The chain mediating role of critical thinking and AI self-efficacy in GenAI usage competence and engineering students’ creativity

Abstract This study investigates the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on engineering students’ creativity, examining the mediating roles of critical thinking and AI self-efficacy in this relationship. We analyze the data collected using SPSS (v.24) and SmartPLS (v.4) to assess th...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Zhen Zhou, Huifen Guo, Fengqi Ma, Chen Yang, Yuhan Gao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Creativity GenAI usage competence Critical thinking AI self-efficacy Engineering students
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-21132-0