📄 social science

Sibship size relates to empathy and creativity in adolescents: the buffering effects of family resources and national wealth

Based on a 2022 PISA cross-national analysis, this study reveals that adolescents with one sibling exhibit peak creativity mediated by empathy, while larger sibships show diminished creativity due to resource competition, with both family resources and national wealth buffering these effects only up to two siblings.

Zhifang Xiao, Tan Lyu, Qingke Guo2026-08-20
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Disaster-dependent effects of social network structure on risk communication

This study analyzes social media networks during the 2012 US wildfires and drought to demonstrate that while individual characteristics primarily drive information diffusion in both disaster types, the structural differences between centralized wildfire and fragmented drought networks yield distinct gains in the extent and speed of risk communication, thereby revealing disaster-specific pathways for optimizing intervention strategies.

Jonghun Kam, Jiam Song, Woi Oh2026-08-20
📄 social science

Learning from Informal Settlements through a Multidimensional Analysis of Delhi Slums

This study analyzes the social, physical, and economic dimensions of Delhi's Kathputli Colony and Majnu ka Tila informal settlements to develop a comparative framework that guides architects and policymakers in creating inclusive, people-centered rehabilitation strategies under India's Housing for All initiative.

Riyazul Samad Binmohammad, Wahaj Akathar Abedeen, Zia Ul Haque, Anjali Gidwani2026-08-20
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Health and Obesity Decision Scale Based on Prospect Theory

This study developed and validated a 24-item Health and Obesity Decision Scale based on Prospect Theory, demonstrating through psychometric analysis of 264 Spanish-speaking adults that health-related decisions are driven by four distinct mechanisms: loss aversion, decreasing sensitivity, the endowment effect, and probability weight distortion.

José Ricardo Ku Ruiz, Sebastián Toledo Martínez, Armando Muñoz Comonfort, Hugo Alejandro Álvarez, Maria Guadalupe Vera G (…)2026-08-20
📄 social science

Adversity, Trauma-Related Symptoms, Parenting Perceptions, and Attachment in Domestic Violence-Exposed Caregiver–Child Dyads

This study of 56 domestic violence-exposed caregiver-child dyads reveals high levels of trauma and significant discrepancies between caregivers' idealized perceptions of their attachment and children's actual experiences, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, dyad-centered interventions to break intergenerational cycles of adversity.

Ana Beatriz Andrade, Virgínia Alves, Mariana Gonçalves2026-08-20
📄 social science

How Chilean school communities understand and respond to adolescent mental health

This qualitative study of 124 participants in Chilean schools reveals that while school communities recognize the social and relational roots of adolescent distress, they predominantly interpret mental health through a clinical lens and respond with individualized, specialized interventions rather than systemic solutions.

Gabriela Nazar, Leonor Benítez, Pamela Grandón, Germán Lagos, Caterin Romero, Félix Cova2026-08-20
📄 social science

Teacher Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Autism Education: A Contextual UTAUT Study in Saudi Arabia

This study utilized the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework to analyze survey data from 400 special education teachers in Saudi Arabia, revealing that performance expectancy, behavioral intention, and facilitating conditions are key drivers of both the intention to adopt and the self-reported use of artificial intelligence in autism education.

Othman A. Alasmari2026-08-20