Technology anxiety is a positive predictor of AI literacy once other determinants are controlled, despite a negative zero-order correlation¶
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q2 i1 In the full model, technology anxiety emerged as a positive predictor of AI literacy (β = 0.15, p < 0.01) even though its zero-order correlation with AI literacy was negative (r = −0.14, p < 0.05). → Chow Tak Sang 2026
Evidence¶
Chow Tak Sang 2026¶
Chow Tak Sang, To Ken, Lam Bess Yin Hung, Lau Kung Wong. (2026). A Multidimensional Analysis of AI Literacy Determinants: External Resources, Digital Skills, and Psychological Profile Among University Students. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081448
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Hierarchical regression Model 4 on the 303-student survey. The sign reversal is a suppression effect visible only in the joint model: "Technology anxiety emerged as a positive predictor (β = 0.15, p < 0.01)" after all other determinants were controlled.
"Technology anxiety emerged as a positive predictor (β = 0.15, p < 0.01) notwithstanding its negative zero-order correlation with AI literacy (r = −0.14, p < 0.05)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Academic Anxiety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Personal innovativeness, technology anxiety, and growth mindset in technology each significantly predict AI literacy after external resources and digital competence are controlled, adding 6% of variance — related
- Technology anxiety's positive association with AI literacy is confined to critical evaluation and ethical competence and absent from the three performance-oriented subdimensions — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Age, gender, class level and voluntary programme choice do not significantly predict job search anxiety in the adjusted model — related
- AI anxiety is positively and significantly correlated with job search anxiety among health sciences students — related
- Predictors operate selectively across AI literacy subdimensions: digital competence fails to predict technical proficiency or communication proficiency, and perceived resources predict only communication proficiency and creative application — related
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Technology anxiety is a positive predictor of AI literacy once other determinants are controlled, despite a negative zero-order correlation |
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Technology anxiety is a positive predictor of AI literacy once other determinants are controlled, despite a negative zero-order correlation |
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