Table 2.

Open coding examples (part).

Initial concept	Examples of Interview Text	References Source
a01 Massive knowledge	However, in the face of vast amounts of information and knowledge, I often feel great pressure and feel powerless	Z1-68
a02 Knowledge update faster	What is even more anxiety-inducing is that our research area is constantly evolving with emerging hot topics. Every time we refresh the database query results page, there is a possibility that new publications will have been published the very next second.	Z1-44
a03 Knowledge overload	People's desire to incorporate more external knowledge into their personal knowledge systems, coupled with their eagerness to engage in learning as if they were parched with thirst, inadvertently triggers Knowledge Anxiety.	Z4-25
a04 Knowledge homogeneity	These seemingly massive amounts of information every day, in fact, many are dominated by algorithms and social circles, and are always in the category of homogeneity and the same circle.	Z2-15
a05 Knowledge usefulness	Spent two months faster after reading a nearly 500,000 - word book, found it simply introduces the theories of a certain area, similar to the introductory textbooks, writing is too shallow, basic use.	Z3-6
a06 Knowledge authenticity	Some secondary production and dissemination on the network will also affect the authenticity of primary information, making the whole information environment mixed with true and false	Z4-41
a07 Profound knowledge	It's too deep to read the article	Z1-62
a08 Knowledge fragmentation	What we acquire now is more fragmented knowledge, because we absorb fragmented knowledge that can only be processed in the present moment	Z2-34
a09 Curriculum quality	The quality of online paid courses is uneven, and the quality of some online courses is difficult to guarantee	Z6-2
a10 Exaggerated propaganda	Now a lot of paid knowledge, with an exaggerated title and the so-called “experts”, attract people to sign up, advocating that is to acquire the most effective knowledge in a short time, but the real content is often only superficial and empty words.	Z4-8
a11 Content deception	Are you exposed to information that doesn't really matter, but you can't help looking at it	Z2-27
a12 Intellectual sophisticate	Then, a bunch of so-called knowledge big V is present, you are like a feed chicks, finally caught straws, what they give you, what you learn. And the more I learn, the more anxious I get	Z4-83
a13 Superior evaluation	But my boss always thought I didn't do enough, and said I was confused and almost had no intention of graduating	Z1-7
a14 other-negation	I was named and criticized last night, there is no depth of thought, there is no knowledge in the belly, and only when I open my mouth to communicate can I know that it is difficult to move forward, and it is not at the same level at all … So anxious!	Z1-63
a15 AI Iterative upgrade	Worried that after graduation, Chat GPT iteration upgraded to become more intelligent to take their place	Z6-31