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Mechanisms linking digital inclusion to social participation among older adults in rural China: evidence from cognitive ability, mental health, and village-level digital use density

Using data from rural Chinese older adults, this study reveals that while digital inclusion significantly boosts social participation by enhancing cognitive ability and mental health, its effectiveness is not automatically amplified by village-level internet density, highlighting the need to integrate digital access with psychological support and offline organizational structures to overcome the "digital participation conversion paradox."

Hong Yan, Guolong Li, ChuEr Zhou, XinHan Gao2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Pakikipagkapwa in the Basque Country: Gendered Homemaking and Postcolonial Belonging among Filipino Domestic and Care Workers

This article argues that Filipino domestic and care workers in the Basque Country utilize the indigenous ethic of *pakikipagkapwa* and postcolonial religious practices to transform gendered burdens into sources of communal authority and hybrid belonging, thereby challenging Eurocentric integration models through a framework of non-Eurocentric, communal homemaking.

Gian Paulo Paglinawan2026-08-04

📄 social_science

From Assessment to Action: An Evidence-To-Reform Translation Framework applied to PISA 2022 data from Uzbekistan

This study introduces the Evidence-to-Reform Translation Framework (ERTF) to bridge the gap between assessment data and policy action by applying PISA 2022 data from Uzbekistan to identify key school-level constraints, such as teacher qualifications and climate, and translate these findings into a prioritized, monitored reform strategy.

Indira Khadjieva2026-08-04

📄 social_science

How Short-Video Marketing Shapes Hanfu Travel Interactive Experiences: A Dual Sequential Mediation Model of Motivations, Constraints, and AttitudesYou

This study demonstrates that short-video marketing enhances Hanfu travel interactive experiences by simultaneously boosting travel motivations and attitudes while mitigating constraints, operating through a dual sequential mediation model that redefines constraints as dynamic psychological mediators in cultural tourism.

You-Yu Dai, Yuting Wang2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Toward a social psychology of AI: language-model agents reproduce human-like minimal-group bias

This study demonstrates that language-model agents, when placed in a minimal-group paradigm, spontaneously exhibit human-like in-group favoritism driven by arbitrary categorization rather than stereotypes, with deliberation influencing the distribution of this bias between majority and minority groups.

Messi Lee2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Machine-mediated theorizing: Examining epistemic work in a generative AI grounded theory workflow

This paper investigates the epistemic role of generative AI in Grounded Theory workflows, demonstrating that while machine-mediated coding produces verifiable conceptual condensations and coherent narratives, it ultimately functions as a non-neutral, context-dependent collaborator that reshapes the historical distinction between theoretical emergence and methodological forcing through its specific handling of contradictions and linear process preferences.

Melike Şahinol, Kocager Uğur, Gülşah Başkavak, Ayşe Berna Uçarol2026-08-04

📄 social_science

The Evolving Role of University Faculty in the Age of Digital Intelligence: A Study of Nigerian Universities

This study of 900 faculty members across 18 Nigerian universities reveals that while there is a high level of digital intelligence tool adoption and role adaptation, significant gaps in higher-order digital skills persist, necessitating continued investment in infrastructure and professional development to fully support the evolving academic landscape.

Ademola Adedeji2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Gamification and Motivation of Secondary School Students in Physics, Osun State, Nigeria

This study utilized a quasi-experimental design with 60 secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria, to demonstrate that gamification significantly enhances physics students' motivation, interest, engagement, and persistence compared to traditional teaching methods.

Ademola Adedeji2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Mapping the Research Landscape of Capstone and Final-Year Project Assessment in Computing Education: A Bibliometric Analysis (2020–2026)

This bibliometric analysis of 156 documents from 2020 to 2026 reveals that while capstone and final-year project assessment in computing education is the most impactful research theme, it remains an emerging, fragmented field dominated by subjective methods and lacking a consolidated research front.

Ailen Samson Laguda2026-08-04

📄 social_science

Evaluation of the Persian Adaptation of the Child-Rearing Behavior Questionnaire (Preschool and Primary School Form): Psychometric Evidence from a Sample of Iranian Parents

This study validates the Persian adaptation of the Child-Rearing Behavior Questionnaire (EPEP-PPSF) as a psychometrically robust, behaviorally anchored instrument for assessing parenting practices among Iranian parents, demonstrating strong reliability, a clear nine-factor structure, and significant associations with child behavioral outcomes.

Neilagh, Masoume Pourmohamadreza-Tajrishi, Abbas Pourshahbaz2026-08-04

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