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This research aims to examine how AI dependency, FOMO, addiction, and anxiety contribute to AI overreliance.

March 13, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

A SEM–ANN analysis to examine impact of AI overreliance through a social cognitive lens: the roles of dependency, FOMO, addiction, and anxiety

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This analysis reveals how AI dependency and FOMO impact AI overreliance, suggesting the need for digital mindfulness.

This research aims to examine how AI dependency, FOMO, addiction, and anxiety contribute to AI overreliance.
Utilized a hybrid analysis method combining SEM and ANN techniques.
Surveyed 504 working adults in Shanghai to collect data.
Investigated mediating effects of cognitive overload and moderating effects of technostress.
AI dependency, FOMO, addiction, and anxiety positively influence AI overreliance.
Cognitive overload partially mediates the relationships among these factors.
Technostress moderates the effect of AI dependency on overreliance.

Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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