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Cadets’ Psychological Needs Satisfaction and AI Literacy in EFL: The Mediating Role of Writing Motivation

Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature · Vol. 21 No. 2 (2026) · pp. 397–410

DOI
10.15294/lc.v21i2.50101
ISSN
2460-853X, 1858-0157
Published
2026-10-20
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng

Abstract

The growing importance of AI literacy within education context has prompted questions regarding the psychological factors that support its development in EFL contexts, particularly in a military-style higher education, where such relationships remain underexplored. Framed within Self-Determination Theory, this study investigates the levels of cadets’ basic psychological needs satisfaction, writing motivation and AI literacy. It further examines the relationships between psychological needs satisfaction, writing motivation, and AI literacy, and probes the mediating role of writing motivation. A quantitative design was employed involving 69 third-year police cadets enrolled in an English language course. Spearman’s rank-order correlation and mediation analysis using PROCESS Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap samples were utilized to analyze the data. The findings revealed cadets demonstrated high levels of basic psychological needs satisfaction, writing motivation and AI literacy. Additionally, significant positive correlations were found among the variables (rₛ =.453–.594, p <.001), and writing motivation partially mediated the relationship between psychological needs satisfaction and AI literacy (indirect effect = 0.1738, 95% CI [0.0573, 0.3285]). These results suggest that fulfillment of psychological needs plays an important role in enhancing student motivation and, in turn, promotes AI literacy in EFL learning environments.

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  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • State University of Semarang
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SRI REJEKIUniversitas Halu Oleo15
Muhammad Syukri SadimantaraUniversitas Halu Oleo14
Ansharullah AnsharullahUniversitas Halu Oleo10
RH Fitri FaradillaAffiliation unknown9
Issy YuliasriAffiliation unknown9
Andi KhaeruniUniversitas Halu Oleo8
Hermanto HermantoAffiliation unknown7
Nur AsyikUniversitas Halu Oleo6
Asnani AsnaniAffiliation unknown6
Abdurrachman FaridiAffiliation unknown6
Januarius MujiyantoAffiliation unknown6
Tamrin TamrinAffiliation unknown5
Suwandi SuwandiAffiliation unknown5
La KarimunaAffiliation unknown4
Sigit PriatmokoState University of Semarang4
Puji AstutiAffiliation unknown4
Mursid SalehAffiliation unknown4
Sarinah SarinahAffiliation unknown3
Prima Endang SusilowatiAffiliation unknown3
Djoko SutopoAffiliation unknown3
Sri KadarwatiState University of Semarang3
Subiyanto Hadi SaputroAffiliation unknown3
Jumaeri JumaeriAffiliation unknown3
Zuraidah ZuraidahAffiliation unknown3
Zulfa SakhiyyaAffiliation unknown3
Rahayu Puji HaryantiAffiliation unknown3
Hendi PratamaAffiliation unknown3
Dwi RukminiAffiliation unknown3
Sri Wuli FitriatiAffiliation unknown3
Thamrin AzisAffiliation unknown2
Mashuni MashuniAffiliation unknown2
Muhammad Zakir MuzakkarAffiliation unknown2
Abdu Rahman BacoAffiliation unknown2
Kobajashi Togo IsamuAffiliation unknown2
Safrika SafrikaAffiliation unknown1

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