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Self-directed information search reinforces climate policy evaluations and polarization across 15 countries

A study across 15 countries reveals that citizens' self-directed search for climate policy information tends to reinforce their pre-existing attitudes and increase polarization, particularly among those with extreme views, while individuals in low-emission and low-income nations demonstrate greater policy support and openness to new information.

Zahra Rahmani Azad, Bettina von Helversen, Ulf J.J. Hahnel2026-09-03
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Beyond Neutrality: A Corpus-assisted Study of Sino-American Coverage of Middle East Peace

Using a corpus-assisted discourse-historical approach to analyze 2,000 news reports from 2013 to 2023, this study reveals how *China Daily* and *The New York Times* employ distinct yet strategically adapted discursive frameworks to frame Middle East peace, demonstrating that their claims of neutrality function as nuanced forms of statecraft that reinforce geopolitical ideologies rather than genuine impartiality.

Kaiwen Cheng, Yijie Wang, Yixiao He, Yanhui Deng2026-09-03
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Impact of 2D and 3D Digital Storytelling within Interactive Simulation Environments on Mathematics Achievement and Geometry Skills of Students with Learning Difficulties

This quasi-experimental study involving 40 fifth-grade female students with learning difficulties in Oman demonstrates that while both 2D and 3D digital storytelling within interactive simulations improve mathematics achievement and geometry skills, the 3D approach yields significantly higher academic achievement with a large effect size.

Zeyana Al-Hinai, Sami Al-Mazroui2026-09-03
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Emotional Stability and Core Self-Evaluation in the Association Between Mindful Parenting and Adolescents' Mindfulness

This study of 773 adolescents reveals that mindful parenting positively influences adolescents' mindfulness through the sequential mediating roles of emotional stability and core self-evaluation, thereby supporting the mindful parenting mechanism model and suggesting family-based interventions to foster these psychological traits.

Ying Hai, Yuantian Tong, Qinglu Xiao, Tian’e Liu, Shuailei Lian2026-09-02
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Daily Mental Health Scale (DMHS-10): Development and Psychometric Validation of an Ecological Momentary Assessment Tool in India

This study presents the development and psychometric validation of the Daily Mental Health Scale (DMHS-10), a reliable and valid 10-item ecological momentary assessment tool designed for intensive longitudinal research on emerging adults in India.

Rishi Muthu Velkumar, Dhivya Karmegam, Varsha Boshy, Naziya Fathima Ashraf, Shilpa Samuel Grace, Daphne Immanuel, Durga (…)2026-09-02
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Governing by recognition: selective universalism and ideological education in Chinese higher education

This article argues that China's Curriculum Ideological-Political Education (CIPE) operates through "governing by recognition," a mechanism of "selective universalism" where the state achieves broad ideological coverage by concentrating national designations on a small elite of institutions, thereby reinforcing administrative hierarchies rather than ensuring uniform pedagogical quality.

Qinghai Shi2026-09-02
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Intergenerational Differences in Sexual Inclusiveness: From the Perspective of Variations in Information Acquisition Channels

Using data from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey, this study reveals that while younger cohorts in China exhibit greater acceptance of premarital and same-sex behaviors compared to older generations, these intergenerational differences are partially mediated by a shift from traditional television to digital information channels, which simultaneously fosters openness and exposes users to conflicting narratives that dampen acceptance of same-sex relationships, whereas attitudes toward extramarital sex remain universally negative and unaffected by information sources.

Xiulan Chen, We Wei, Weili Ai, Yun Zhang2026-09-02
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Tone and clarity in media coverage effects on executive accountability: A Comparative study of Ireland, Portugal, and Spain (2002–2023)

This study argues that the impact of media tone on executive accountability in Ireland, Portugal, and Spain (2002–2023) is not uniform but depends on the clarity of responsibility attribution, where negative economic news significantly reduces incumbent support only when institutional and media contexts provide clear cognitive clarity.

Ana Maria Belchior, Susana Rogeiro Nina, Tiago Brás2026-09-02