📄 social science

The Failure to Adopt Bill S-228 and Restrictions on Unhealthy Food Marketing in Canada – A Multiple Streams Framework Analysis

Using the Multiple Streams Framework, this study analyzes the failure of Canada's 2019 Bill S-228 to restrict unhealthy food marketing to children, attributing the outcome to opponents successfully reframing the policy debate around industry and community harms while outmaneuvering health advocates through strategic lobbying and coalition-building.

Steve G. Machat, Sara F.L. Kirk2026-08-18
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Age-stratified potential accessibility to metro stations through a spatial-justice lens: Walking-cycling contrasts and spatial associations with residential demand

This study analyzes age-stratified potential accessibility to metro stations in Hefei, China, revealing that while cycling significantly expands coverage and reduces spatial inequality compared to walking, substantial disparities persist across age groups and between high-demand areas and peripheral regions, necessitating integrated planning that addresses both access levels and demographic equity.

Dan Li, Zhiqiang Gan, Mingzhu Wang, Jingyuan Chen, Yunbin Zhang, Daofeng Liu2026-08-18
📄 social science

Cabin Crew Decision-Making and Conflict Management During Unruly Passenger Incidents: A Focused Systematic Review of Human Factors, Training, and Safety Implications

This focused systematic review synthesizes limited evidence on cabin crew decision-making and conflict management during unruly passenger incidents, proposing an integrative framework that highlights the critical roles of situational awareness, graduated de-escalation, and emotional labor while identifying gaps in training evaluation and consistent consequences.

Malaika Imran2026-08-18
📄 social science

Cultural Meanings of Self-Compassion: Authorising and Contesting the Compassionate Self Across Diverse Contexts

This international qualitative study argues that the cultural legitimacy of self-compassion is not merely an intrapersonal capacity but a socially contested position shaped by moral, relational, and productivity-based expectations, which often render self-care conditional on one's continued usefulness to others.

Yasuhiro Kotera, Borja Astilleros Martinez, James Chircop, Yumna Ali, Habib Adam, Yoko Aldous, Muhammad Aledeh, Dev Band (…)2026-08-18
📄 social science

Reciprocal Associations Between Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents

Using a Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model on Korean adolescent data spanning the COVID-19 pandemic, this study reveals that the longitudinal relationship between physical activity and life satisfaction is not a stable positive trait but a context-dependent dynamic that shifted from mutually reinforcing to mutually detrimental as socio-environmental restrictions intensified.

Kipyo Lee, Yoongu Lee, Jae Woo Chung2026-08-18
📄 social science

Spatial Differentiation and Maritime Livelihood Adaptation in Coastal Fishing Settlements: Implications for Adaptive Coastal Planning in Bandar Rahmat Village, Batu Bara, Indonesia

This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach and a newly developed Spatial Livelihood Index to demonstrate that Bandar Rahmat Village in Indonesia exhibits significant internal spatial differentiation in maritime livelihood adaptation, arguing that recognizing this continuum rather than viewing coastal settlements as homogeneous is essential for effective adaptive coastal planning.

Siti Zulfa Yuzni, I Gede Wyana Lokantara, Cut Meuthia Rani, Rachmat Mulyana, Puji Prastowo, Rafika Hilmi Nasution, Aula (…)2026-08-18
📄 social science

Self-compassion and mental health help-seeking: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 21 studies involving over 18,000 participants found that greater self-compassion is significantly associated with more favorable attitudes and stronger intentions to seek mental health help, although the effects are small, heterogeneous, and insufficient evidence exists to draw conclusions regarding actual help-seeking behaviors or barriers.

Yasuhiro Kotera, Carlo Lazzari, Karl Mitchell, Dana Abu Omar, Dev Bandhu Poudel, Muhammad Aledeh, Lucie Golbourn-King, C (…)2026-08-18
📄 social science

Recruitment Opacity and Immigrant Labour-Market Vulnerability in Canada: An Integrated Statistical, Scholarly, and Regulatory Analysis

This study employs an integrated analysis of statistical, scholarly, and regulatory data to propose the Recruitment Opacity-Vulnerability Framework (ROVF), which posits that recruitment opacity—characterized by information asymmetry and procedural injustice—acts as a multiplier that exacerbates the labour-market disadvantages faced by recent immigrants in Canada.

Sam Bodunrin, Charles Mensah2026-08-18
📄 social science

Institutional Preparedness for the Adoption of Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions

This mixed-methods study reveals that Tanzanian higher learning institutions are currently unprepared for the ethical adoption of artificial intelligence due to limited student understanding, inadequate policy frameworks, and significant implementation challenges, necessitating the development of clear governance structures and comprehensive capacity-building programs.

Wiljames Daniel Mmari2026-08-18