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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2026; 16(11): 123076
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123076
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123076
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants and their use of artificial intelligence psychological support tools, mean ± SD/n (%)
| Characteristics | |
| Age | 20.9 ± 2.28 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 153 (48.9) |
| Female | 160 (51.1) |
| Only child status | |
| Only child | 126 (40.3) |
| Not only child | 187 (59.7) |
| Family location | |
| Town | 226 (72.2) |
| Rural | 87 (27.8) |
| Family economic status | |
| Poor | 29 (9.3) |
| Average | 204 (65.2) |
| Good | 80 (25.5) |
| AI tool usage | |
| Ever used AI tools (general purposes) | 299 (95.5) |
| Ever used AI tools for psychological support | 101 (32.3) |
| Primary AI psychological help tool | |
| DeepSeek | 50 (49.5) |
| Doubao | 43 (42.6) |
| Others | 8 (7.9) |
| Usage frequency | |
| Daily | 6 (5.9) |
| Weekly | 12 (11.9) |
| Monthly | 3 (3.0) |
| As needed | 30 (29.7) |
| Once/twice | 50 (49.5) |
| Duration per session | |
| < 15 minutes | 86 (85.1) |
| 15-30 minutes | 10 (9.9) |
| > 30 minutes | 5 (5.0) |
- Citation: Shang ZL, Zou ZY, Jia YP, Liu TJ, Zhou JQ, Jin QZ, Zhao WY, Wu LL, Yan WJ, Liu WZ, Liu NQ. Help-seeking attitudes, stigma and artificial intelligence counseling preferences among university students. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(11): 123076
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i11/123076.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.123076