Perceived trust mediates the relationship between social influence and generative AI dependence¶

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q2 i? The indirect effect of social influence on AI dependence through perceived trust is significant (0.124, 95% CI 0.015–0.343), while the direct effect is not, supporting H7. → 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?

Bias-corrected Bootstrap mediation testing in the SEM study (229 valid responses) found a significant indirect effect of social influence on AI dependence via perceived trust; the article reports the direct effect (0.176, CI −0.193 to 0.492) and total effect (0.300, CI −0.038 to 0.635) as non-significant, so social influence "indirectly affectedAIdependencethroughperceivedtrust". No standardized effect size is printed for the indirect effect.

"The effect value of the indirect effect is 0.124, and the 95% confidence interval ranged from 0.015 to 0.343, excluding zero."

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