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Generative artificial intelligence literacy profiles differ in academic self-efficacy and subjective well-being among adolescents
Originally published 2026-10-14 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1987633 ↗
AI / system type
Generative AI/LLM literacy survey
Child-facing evidenceExamines children or child-focused systems. Transfer to everyday family life must be assessed separately.
The AI connection
Measures information evaluation, communication, creative use and ethical use of GenAI.
Why this reading matters
Large adolescent-specific sample and explicit distinction between associations and developmental effects.
Editorial reading guide · Independence
What does confident AI use reveal—and fail to reveal—about my teenager’s independent learning?
Maps to Independence through examining AI literacy alongside academic self-efficacy without assuming literacy caused it.
Study context
3,959 South Korean adolescents with prior GenAI experience
Age / stage: Middle- and high-school adolescents
Read with three questions
- Which four literacy dimensions defined the profiles?
- Why were adolescents without GenAI experience excluded?
- Why can adjusted differences in well-being not show an intervention effect?
Keep the limits in view
Cross-sectional self-report; two clusters mainly differ in overall level. Excludes nonusers and cannot establish that GenAI literacy improves efficacy or well-being.
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Ja-Yeoung Lee (2026). Generative artificial intelligence literacy profiles differ in academic self-efficacy and subjective well-being among adolescents Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1987633
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