The competence paradox: negotiating ease, risk, and creative identity in text-to-image generative AI use among art and design students

Yihan Liu, Meng Meng, Yue Zhang

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1858187
Published: 2026-07-02
Container: Frontiers in Psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1858187,
  title = {The competence paradox: negotiating ease, risk, and creative identity in text-to-image generative AI use among art and design students},
  author = {Yihan Liu and Meng Meng and Yue Zhang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1858187},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1858187}
}

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Liu, Y., Meng, M., & Zhang, Y. (2026). The competence paradox: negotiating ease, risk, and creative identity in text-to-image generative AI use among art and design students. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1858187

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