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Psychological preparedness for disaster in elementary school students: scale development and a preliminary evaluation of a video-based disaster education program

This study developed and validated a new psychological preparedness scale for Japanese elementary students and demonstrated that a hybrid disaster education program combining immersive video simulation with cognitive behavioral therapy-based psychoeducation significantly increased students' preparedness levels.

Takahiro Kubo, Kensuke Takenouchi, Masahiro Takamoto, Masayuki Suzuki, Kunihiro Nakahara, Chiharu Sadamitsu2026-07-25
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Evaluating the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Persian U-MICS: A Bifactor and Item Response Theory Approach Within the Iranian Population

This study validates the Persian Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) as a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing identity formation in the Iranian population, demonstrating its robust factor structure, measurement invariance across demographic groups, and strong validity through a comprehensive bifactor and Item Response Theory analysis.

Mehdi Shahmalaki, Alireza Fallah Tafti, Molood Alimirzaie, Zahra Askari, Samane Ashoori, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam2026-07-24
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Experiences of Neglect and Health-Risk Behaviours among Marginalised Adolescents in Kuala Lumpur

This qualitative study of marginalized adolescents in Kuala Lumpur reveals that their health-risk behaviors are not isolated acts of misbehavior but rather situated coping mechanisms and expressions of cumulative adversity stemming from disrupted care, poverty, unsafe environments, and structural neglect due to documentation insecurity, necessitating integrated, trauma-informed, and rights-based interventions.

SABRI SULAIMAN, Asbah Razali, Mohd Norbayusri Baharudin, Ang Kean Hua, Muhammad Danial Azman2026-07-24