Artificial intelligence attitudes and mental health in Chinese university students: Nonlinear relationships and the mediating role of self-efficacy

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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2026; 16(11): 124485
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.124485

Table 1 Social-demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 2736), mean ± SD

Characteristic	n (%)
Sex
Men	1129 (41.3)
Women	1607 (58.7)
Grade
Freshman	592 (21.6)
Sophomore	688 (25.1)
Junior	968 (35.4)
Senior	419 (15.3)
Fifth-year	69 (2.5)
Academic field
Science	490 (17.9)
Engineering	565 (20.7)
Literature	473 (17.3)
Medicine	610 (22.3)
Others	598 (21.9)
Only children
Yes	2012 (73.5)
No	724 (26.5)
Residence
City	1372 (50.1)
Countryside	1364 (49.9)
Age	20.49 ± 1.46
Stress	3.73 ± 3.27
Depression	3.85 ± 3.46
Anxiety	4.21 ± 3.44
Loneliness	1.76 ± 1.52
GSES	14.72 ± 6.27
NSSI	0.15 ± 0.49
SI	0.22 ± 0.54

GSES: General Self-Efficacy Scale; NSSI: Non-suicidal self-injury; SI: Suicidality.

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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; 16(11): 124485
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.124485

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; 16(11): 124485 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.124485]

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