📄 social science

Systemic Social Factors and Healthcare Data Quality: A Socio-Technical Systems Analysis

This qualitative multiple-case study applies Socio-Technical Systems theory to demonstrate that healthcare data quality is an emergent property of the interplay between technical tools and systemic social factors, specifically highlighting how team collaboration dynamics, communication mechanisms, and organizational constraints shape the reliability of Electronic Health Records.

Phuong Pham2026-10-20
📄 social science

Frontlash at the Checkout: Commercial Performances of Migrant Inclusion and the Civil Sphere

Drawing on civil sphere theory and an analysis of twenty-five global episodes from 2014 to 2025, this article examines how corporate attempts to include migrants in advertisements often trigger civil backlash framed through apocalyptic or danger narratives, revealing asymmetric institutional responses that distinguish between state-enforced exclusion and autonomous civil defense of inclusion.

Mihai Marcel Marcovici2026-10-20
📄 social science

Social Media Exposure and Body Image Satisfaction as Predictors of Pressure to Lose Weight among Postpartum Women in Southeast Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 172 postpartum women in Enugu, Nigeria, reveals that high social media exposure significantly increases the odds of feeling pressure to lose weight, while greater body image satisfaction serves as a protective factor against such pressure.

Ifeoma F. Ndubuisi, Amarachi G. Nwakuche, Nneoma G. Onyedire, Ezenkwele Eziamaka, Osuagwu Vera2026-10-20
📄 social science

Gendered Profiles of Precarious Employment and Health Among Older Workers: A Latent Class Approach

Using a latent class analysis of data from 27 European countries, this study reveals that older workers' precarious employment manifests in four distinct multidimensional profiles—Privileged, Standard, Strained, and Peripheral—that are strongly associated with poorer physical and mental health, with women disproportionately concentrated in the most disadvantaged Strained and Peripheral profiles.

Elif Şeyban, Konrad Turek, Mine Kühn, Jeroen Vermunt2026-10-20
📄 social science

The Influence of Dining Experience at Judy Ann's Crispy Pata: Basis for a Strategic Management Plan

This quantitative study of 249 participants at Judy Ann's Crispy Pata reveals that food quality and price fairness are the primary drivers of customer satisfaction, leading to the development of Project D.I.N.E., a strategic management plan designed to enhance value and retention.

Mhike Laurence Mangunay, Rashley Gaib Serrano, Christian Jay Santos, Jaycee Yanni Abuan, Jonel Sevandra2026-10-20
📄 social science

The mediating role of family cohesion in the relationship between frequency of marital conflict and depressive symptoms among Ethiopian adolescents: An explanatory correlational study

This explanatory correlational study of 1,960 Ethiopian adolescents reveals that family cohesion partially mediates the relationship between frequent marital conflict and depressive symptoms, accounting for a significant portion of the variance in mental health outcomes.

Tesfaye Desalegn, Dame Abera2026-10-20
📄 social science

Does digital innovation satisfy citizens through service quality? Mediation evidence from civil registry and notary services in Timor-Leste, with global, regional and national implications

This study of 96 citizens in Timor-Leste demonstrates that digital innovation in civil registry and notary services enhances citizen satisfaction primarily by improving perceived service quality, rather than through direct effects or moderation by socio-political intervention.

Edio Mariano Piedade Soares2026-10-20
📄 social science

The Psychological Boundaries of Attachment: A Systematic Review on Identity Fusion, Self-Expansion, and the Cognitive Overlap with Romantic Partners Versus Social Acquaintances

This systematic review synthesizes psychological and neurological evidence demonstrating that deep romantic love structurally integrates a partner into one's self-concept, causing their distress to be processed by the brain as personal pain, whereas friendships remain distinct entities governed by social exchange.

Md Momin2026-10-20