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This research aims to explore how institutional digital capacity influences AI literacy, academic motivation, and ultimately cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy in students.

June 21, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

Unpacking the role of AI literacy in cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy: A sequential mediation model of institutional digital capacity and academic motivation

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CDChengqiu Dai YGYi GuoShanghai University

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Randomized trial examines cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy in undergraduates, highlighting the importance of AI literacy and institutional support.

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This research aims to explore how institutional digital capacity influences AI literacy, academic motivation, and ultimately cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy in students.
Survey data collected from 446 Chinese undergraduates
Analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)
Employed the COM-B framework and Self-Determination Theory (SDT)
Institutional digital capacity positively influences AI literacy (p<0.01)
AI literacy enhances academic motivation, which is linked to improved cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy
Establishes a full sequential mediation pathway among these variables

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Dai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3781db24f042ddf4c5b7dd https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08021-1

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Randomized trial examines cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy in undergraduates, highlighting the importance of AI literacy and institutional support.

Unpacking the role of AI literacy in cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy: A sequential mediation model of institutional digital capacity and academic motivation

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Unpacking the role of AI literacy in cognitive outcomes and creative self-efficacy: A sequential mediation model of institutional digital capacity and academic motivation

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