The Effect of Academic Self-efficacy on AI Dependence: Focusing on the Moderated Mediation Effects of Negative Emotions through Academic Perfectionism and AI literacy

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This study investigates how academic self-efficacy affects AI dependence through the mediation of negative emotions and the moderation of academic perfectionism and AI literacy.
Online survey conducted among 146 university students after excluding 6 unreliable responses.
Measures included academic self-efficacy, negative emotions (DASS-21), academic perfectionism, AI dependence, and AI literacy.
Data analyzed using Pearson correlation and PROCESS Macro (Model 21) for mediation and moderation effects.
Academic self-efficacy significantly reduced negative emotions (β = −0.1982, p = .0033).
Negative emotions significantly increased AI dependence (β = 0.3613, p < .001).
Academic perfectionism moderated the effect of self-efficacy on negative emotions, showing stronger effects with lower perfectionism levels.

Reports the impact of academic self-efficacy on AI dependence, indicating emotional influences.

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