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Bridging Research, Policy and Communities: The Community Areas of Research Interest Model

This paper presents the Community Areas of Research Interest (C-ARI) model developed by Bradford's Health Determinants Research Collaboration, which successfully integrates community voices into policy research agendas through participatory workshops and co-production to ensure research addresses local priorities like crime, cost of living, and education.

Shabana Din, Adam Formby, Chantel Davies, Christopher James Trevelyan, Kelli Kennedy, Fiona Phillips, Nabeela Khan, John (…)2026-08-20
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The Mental Health of Academy Football Players Facing Release: A Mixed Methods Approach.

This mixed-methods study identifies four distinct psychological profiles among English academy footballers facing release, revealing that those with high coping but low resilience and support experience the greatest distress, while qualitative interviews highlight how club systems and psychosocial factors shape players' experiences of the retain/release process.

Chris Saward, Tom McGlinchey, Laura Healy, Mustafa Sarkar2026-08-20
📄 social science

What Makes Climate Solutions Resonate with Audiences? Developing an Audience-Oriented Framework for Constructive Climate Communication

This study develops an audience-oriented framework for constructive climate communication, revealing that solutions resonate not merely through positive framing but by satisfying specific epistemic, emotional, and mediated criteria that enable diverse audiences to critically assess feasibility and envision personal and societal transformation.

Imke Hoppe, Henrike Rau, Irene Neverla, Sarah Kessler2026-08-20
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How Leisure Contributes to Well-Being: Explainable Machine Learning and QCA Findings from Nine Waves of the CGSS

By analyzing nine waves of the Chinese General Social Survey (2010–2023) using XGBoost, SHAP, and QCA, this study reveals that while physical exercise and social interactions are top predictors of subjective well-being, television viewing serves as a ubiquitous but non-essential core condition across diverse leisure configurations, suggesting that diversified leisure portfolios are more effective for population well-being than promoting single activities.

Wenlian Zhang, Jiayi Lao, Yuge Zhao, Gennian Tang2026-08-20
📄 social science

Can the Beauty of Seasons Move Us? Awe in Seasonal and Disaster Priming of Climate Change Responses

This research demonstrates that while priming with seasonal beauty can elicit state awe and modestly influence climate change responses, the effectiveness of such appeals depends on participants' initial trait levels and the order of measurement, rather than serving as a universal amplifier for all individuals.

Jimpei Hitsuwari, Aoi Takahashi, Kaname Kuniba, Takayoshi Hayashi, Chieko Okumura, Kyoko Hashimoto2026-08-20
📄 social science

Generational Differences in Perceptions of Family Functioning, Parenting, and Cyberbullying Victimisation in Arab Families

This study of Arab families in the GCC reveals that while supportive family functioning and positive parenting reduce cyberbullying victimization and barriers to disclosure, parents significantly underestimate their adolescents' victimization experiences and overestimate their willingness to report such incidents.

Salem Bafjaish, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Aiman Erbad, Raian Ali, Ala Yankouskaya2026-08-20
📄 social science

Is there a digital divide within the digital divide? Age differences in digital skills across European regions

Using a Eurobarometer dataset of over 20,000 respondents across 25 European countries, this study reveals that a compounding digital divide exists where older adults in rural regions face significantly greater disparities in digital skills compared to their urban counterparts, highlighting the need for an intersectional approach to age and urbanization in digital inclusion research.

Petteri Kolmonen, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen2026-08-20