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Between Policy and Precarity: Platform Nationalism and Creator Struggles in Turkey

Drawing on digital ethnography and interviews with Turkish creators, this article argues that "platform nationalism"—the convergence of nationalist governance, algorithmic moderation, and geopolitical policy—creates a "doubled precarity" where political vulnerability and economic instability intersect, forcing creators to adopt adaptive strategies to navigate the gap between TikTok's stated values and the realities of state censorship and inconsistent moderation.

Nora Suren2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Children’s inquiry learning strategies may depend on their prior conceptual knowledge

This study suggests that elementary school children's inquiry learning strategies are influenced by their prior conceptual knowledge, with those holding clear misconceptions tending to use effect-producing strategies while those with uncertain or correct beliefs favor controlled testing.

Lucas Lörch, Garvin Brod2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Relation between Job Crafting Behaviors and Work Alienation among Staff Nurses

This descriptive correlational study of 143 staff nurses at a Cairo hospital found a highly significant negative relationship between job crafting behaviors and work alienation, suggesting that proactive job modifications may help reduce feelings of alienation among nursing staff.

MEDHAT MAHMOUD HASSAN OMARASHEHATA2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Consequences of Parental Divorce on Adolescent Academic Performance and Psychosocial Wellbeing

This quantitative study conducted in Mettu Town, Ethiopia, reveals that parental divorce significantly negatively impacts the academic performance and psychosocial well-being of adolescents compared to those from intact families, highlighting the urgent need for targeted school-based counseling and family support policies.

Baru Kena Amante, Wakgari Megersa Aga2026-07-28

📄 social_science

A Scoping Review of Immersive Experiences on Psychosocial Outcomes, Well-being, and Health Promotion in Museums and Interactive Centers

This scoping review synthesizes heterogeneous evidence indicating that digitally mediated immersive experiences in museums and interactive centers show promise for enhancing emotional engagement, well-being, and health promotion, though future research requires more robust longitudinal designs to fully validate their effectiveness.

Mariana Flores-Constantino, Silvia Carreño García, Tania Real-Quintanar, Francisco Lorenzo Juárez-García, Consuelo Garcí (…)2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Youth Development and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Gen Z in Nepal’s 2025 Protest Movement

This cross-sectional study of 146 Gen Z youth in Nepal's 2025 protest movement reveals that developmental maturity, academic engagement, and socioemotional competencies are more strongly associated with psychosocial well-being than family, educational, or digital factors, while highlighting the need for culturally informed research on politically engaged emerging adults in South Asia.

Bhoj B. Balayar2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Distributed Matchday Legitimacy and Perceived Triggers of Football Hooliganism in Ghana's Division One League: A Stakeholder Study

This study of Ghana's Division One League identifies perceived biased officiating and refusal to accept referee decisions as the primary triggers of football hooliganism, proposing a "distributed matchday legitimacy" framework that integrates refereeing, security, media, and governance to manage stakeholder perceptions and mitigate violence.

DANIEL AMOAH-OPPONG, Richmond Antwi2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Exposure to Workplace Violence and Turnover Intention among Medical Professionals: The Mitigating Role of Social Support

This study demonstrates that while workplace violence significantly increases turnover intention among medical professionals, social support acts as a crucial mitigating factor that reduces both the desire to leave and the negative impact of such violence.

Arul Saronia A, Saravanan P, Venkatesan D, Shalini Rani T2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Development and Validation of the Organizational Cybersecurity Perception Scale: A Protection Motivation Theory Instrument Contextualized by NIST CSF 2.0

This study develops and psychometrically validates the Organizational Cybersecurity Perception Scale (PMT-OCPS), a 27-item, six-factor instrument grounded in Protection Motivation Theory and contextualized by NIST CSF 2.0, which effectively measures employees' cognitive appraisals of organizational cybersecurity threats and capacities through robust statistical and known-groups analyses.

Soner Çankaya, Fatih Samet Atasoy, Muhammet Kusan, Mustafa Tolga Bayraktar, Hakan Can Altunay, Erkan Faruk Şirin2026-07-28

📄 social_science

Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Systematic Literature Review of Learning, Assessment, and Intervention Technologies

This systematic literature review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2020 to 2026 on AI technologies in inclusive early childhood education, identifying key applications in adaptive learning, assessment, and intervention while highlighting persistent ethical challenges and proposing a "Human–AI Collaboration Ecosystem" framework for sustainable implementation.

MA Muazar Habibi, Jundu Muhammad Mufakkirul Islami2026-07-28

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