Disclosing the Correlation Between Using ChatGPT and Well‐Being in EFL Learners: Considering the Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

IF 2.8 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

European Journal of Education Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1111/ejed.12752

Afsheen Rezai, Ali Soyoof, Barry Lee Reynolds

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Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐driven chatbots, such as ChatGPT, have significantly impacted education, especially for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. However, there is paucity of empirical evidence concerning the role of chatbots in psycho‐emotional constructs like well‐being and emotion regulation. It is important to address this issue because it can further our understanding of the ways through which using ChatGPT affects psycho‐emotional constructs in EFL learners. This study aimed to unpack the intersection between using ChatGPT and well‐being, with a focus on the mediating role of emotion regulation in the EFL context of Iran. Using convenience sampling, 492 EFL learners (205 males and 287 females) were invited to complete validated scales measuring ChatGPT use, well‐being, and emotion regulation. The outcomes of structural equation modelling revealed a strong mediation effect of emotion regulation in the relationship between using ChatGPT and well‐being. Additionally, significant positive correlations were found between using ChatGPT and both well‐being and emotion regulation. Besides, a significant positive relationship was established between emotion regulation and well‐being among the EFL learners. The results imply that the integration of ChatGPT into the Iranian EFL learning environment can be beneficial, considering its positive correlations with both well‐being and emotion regulation among the Iranian EFL learners.

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揭示英语语言学习者使用 ChatGPT 与幸福感之间的相关性：考虑情绪调节的中介作用

人工智能（AI）驱动的聊天机器人（如 ChatGPT）对教育，尤其是英语作为外语（EFL）学习者的教育产生了重大影响。然而，关于聊天机器人在心理情感建构（如幸福感和情绪调节）中的作用，却缺乏实证证据。解决这个问题非常重要，因为它可以进一步加深我们对使用聊天工具影响 EFL 学习者心理情感建构的方式的理解。本研究旨在揭示使用 ChatGPT 与幸福感之间的交叉点，重点关注情绪调节在伊朗 EFL 环境中的中介作用。本研究采用便利抽样法，邀请 492 名 EFL 学习者（205 名男性和 287 名女性）完成测量 ChatGPT 使用、幸福感和情绪调节的有效量表。结构方程模型的结果显示，在使用 ChatGPT 与幸福感之间的关系中，情绪调节具有很强的中介效应。此外，在使用 ChatGPT 与幸福感和情绪调节之间也发现了明显的正相关。此外，情绪调节与 EFL 学习者的幸福感之间也建立了明显的正相关关系。考虑到 ChatGPT 与伊朗 EFL 学习者的幸福感和情绪调节之间的正相关关系，研究结果表明将 ChatGPT 融入伊朗 EFL 学习环境是有益的。

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European Journal of Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The prime aims of the European Journal of Education are: - To examine, compare and assess education policies, trends, reforms and programmes of European countries in an international perspective - To disseminate policy debates and research results to a wide audience of academics, researchers, practitioners and students of education sciences - To contribute to the policy debate at the national and European level by providing European administrators and policy-makers in international organisations, national and local governments with comparative and up-to-date material centred on specific themes of common interest.