)."

Duan 2026 (2)¶

Duan, N., Li, L., Lin, G. & Chen, H. (2026). The impact of AI anxiety on career decisions of college students. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37648-y

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Robustness check using the Latent Moderated Structural Equations method in Mplus 8.5. The interaction "remained non-significant ( β = 0.018, p = 0.612)", confirming the PROCESS result despite measurement-error concerns.

"we conducted supplementary analysis using the Latent Moderated Structural Equations (LMS) method in Mplus 8.5. The interaction term remained non-significant ( β = 0.018, p = 0.612, 95% CI = [−0.048, 0.085])"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Academic Anxiety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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