ChatGPT use and learner autonomy among EFL university students: the mediating role of English speaking anxiety.

Alsuwaylim AM, Alshehri MA, Lamouchi A, Abdellatif MS, Ibrahim AR, Nemt-Allah MA

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1834791
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1834791,
  title = {ChatGPT use and learner autonomy among EFL university students: the mediating role of English speaking anxiety.},
  author = {Alsuwaylim AM and Alshehri MA and Lamouchi A and Abdellatif MS and Ibrahim AR and Nemt-Allah MA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1834791},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1834791}
}

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AU  - Alshehri MA
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AU  - Ibrahim AR
AU  - Nemt-Allah MA
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AM, A., MA, A., A, L., MS, A., AR, I., & MA, N. (2026). ChatGPT use and learner autonomy among EFL university students: the mediating role of English speaking anxiety.. Frontiers in psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1834791

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