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Publication Name World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID 124485
DOI 10.5498/wjp.124485
Country China
Category Psychiatry
Manuscript Type Observational Study
Article Title Artificial intelligence attitudes and mental health in Chinese university students: Nonlinear relationships and the mediating role of self-efficacy
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Si Fan and Zhi-Zhou duan
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Zhi-Zhou duan, Department of Preventive Health Service, Jiangxi Provincal People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, No. 152 Aiguolu, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. 2013302170005@whu.edu.cn
Key Words Artificial intelligence attitudes; University students; Mental health; Self-efficacy; Nonlinear relationship
Core Tip This study explored associations between artificial intelligence (AI) attitudes and mental health among 2736 college students. It identified distinct linear and nonlinear relationships across four AI attitude dimensions, and verified General Self-Efficacy Scale plays a partial mediating role in these links.
Citation Fan S, Duan ZZ. Artificial intelligence attitudes and mental health in Chinese university students: Nonlinear relationships and the mediating role of self-efficacy. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press
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