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Whose decision is it? Mapping and reconciling expert disagreement over athlete participation in elite-sport decision-making

By analyzing the disciplinary roots of expert disagreement regarding athlete participation in elite sports, this paper proposes a multidimensional framework that reframes participation as a configurable spectrum rather than a binary quantity, thereby shifting the debate from whether athletes should have a voice to determining the optimal participation structure for specific decisions.

Sun Xianghao, Guotuan Wang, Haowei Zhang2026-09-05

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AI-Driven Metalinguistic Engagement and EFL Reading Performance: The Roles of Morphological, Phonological, Syntactic, and Orthographic Awareness

This study demonstrates that for Chinese EFL undergraduates, AI-driven metalinguistic engagement and four key linguistic awareness domains (morphological, phonological, syntactic, and orthographic) significantly enhance reading performance through the partial mediation of word recognition efficiency, with these effects further moderated by baseline L2 proficiency.

Lu Huang, Jing Zhao2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Moral Indifference Among the Affluent: Explaining Tolerance of Corruption in Thailand

Grounded in moral disengagement theory, this study of 295 Thai small business owners reveals that higher economic status increases tolerance of corruption by fostering a belief in personal insulation from its consequences, a mechanism that is mitigated when individuals recognize the severe societal impacts of such corruption.

Wisanupong Potipiroon2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Research on the Double-Edged Sword Effect of Employee-AI Collaborative Creation in the Context of Digitalization and Intelligentization

This study investigates the dual-edged impact and underlying mechanisms of employee-AI collaborative creation on individual creativity within China's digitalized and intelligentized context, utilizing survey data from 345 employees to construct a theoretical framework that offers insights for organizational decision-making.

Hai Xu, Lehan Zhang, Yun Liu, Honghe Li2026-09-04

📄 social_science

High Psychological Distress and Differential Resilience in Bangladeshi University Students: A Large‑Scale Cross-Sectional Study

This large-scale cross-sectional study of nearly 4,000 Bangladeshi university students reveals a high prevalence of severe depression, anxiety, and stress, particularly among females and those with lower socioeconomic status, while identifying family structure, education, and self-funding as key protective factors for resilience.

Md. Jubayer Hossain, Md. Wahidul Islam, Muhibullah Shahjahan, Md. Fakhrul Islam Maruf, Soniya Akter Sony, Manisha Das, N (…)2026-09-04

📄 social_science

University Faculty Members' Global Competence and Its Impact on Their International Academic Influence: Evidence from Chinese Universities

Based on survey data from 1,050 faculty members at 37 Chinese "Double First-Class" universities, this study validates a multidimensional model of global competence and demonstrates that it positively predicts international academic influence across research, teaching, and professional service domains.

Yu Li, Yang Liu, Ruiping Huang2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Beyond Clicks: Identifying an Engagement-Performance Paradox in Vocational College Online Learning Through Behavioral Profiling

This study of vocational college students reveals an engagement-performance paradox where high platform activity does not guarantee learning success, as "Surface Engagers" logged extensive clicks yet achieved the lowest exam scores, while "Strategic Learners" attained top performance with significantly less interaction, demonstrating that the quality of engagement matters more than the quantity of clicks.

Cancan Zhao2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Computational spatiality: virtual production, generative media and the politics of screen space

This paper introduces the concept of "computational spatiality" to analyze how virtual production and generative media, despite their distinct technical origins, converge on screen to transform spatial construction and shift creative authority from frame composition to the management of parameters, assets, and proprietary infrastructures.

Rui Gao, Yiwei Zhao, Weice Yang2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Bifurcated Compliance and the Compliance Facade Problem in the IAEA Nuclear Security Architecture

This paper argues that the IAEA's nuclear security governance suffers from a "compliance facade" caused by a structural disconnect between legally binding but vague instruments and specific but non-binding guidance, resulting in a bifurcated compliance pattern where assistance mechanisms effectively address capacity-limited states but fail to deter strategic non-compliance, necessitating a graduated oversight architecture rather than litigation to bridge the gap between formal and substantive compliance.

Nasser Ali AlHassani, Mohd Mizan2026-09-04

📄 social_science

Breaking Face-to-Face Interactions: A Theoretical Path Between FoMO and Phubbing Via Problematic Social Media Use Among Preservice Teachers

This study of 1,068 Spanish preservice teachers reveals that fear of missing out (FoMO) indirectly increases phubbing (communication disturbance) by driving problematic social media use, highlighting the critical need for digital self-regulation training in teacher education.

Inés Mosquera-Bargiela, Pablo César Muñoz-Carril, María Lidia Platas-Ferreiro, Oneida Cristina Barcelos Irigon2026-09-04

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