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Aug 2026
Psychological drivers and barriers affecting students' sustained usage intention of AIGC tools in educational settings: an integrated perspective of Uses and Gratifications Theory and Perceived Value Theory
An integrated model is developed to explain students' continuance intention toward AIGC tools from both motivational and inhibitory perspectives and contributes to understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying students' sustained use of AIGC tools and provide practical implications for their responsible integration into higher education.
Qianghong Huang, Junping Xu, Ru Zhang et al.
· Frontiers in Psychology · 0 citations