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The Human Cost of Productivity: An Explanatory Sequential Analysis of Job Demands and Wellness Dimensions in the Philippine Retail Sector

This explanatory sequential study in the Philippine retail sector reveals that while job demands significantly impact employee wellness, their effects are moderated by resources and employment conditions, functioning as either challenges or hindrances depending on the presence of supportive factors like incentives, clear guidance, and secure tenure.

LOVELY ECHALAR2026-08-07
📄 social science

Navigating uncertainty during prolonged COVID-19 disruptions: a longitudinal qualitative study of families of children receiving mental health care

This longitudinal qualitative study reveals that over the first year of the pandemic, families of children receiving mental health care experienced deteriorating child functioning and a shift toward reliance on external supports, driven by inconsistent institutional policies that eroded trust and highlighted the critical need for stable, coordinated, and transparent systems to sustain family well-being during prolonged crises.

Alexander R. Maisonneuve, Elizabeth Carreiro, Madison Erbach, Lori Watanabe, Diana Cuffari, André Samson, Philippe Robae (…)2026-08-07
📄 social science

Relationship between Dimensions of Perfectionism and Self-Compassion with Health-Promoting Behaviors in Medical Students

This 2024 study of 286 medical students reveals that higher levels of self-compassion and lower levels of maladaptive perfectionism significantly predict better health-promoting behaviors, suggesting that interventions targeting these psychological traits could effectively improve student health and prevent burnout.

Omid Parvizi Fard, Aliakbar Parvizifard, Aliakbar Forughi, Mehran Norouzian2026-08-07
📄 social science

A Three-wave Longitudinal Study on Parental Autonomy Support : An Intermediary Model of Father Presence and basic Psychological Needs in Primary School Students

This three-wave longitudinal study of Chinese primary school students reveals that while father presence serves as a stable family resource positively associated with parental autonomy support and basic psychological need satisfaction at the between-person level, it is the reciprocal dynamic between parental autonomy support and need satisfaction that drives psychological adjustment at the within-person level.

Zhenguo Wang, Duangrat Luangon, Zengming Ge, Yeqing Zhou2026-08-07
📄 social science

Beyond the Facade of Participation: Unmasking the Mechanisms of Control and Manipulation in Ethiopia's Electoral Process

This qualitative study argues that despite holding five general elections between 1995 and 2015, the EPRDF maintained an authoritarian regime in Ethiopia by employing systematic control and manipulation tactics—such as arrests, resource manipulation, and infiltration of opposition groups—that undermined electoral legitimacy, fairness, and the nation's overall democratic development.

Gizachew Asrat, Tizazu Ayalew2026-08-07
📄 social science

Imagining Climate Change Promotes Pro-Environmental Motivation and Donation Behavior

Two preregistered experiments demonstrate that instructing individuals to generate vivid mental imagery while reading about climate change effectively increases their psychological proximity to the threat, thereby strengthening pro-environmental intentions and real-world donation behavior compared to standard information provision.

Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, Agata Sobkow, Julie Ji, Lewend Mayiwar, Jakub Traczyk2026-08-07
📄 social science

Counsellor review of artificial intelligence recommendations improves feasibility adjusted career fit and reduces socioeconomic disparity

This two-study research demonstrates that while AI career recommendations optimized for accuracy can widen socioeconomic disparities and suggest infeasible pathways, integrating human counsellor review significantly improves feasibility-adjusted career fit and reduces inequality by preserving student agency and ensuring recommendations align with practical constraints.

Karan Gupta2026-08-07