Enabling and Inhibitory Pathways of Students' AI Use Concealment Intention in Higher Education: Evidence from SEM and fsQCA

arXiv:2604.10978v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This study investigates students' AI use concealment intention in higher education by integrating the cognition-affect-conation (CAC) framework with a dual-method approach combining structural equation modelling (SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Drawing on data from 1346 university students, the findings reveal two opposing mechanisms shaping concealment intention. The enabling pathway shows that perceived stigma, perc