📄 social science

The Sophistication Paradox: Political Sophistication Amplifies, Rather Than Buffers, Polarization-Driven Misinformation Belief

This study utilizes three independent datasets, including a randomized experiment, to demonstrate that affective polarization causally drives belief in partisan misinformation and that political sophistication amplifies rather than buffers this effect, challenging the assumption that higher knowledge protects against misinformation.

Atif Ur Rehman2026-10-14
📄 social science

Industrial Tourism as Experiential Learning: Value Formation and Innovation Pathways in the Wellness Industry

This study utilizes survey data from Foshan, China, to demonstrate that educational, entertainment, esthetic, and escapist experiences within wellness industrial tourism significantly enhance perceived functional and emotional value, which in turn mediates tourist satisfaction and behavioral intention, thereby supporting innovation in the aging-focused wellness sector.

Liqian Yang, Shuxin Zhang, Xuyun Zhao, Shengxiang She2026-10-14
📄 social science

Empirical assessment of urban growth factors associated with smart city development using a smart city impact index

This study empirically evaluates the impacts of India's smart city development using a multi-dimensional impact index, revealing that while second-wave cities achieved the highest overall scores and improved citizen engagement, significant challenges remain regarding environmental, social, and economic performance as well as concerns over transparency and privacy.

Nenavath Madhu Naik, Mrunmayee Manjari Sahoo2026-10-14
📄 social science

Effects of a Multi-Component AI-Supported Experiential Learning Environment on Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Occupational Anxiety, Professional Attitudes, and Reality Shock Expectations

This randomized controlled study found that an eight-week multi-component AI-supported experiential learning environment significantly improved pre-service teachers' classroom management self-efficacy and reduced their occupational anxiety in the short term, though these gains were not sustained at a 45-day follow-up and no significant effects were observed on reality shock expectations or professional attitudes.

Songül Karabatak¹, Müslim Alanoğlu¹, Süleyman Polat¹, Meltem Yurtçu², Yasin Demir³, Elçin Ayaz⁴, Ayşenur Kuloğlu¹, Yunus (…)2026-10-14
📄 social science

A triadic negotiation model for translating religious terminology in Dunhuang Art: a case of Duan Wenjie’s English translation

This paper critiques the limitations of Duan Wenjie's equivalence-based English translation of Dunhuang religious terminology and proposes a triadic negotiation model—combining transliteration, analogical creation, and precision paraphrasing—to better preserve the spiritual and intellectual integrity of this syncretic art for global audiences.

Gang Zhao, Ting He2026-10-14
📄 social science

How Far Does Flow Get You? Disentangling the Within-Person, Between-Person, and Directional Relationship Between Flow, Task Difficulty, and Performance

This study demonstrates that while flow is positively associated with both subjective and objective performance during immediate task execution—partially mediating the effects of task difficulty—it does not exhibit a directional predictive relationship across time, suggesting the two constructs are coupled through shared engagement processes rather than one causing the other.

Birte Ann-Kathrin Thissen, Mark Lustig, Bumin Ko, Moritz Burghardt, Gabriele Oettingen2026-10-14
📄 social science

Designing Digital Game Based Learning in Early Childhood Teacher Education Using the ADDIE Model

This study demonstrates that redesigning an early childhood teacher education course using the ADDIE model effectively enabled preservice teachers to develop digital game prototypes that showcase their ability to apply pedagogical and technological knowledge, as evidenced by expert feedback and high ratings for functionality and overall quality.

M. A. Muazar Habibi¹, Nilawati Astini Baik, I Made Suwasa Astawa2026-10-14
📄 social science

Early Childhood Education and Care Teachers’ Experiences of Outdoor Play for Young Children’s Social and Cognitive Development: Opportunities and Barriers in Lagos, Nigeria

This qualitative study of six ECEC teachers in Lagos, Nigeria, reveals that despite facing resource and safety barriers, educators possess strong professional knowledge and resourcefulness to foster children's social and cognitive development through outdoor play, while also reframing parents as collaborative partners rather than obstacles.

Abdullahi Opeyemi Azeez, Sigrid Brogaard Clausen2026-10-14
📄 social science

When Volunteers Become Part of Crime Prevention: Organised Voluntarism in Collaborative Public Safety Partnerships

Drawing on ethnographic analysis of a Norwegian youth crime-prevention initiative, this paper introduces the concept of "organised voluntarism" to describe how volunteers in multi-agency partnerships are reorganized through professional coordination, gaining distinctive relational roles while operating within structures that simultaneously enable and constrain their autonomy.

Bengt Andersen, Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus2026-10-14