📄 social science

Perceived Gender Discrimination and Gender Identity Congruence Among Adolescent Girls: Conditional Indirect Associations Through Father-Daughter Relationship Quality at Different Levels of Psychological Resilience

This cross-sectional study of Iranian adolescent girls reveals that perceived gender discrimination negatively impacts gender identity congruence through father-daughter relationship quality, a conditional indirect effect that reverses direction from negative to positive as psychological resilience increases.

Mahdi Khasmohammadi, Abbas Abdollahi, Sara Ghazizadeh2026-10-23
📄 social science

AI as a Game-Changer in Teacher Education: Paving the Way for Next-Generation Language Teaching

This mixed-methods study on AI integration in Iranian language teacher education reveals that while professors perceive AI as highly effective for enhancing teaching efficacy and student engagement, successful implementation requires addressing technological, financial, and ethical challenges through comprehensive AI literacy training and supportive institutional policies.

Mohammad Sadegh Ghalibafan, Shadab Jabbarpoor2026-10-23
📄 social science

Islam in South Asia: The Interplay of Faith, Political Dynamics, and Cultural Expression

This paper argues that Islam in South Asia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, is a multifaceted phenomenon that cannot be understood through a single lens, as it simultaneously functions as a private faith, a mobilized political force, and a localized culture, with the balance among these dimensions shifting significantly across different countries and historical periods.

Sandeep kumar, Neeta Rani2026-10-23
📄 social science

Raising Children with Developmental Disabilities or Delays in South Korea: Mothers’ Experiences of Stress, Stigma, and Service Barriers

This study explores the experiences of seven South Korean mothers raising children with developmental disabilities, revealing how their stress and emotional exhaustion stem from the intersection of demanding care routines, social stigma regarding parenting adequacy, and inconsistent support services, while highlighting the need for more coordinated, family-centered care.

Haeri Seo, Min Sun Kim2026-10-23
📄 social science

Protecting the Organization or Eroding Followership? The Influence of Leader Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior on Subordinate Followership

Drawing on data from 242 supervisor–subordinate dyads in Chinese firms, this study demonstrates that leader unethical pro-organizational behavior (LUPB) undermines subordinate followership by diminishing perceptions of ethical leadership, though this negative effect is attenuated when subordinates attribute the behavior to altruism or engage in moral rationalization.

Xu Sun, KaiYu Mi, HaiXia Zhang2026-10-23
📄 social science

Faculty Continuity and Anatomy Practical Exams as the Real Behavioral Levers: What a Passing Threshold in a Curricular Thread Revealed About Student Engagement in an Integrated Curriculum

This study found that implementing a passing threshold for an Anatomy and Embryology curricular thread failed to improve student engagement or performance, revealing instead that standalone thread-specific assessments and effective pedagogy are the primary drivers of learning in an integrated curriculum.

Daniela Armella Tangarife, Ian R. Beals, Virginia T. Lyons2026-10-23
📄 social science

Beyond Clinical Techniques: The Intersection of Culture, Faith, and Interpersonal Communication in Indonesian Student Counselling

This qualitative single-case study of a university counselling centre in Makassar, Indonesia, argues that effective therapeutic communication in collectivist and religious contexts requires moving beyond clinical neutrality to embrace culturally embedded practices—such as tolerated silence, the reframing of counselling as *curhat* (confiding), and the integration of faith—thereby redefining therapeutic competence as the ability to navigate honour norms and communal expectations rather than merely facilitating incremental self-disclosure.

Khairullah Arsyad, Moehammad Iqbal Sultan, Muliadi Mau2026-10-23