[2603.19263] How Motivation Relates to Generative AI Use: A Large-Scale Survey of Mexican High School Students

Computer Science > Computers and Society arXiv:2603.19263 (cs) [Submitted on 26 Feb 2026] Title:How Motivation Relates to Generative AI Use: A Large-Scale Survey of Mexican High School Students Authors:Echo Zexuan Pan, Danny Glick, Ying Xu View a PDF of the paper titled How Motivation Relates to Generative AI Use: A Large-Scale Survey of Mexican High School Students, by Echo Zexuan Pan and 2 other authors View PDF Abstract:This study examined how high school students with different motivational profiles use generative AI tools in math and writing. Through K-means clustering analysis of survey data from 6,793 Mexican high school students, we identified three distinct motivational profiles based on self-concept and perceived subject value. Results revealed distinct domain-specific AI usage patterns across students with different motivational profiles. Our findings challenge one-size-fits-all AI integration approaches and advocate for motivationally-informed educational interventions. Comments: Subjects: Computers and Society (cs.CY); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) Cite as: arXiv:2603.19263 [cs.CY]   (or arXiv:2603.19263v1 [cs.CY] for this version)   https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.19263 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Echo Zexuan Pan [view email] [v1] Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:32:40 UTC (275 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled How Motivation Relates to Generative AI Us...