social_science papers | Gist.Science

Learners’ Engagement with Artificial Intelligence: Validation of the Cognitive-Affective AI Engagement Model

This study validates the Cognitive-Affective AI Engagement Model (CAAIEM) as a reliable, four-dimensional framework for measuring university students' engagement with LLM-based AI tools, demonstrating strong psychometric properties through confirmatory factor analysis of data from 1,249 Hungarian first-year students while noting the need for further cross-cultural validation.

I Wayan Eka Dian Rahmanu, Prasetyo Listiaji, Gilbert Cheruiyot Langat, Rizvika Rahmita Salim, Gyöngyvér Molnár2026-09-01

📄 social science

Revisiting the Disgust–Conservatism Link: A Meta-Analysis of Unpublished Evidence

This meta-analysis of over 3,200 participants from 14 unpublished datasets reveals that while disgust shows a small positive association with social conservatism (specifically regarding contamination), it lacks a reliable link to overall or economic conservatism, suggesting its practical impact on political attitudes is limited.

Matthew E. Vanaman2026-09-01

📄 social science

Aesthetic experience factors impact NFT artwork purchase intention: The mediating role of attitude and flow

Drawing on the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework, this study of 384 Chinese university students reveals that multidimensional aesthetic experiences (perceptual, emotional, cultural, and understanding) drive NFT purchase intentions primarily by shaping consumer attitudes and inducing flow states, which serve as complementary mediating mechanisms.

Xinge Kong, Reza Moayer Toroghi, Mohsen Jafarian, Zahra Hosseinnezhad2026-09-01

📄 social science

One Tie, Different Pathways: Network Exclusivity, Transitions, and Loneliness among Unpartnered Older Adults

This study utilizes longitudinal SHARE data to demonstrate that the impact of relying on a single confidant on loneliness among unpartnered older adults varies significantly based on the tie's identity (e.g., child vs. non-child kin) and whether that exclusive relationship persists or dissolves over time.

Jin A Lee, Markus H. Schafer, Haosen Sun2026-09-01

📄 social science

The Mechanism Through Which Gender Roles Influence Childbearing Decisions Among Working Women

Based on data from 1,407 working women, this study reveals that traditional gender roles suppress childbearing decisions both directly and indirectly by intensifying work–family conflict, particularly stress and behavioral conflicts, thereby highlighting the need for gender-sensitive policies to address China's demographic challenges.

Guangxia Bao, Ruojing Wang2026-09-01

📄 social science

Knowing and regulating learning: Metacognitive awareness and science achievement among Grade 6 learners in the Philippines

This cross-sectional study of 169 Grade 6 learners in a Philippine public school found a significant positive association between self-reported metacognitive awareness and science achievement, with perceived knowledge of cognition showing a stronger correlation to grades than perceived regulation of cognition.

SITTIE HANNAH BOLUG, MAIA MAHALIA CAMPONG, Kim Diate, Vanjoreeh Madale, Christine Mae Tecson2026-09-01

📄 social science

Vagueness Without Principled Ignorance: Instrumental Deficits, Community Norms, and a Challenge to Williamson’s Margin for Error Principle

This paper challenges Timothy Williamson's epistemic conception of vagueness by arguing that the apparent inability to know the boundaries of vague predicates stems not from a principled cognitive limitation but from instrumental deficits in tracking community norms, proposing instead that such indeterminacy is a contingent measurement issue resolvable through the Pragmatic Calibration Account.

Chun Yin Kong2026-09-01

📄 social science

Investigating the Association of Artificial Intelligence Tools Acceptance and Digital Self- Efficacy with Academic Anxiety among Medical Students

This cross-sectional study of medical students at Gonabad University of Medical Sciences reveals that while higher digital literacy predicts greater AI tool acceptance, the relationship between digital self-efficacy and academic anxiety varies significantly by gender, showing a protective effect for males but a potential risk trend for females.

Parasoo Moshtaqan, Mostafa Eghbalian, Mojtaba Norouzi, Hamideh Bidel2026-09-01

📄 social science

Reclaiming African Knowledges for Indigenous Epistemologies and the Reconfiguration of Contemporary African Identities

Drawing on qualitative fieldwork across Africa, this article argues that dynamic Indigenous Knowledge Systems serve as active epistemic resources for negotiating and reconfiguring contemporary African identities, thereby advancing the concept of epistemic sovereignty to address colonial legacies and foster epistemic justice.

Moses Tivlumun Korinya, Patricia Iember Korinya2026-09-01

📄 social science

Professional development of teachers in the digital era in public schools in South Africa

This qualitative study of twenty public school teachers in Mpumalanga, South Africa, reveals a critical lack of digital professional development and skills, recommending that educators pursue higher education courses and that policymakers revise curricula to better support technology integration in the digital era.

Gugulethu Nkambule2026-09-01

← Previous Next →