From screens to minds: the mediating role of psychological well-being between digital reading and AI anxiety
Uğur Özbilen, Emrullah Banaz, Tuğrul Gökmen Şahin · 2025
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Uğur Özbilen, Emrullah Banaz, and Tuğrul Gökmen Şahin published a study in 2025 on teachers' unease about artificial intelligence and the habit that softens it. Schools are pushing digital tools fast, and many teachers feel anxious about AI. The authors asked whether a strong disposition toward digital reading calms that anxiety, and whether mental well-being carries the effect.
Three hundred twenty-four Turkish teachers completed scales for digital reading disposition, psychological well-being, and AI anxiety. Teachers who read digitally with confidence reported higher well-being and lower AI anxiety. Well-being itself predicted lower anxiety and carried part of the reading effect across, a partial mediation. The practical hint is twofold: build reading confidence and protect teacher well-being, and AI adoption gets easier.
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| CREATOR | Uğur Özbilen, Emrullah Banaz, Tuğrul Gökmen Şahin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |