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Fostering multidimensional learning engagement through generative AI in Chinese L2 writing: A quasi-experimental investigation grounded in self-determination theory

This quasi-experimental study grounded in self-determination theory demonstrates that teacher-facilitated integration of generative AI tools significantly enhances behavioral engagement and helps sustain cognitive and emotional engagement among Chinese as a second language learners, whereas conventional instruction leads to declines in these areas.

XINYING LYU2026-07-27

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AI Literacy and Undergraduate Self-Perceived Employability: Roles of AI Competency, Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy, and Growth Mindset

Drawing on Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study of 381 Chinese undergraduates reveals that AI literacy enhances self-perceived employability by boosting AI competency and career decision-making self-efficacy, with these positive relationships further strengthened by a growth mindset.

Hazem Ali, Min Li2026-07-27

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Personality Traits and Social Participation among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Perceived Emotional Needs

This study of 1,332 community-dwelling older adults in China reveals that perceived emotional needs partially mediate the relationship between specific personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism) and social participation, highlighting the psychological mechanisms through which personality influences social engagement in later life.

Yuxi Liu, Xizi Yang, Xinyu Dou, Chonghua Wan, Xiuchan Song, Jinzhi Huang, Hang Cheng, Qikang Chen2026-07-27

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Patterns of proof: How fragmented identity documentation shapes rights and vulnerabilities

Challenging the binary view of legal identity, this paper analyzes Syrian refugees in Lebanon to demonstrate that fragmented documentation creates distinct patterns of rights and vulnerabilities, necessitating tailored interventions based on specific document ownership constellations rather than a simple presence or absence of identification.

Vy Nhat Tran2026-07-27

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Subjective Well-Being and Worldviews Associated with Reporting Instability in Gender: An Exploratory Study Using Japanese Panel Data

Using incidental Japanese panel data, this exploratory study finds that individuals whose self-reported gender changed across survey waves (a measure of reporting instability rather than identity) exhibit significantly lower subjective well-being, social trust, and career autonomy, alongside a reduced endorsement of both traditional norms and women's empowerment policies.

Eiji YAMAMURA2026-07-27

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Psychological flexibility as a mediator between resilience and psychological outcomes in patients with cancer

This study of 218 cancer patients demonstrates that psychological flexibility fully mediates the relationship between resilience and various psychological outcomes, suggesting that interventions targeting psychological barriers and value-based living could effectively enhance mental health in this population.

Christina Sauer, Talha Sajjad, Louise Zinndorf, Gregor Weissflog2026-07-27

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Role of Cognitive Mechanisms on Relationship Between Mindfulness and Internet Addiction Among Emerging Adults: A Mediated Moderation Model

This study reveals that among emerging adults, mindfulness reduces internet addiction primarily by enhancing attentional control and reducing cognitive fusion, though these protective mechanisms operate independently of emotion regulation levels.

Sayed Shahbal, Asia Mushtaq2026-07-25

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Traffic Regulation Literacy, Risk Perception and Safety Practices among Motorbike Riders in Delta State, Nigeria

This study, grounded in the Theory of Planned Behaviour, investigates motorbike riders in Agbor, Delta State, finding that while their traffic regulation literacy and risk perception are generally moderate to high and positively influence safety practices, actual compliance is frequently undermined by economic pressures, passenger demands, and infrastructural or enforcement limitations, necessitating integrated, context-sensitive interventions to improve road safety.

Benjamin Oke Ujevbe, Henry Ikechukwu Imah, Caroline Ochuko Alordiah2026-07-25

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Hybrid Ranking Governance and the Pluralisation of Institutional Legitimacy: The Case of Vietnam University Rankings (VNUR)

This study argues that the Vietnam University Rankings (VNUR) function as a hybrid governance instrument that challenges the dominance of Anglo-American global ranking models by integrating international evaluative practices with nationally embedded priorities, thereby reshaping the foundations of institutional legitimacy in the Global South.

Quang-Vinh Trinh2026-07-25

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The Double Minority Penalty? Ethnicity, Sect and the Criminalisation of Border Livelihoods in Iran

This paper argues that Iran's Kurdish Sunni borderlands experience a "double minority penalty" and "state-produced illegality," where constitutional Shia dominance and restrictive economic policies transform ordinary survival strategies like *kolbari* into criminalized acts, thereby justifying lethal state coercion against these marginalized communities.

Hamoon Khelghat-Doost2026-07-25

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