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Family Values and Fear of Childbirth as Psychosocial Barriers to Fertility Intentions among Chinese University Students: A Theory of Planned Behavior-Guided Cross-Sectional Study

Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior, this cross-sectional study of Chinese university students reveals that negative family values and fear of childbirth are significant psychosocial barriers to fertility intentions, with fear specifically driving both the avoidance of childbearing and the postponement of the first birth.

Lu Yan, Yue Wang, Luxi Ye, Yanqiong Ouyang, Xiaoli Chen, Fang Deng, Zhijie Zou2026-09-16
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A Governance Framework for Human–AI Collaboration in Academic Writing: The Scholarly HI–AI Loop

This study proposes the "Scholarly HI–AI Loop," a seven-stage governance framework designed to systematically integrate human oversight into AI-assisted academic writing, addressing critical concerns regarding factual accuracy, transparency, and research integrity through a structured hybrid workflow.

Thamburaj Anthuvan, Lakshmi Nagendra, Sunitha Prabhuram, Om J. Lakhani, Sanjay Kalra, Kajal Maheshwari, Sandeep Srivaths (…)2026-09-16
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Digital literacy and teaching innovation in physical education teachers: a moderated mediation model

This study reveals that among Chinese physical education teachers, digital literacy positively influences teaching innovative behavior through the mediating role of teaching self-efficacy, a process that is further strengthened by high levels of perceived organizational support.

Shuang Zhao¹, Bo Zhu³, Jinfa Gu⁴, Ping Guo¹, Ying Xiang¹, Li Luo⁵, Rouzhen Li⁶, Taorui Xie⁷, Chen Chen⁸2026-09-16
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Explicit emotional language differs across event types in near-death experience narratives

This study analyzes Persian-language near-death experience narratives to demonstrate that the use of explicit emotional language increases significantly with the distinctiveness and perceptual accessibility of the described events, appearing most frequently in accounts of normally impossible NDE phenomena compared to ordinary or possible events.

Omid Khatin-Zadeh, Zahra Eskandari, Hassan Banaruee2026-09-16
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Social Risks and Protection Gaps Among Children Working on the Streets in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

This mixed-methods study of 150 street-working children in Ho Chi Minh City reveals that their labor is driven by household economic necessity and precarious living conditions, resulting in high rates of school dropout and exposure to violence and discrimination, while highlighting critical gaps in formal protection services and the urgent need for coordinated interventions addressing livelihood, education, and child safety.

Hieu Van Vu, Nhung Thi Le2026-09-16
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When Correlations Mislead: Governance Quality, Political Patronage, and Policy Effectiveness in Bangladesh's Social Safety Nets

This study of Bangladesh's social safety nets reveals that while raw bivariate correlations misleadingly suggest positive links between governance quality, patronage, and policy effectiveness, structural equation modeling demonstrates that higher governance quality actually reduces patronage, which in turn significantly diminishes policy effectiveness, highlighting the risk of relying solely on simple correlations in complex institutional contexts.

Md. Maruf Hossain Mamun2026-09-16
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Structural Misogyny Perception and Fear of Online Sexual Crime Victimization Among Korean Women: Perceived Media Exaggeration as an Interpretive Pathway

This study of 600 South Korean women reveals that perceiving misogyny as a structural social condition, rather than viewing public discourse as exaggerated, significantly increases fear of online sexual crime victimization—particularly among those with direct experience—by shaping how they interpret media coverage.

Hyewon Jeon, Hyunseok Jang2026-09-16
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Unheard Narratives: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of the Lived World of Adolescents after Experiencing a Suicide Attempt

This descriptive phenomenological study of 32 Iranian adolescents reveals that their lived experiences following a suicide attempt are characterized by six core meaning structures—ranging from familial tension and economic shame to perceived entrapment and loss of future—highlighting the need for multi-level, trauma-informed prevention strategies grounded in these specific narratives.

Mahla Karamshahi, Mohammad Baniasadi, Arezoo Sarani, Mohammadabas Bejeshk, Zeinab Sarhadi, Mahdiyeh Bagheri bami, Salime (…)2026-09-16