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Offline leisure engagement and digital competency show opposite associations with smartphone overdependence: a survey-weighted analysis of 20,966 Korean adults

Based on a survey-weighted analysis of 20,966 Korean adults, this study reveals that while offline leisure engagement and life satisfaction are negatively associated with smartphone overdependence, digital competency and specific content-use patterns are positively linked, suggesting that offline activities serve as a protective factor while digital skills alone may not prevent overuse without self-regulation training.

Yoonjin Lee2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Formative Assessment as Emotional Encounter: Professional Identity, Relational Practice, and the Affective Architecture of Critical Care Residency Training

This qualitative study reframes formative assessment in critical care residency as a constitutive emotional encounter rather than a purely technical process, demonstrating how the affective architecture of evaluative interactions shapes professional identity and calling for care-ethics-informed frameworks that prioritize relational attentiveness over behavioral accountability.

Claudia Jaramillo-Villegas, Laura Fontan-de-Bedout, Claudia Marcela Poveda-Henao, Erwin Hernando Hernandez-Rincon2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Forum Shopping and Geopolitical Fragmentation in Southeast Asian Nuclear Security Governance after the Nuclear Security Summits

This paper argues that the non-hierarchical nature of the global nuclear security regime complex enables Southeast Asian states to engage in "forum shopping" by selectively prioritizing low-accountability mechanisms over high-accountability ones, a behavior that exacerbates regional security vulnerabilities amidst the post-2016 decline of Nuclear Security Summit momentum and calls for tailored policy interventions to strengthen governance without relying on major-power consensus.

Nasser Ali AlHassani, Mohd Mizan2026-09-03

📄 social_science

The Role of Judicial Dissent in Catalyzing Progressive Environmental Jurisprudence in Indian Environmental Law

This paper argues that despite India's progressive judicial recognition of environmental rights and existing legal frameworks, the country's poor environmental performance highlights the critical, yet often overlooked, role of judicial dissent in catalyzing more effective environmental jurisprudence and governance.

Mohd Zama, Hamza Khan, Abdullah Samdani, Abdullah Ghazali2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Perceptual Differences in Age-Friendly City Dimensions Between Older Adults and Urban Managers: Evidence from Kerman, Iran

This 2025 cross-sectional study of Kerman, Iran, reveals that both older adults and urban managers perceive the city's age-friendliness as generally poor, yet they hold significantly different views on specific dimensions such as transportation, outdoor spaces, housing, and information access, highlighting a critical need for more inclusive urban planning.

Zahra Izadinia, Somayeh Alizadeh, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Mohammad Moqaddasi Amiri, Vahidreza Borhaninejad2026-09-03

📄 social_science

When Neither Parent Is the Mother: Gendered Parenting and the “Gender-Disguised Capital Hierarchy” in a Taiwanese Gay-Father Family

This study of a Taiwanese gay-father family reveals that even in the absence of a mother, parenting labor can remain hierarchically divided not by gender but by academic credentials, a phenomenon the authors term the "gender-disguised capital hierarchy."

Syun-Yi Chang, Ya-Hsuan Wang2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Sacred Streets and Islamic Devotion in Urban Indonesia Identity Politics and Religious Authority Contestation

This study analyzes the Tadarus on the Road controversy in Banten, Indonesia, to illustrate how competing logics of "Institutional Spatial Purism" and "Performative Spatial Populism" drive an "Authority Displacement Loop" where embodied religious practices contest formal urban regulations and reshape religious authority through spatial occupation and counter-mobilization.

Umdatul Hasanah, Khairil Anam, Eneng Purwanti, Azizah Alawiyyah2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Mainstream Educators' Perspectives on the Implementation of Inclusive Education Policy in Primary Schools in the Harry Gwala District

This qualitative case study reveals that despite a strong policy framework, the implementation of inclusive education in under-resourced primary schools within South Africa's Harry Gwala District is significantly hindered by inadequate professional development, weak institutional support, and a lack of practical procedural guidance, thereby constraining educators' ability to effectively respond to learner diversity.

Hyacinth Asiphe Mncwabe¹, Chiedu Eseadi²2026-09-03

📄 social_science

The case of M.A. v. France: Sex workers’ capacity to self-determination and dignity as coercion

This article analyzes the *M.A. v. France* case to demonstrate how the European Court of Human Rights utilized the concepts of human dignity and victimhood to deny sex workers' agency and self-determination, thereby transforming human rights from a tool of empowerment into an instrument of repression that excludes sex workers from legal protection.

Marjan Wijers2026-09-03

📄 social_science

Speedy Trial as a Fundamental Right Under Article 21 of the Constitution of India

This paper examines the evolution of the right to a speedy trial as a fundamental component of Article 21 in India, analyzing its constitutional basis, judicial precedents, causes of delay, and necessary reforms to ensure timely justice and uphold the rule of law.

Pragti Nayyar2026-09-03

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