📄 social science

Performance-based self-construction on foreign language pronunciation: using Praat-aided feedback to individualize Mandarin Chinese tone practice

This qualitative multiple case study investigates how nine second-year Chinese language students utilized Praat-aided feedback to enhance their motivation, confidence, and self-construction in Mandarin pronunciation, revealing that computer-generated multisensory input effectively supports both cognitive and affective engagement in foreign language learning.

Junqing Jia, Mengtian Chen2026-07-13
📄 social science

Spontaneous Goal-Related Cognition Predicts Well-Being and Real-World Goal Attainment Across Adulthood in a Think-Aloud Study

This study demonstrates that the spontaneous occurrence of mental contrasting in everyday thought, which varies with age and psychological traits, significantly predicts both psychological well-being and real-world goal attainment across adulthood.

Vannia Puig Rivera, Quentin Raffaelli, Kate Chambers, Gabriele Oettingen, Joanna Arch, Matthew D. Grilli, Jessica Andrew (…)2026-07-11
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Mind-Body Mutual Construction: A Grounded Theory Study of Physical Exercise in Clinical Medicine Postgraduate Training

This grounded theory study reveals that physical exercise fosters a "resilient-growth" psychological capital in clinical medicine postgraduates, which dynamically co-constructs with clinical competence and social adaptation to enhance professional training through pathways of competency development, burnout prevention, and post-competency growth.

Haotian Wu¹, Qian Zhang¹, Jing Zhuang¹, Erhan Zheng²2026-07-10
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The Mediating Role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence Dimensions and Leadership Effectiveness

This quantitative study of 455 banking employees in Ethiopia demonstrates that emotional intelligence dimensions significantly enhance leadership effectiveness, both directly and indirectly through the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior, with the model explaining 70.1% of the variance in leadership outcomes.

Aschalew Mulugeta Atnafu, Jaladi Ravi2026-07-10
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The Impact of Self-Efficacy and Work-Related Quality of Life on Teacher Commitment: Evidence from Social Studies Teachers in Borama District

This study demonstrates that among social studies teachers in Borama District, both high self-efficacy and a favorable work-related quality of life are significant positive predictors of professional commitment, underscoring the need for educational authorities to prioritize teachers' psychological well-being and professional confidence to improve retention and educational quality.

Khadar Jama Dahir, Mohamed Muse Budin, Mohamed Dahir Akli2026-07-10
📄 social science

Dream experiences and psychological distress: A network analysis of pathological worry, depression, anxiety, and stress

This study utilizes network analysis to demonstrate that dream experiences, particularly emotional tone, are intricately embedded within a broader system of psychological distress, with stress and dream emotional tone emerging as the most central and influential nodes linking dream-related phenomena to pathological worry, depression, anxiety, and stress.

Vittorio Lenzo, Chiara Fioretti, Alessandro Musetti, Raffaele De Luca Picione, Christian Franceschini, Patrizia Strano (…)2026-07-10
📄 social science

Translanguaging and Code-Switching as Pedagogical Strategies in Saudi Classrooms for International Learners of Arabic: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Study

This mixed-methods study conducted in Saudi Arabia demonstrates that while both code-switching and translanguaging support Arabic-as-a-foreign-language learning, translanguaging is more effective in fostering learner motivation, positive attitudes, and pedagogical success by leveraging students' integrated multilingual repertoires for deeper meaning-making and participation.

Bunder Alshammari, Khaled Alfraidi2026-07-10