Psychological determinants of GenAI adoption for foreign language education: an extended UTAUT2 model and sentiment analysis approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in foreign language education is also a paradigm shift; however, psychological factors that affect its adoption are not well understood. While established models such as the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) describe technology adoption in general, they often fail to capture the unique emotional and cognitive reactions triggered by AI.

Methods

This paper thus presents an important construct to explain the special emotional and cognitive reactions triggered by the learning of human-AI collaboration: AI anxiety. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze survey data (N = 632), and sentiment analysis was used for online reviews.

Results

The results indicate t

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827767 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature