Academic self-efficacy is negatively associated with AI dependency among university students¶
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q2 i3 Higher academic self-efficacy is associated with lower AI dependency (β = −0.424, p < 0.001). → Huang Q 2026
Evidence¶
Huang Q 2026¶
Huang Q, Tu S, Lin J, Lu L and Lv C (2026). The dark side of AI in education: AI dependency as a mediator linking academic self-efficacy and teacher support to learning burnout among university students. Front. Psychol. 17:1889053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1889053
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Regression Model 1 in a cross-sectional online questionnaire study of 276 university students in Chengdu, China. Academic self-efficacy was "significantly and negatively associated with AI dependency" with β = −0.424, R2 = 0.180, f 2 = 0.220.
"Academic self-efficacy was significantly and negatively associated with AI dependency ( β = −0.424, p < 0.001, 95% CI [ −0.603, −0.359]), explaining 18.0% of the variance in AI dependency ( R2 = 0.180, f 2 = 0.220)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Self-Efficacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- AI dependency is positively associated with learning burnout among university students — related
- AI dependency mediates the relationship between academic self-efficacy and learning burnout — related
- Teacher support is negatively associated with AI dependency among university students — related
- Educational cross-sectional studies link stronger AI reliance or dependence scores with lower academic self-efficacy, higher academic stress, and stronger performance expectations — related
- Both academic self-efficacy and AI self-efficacy are negatively associated with reported AI dependency, supporting a unified compensatory mechanism — a broader claim this one bears on
- The four profiles differ in academic self-efficacy, time/study management, and effort regulation, with HL highest, but not in help seeking — related
- Academic procrastination and learned helplessness positively predict cheating tendency, while academic self-efficacy negatively predicts it among university students — related
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Academic self-efficacy is negatively associated with AI dependency among university students |
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Academic self-efficacy is negatively associated with AI dependency among university students |
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