📄 social science

Beyond Character Strengths: A Qualitative Exploration of Competencies and VIA Framework Exhaustiveness in B2B Sales

This qualitative study of 22 German B2B sales leaders reveals that while VIA character strengths like social intelligence and perseverance are central to high performance, the framework is not exhaustive, as practitioners also emphasize critical non-VIA attributes such as goal orientation, adaptability, and specific sales skills essential for success in the evolving B2B landscape.

Gianna Di Lorenzo, Gonzalo Wandosell, Soumit Sain2026-07-09
📄 social science

Valued outcomes across stakeholders of parenting programs in Sweden

This study of Swedish parenting programs reveals substantial alignment among practitioners, managers, and parents regarding valued outcomes across multiple levels, challenging the common implementation science assumption of inherent stakeholder conflicts and suggesting a need to address system-level constraints rather than prioritizing trade-offs.

Kristoffer Pettersson, Pernilla Liedgren, Fabrizia Giannotta, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz2026-07-09
📄 social science

Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Readiness to Integrate Information and Communication Technologies into Teaching and Learning During Unexpected Disruptions

This study utilizes a convergent mixed-methods design to reveal that while South African pre-service teachers possess high individual motivation and adaptability, their readiness to integrate ICTs during disruptions is significantly hindered by infrastructural deficits, limited pedagogical competence, and systemic vulnerabilities, creating a critical "ICT willingness gap" that necessitates embedding digital pedagogies within marginalized teacher education contexts.

Joyce Robertson Kanyerere2026-07-09
📄 social science

The Illusion of the Mind :A Systematic Review of Cognitive Distortions, Existential Anxiety, and Self-Purification Within a Fine-Tuned Psychological Framework

This systematic review argues that despite the human mind's sophisticated design, it frequently generates destructive cognitive distortions and existential anxieties that can be effectively dismantled through rigorous self-purification and the integration of spiritual alignment with empirical psychological knowledge.

Md. Momin2026-07-09
📄 social science

The Paradox of Acceptance: Cognitive Distortions in Perception of Loss, Failure, and Their Link to Criminal Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation

This review paper argues that cognitive distortions regarding loss and failure, rather than the events themselves, drive severe emotional distress and maladaptive behaviors like crime and suicide, suggesting that widespread psychological literacy and cognitive restructuring are essential for fostering resilience and preventing such outcomes.

Md. Momin2026-07-09
📄 social science

Local NGO Autonomy, Direct Funding Access, and the Problem of Pseudo-Local Actors in Post-Crisis Response: Evidence from a Five-Country Comparative Analysis

This five-country comparative analysis challenges the adequacy of current localization metrics by arguing that genuine local NGO autonomy requires ontological independence rather than mere administrative presence, revealing that direct first-level funding to strictly defined local actors remains negligible (approximately 0.56%) despite Grand Bargain commitments.

Jesse Garana2026-07-09
📄 social science

An Empirical Assessment of Project Management and Leadership Challenges in Development Non-Governmental Organizations: A Case Study of Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Services Commission (ECMY-DASSC)

This study reveals that while the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Services Commission excels in relational stakeholder engagement, it faces a critical "Leadership-Management Gap" characterized by weak operational disciplines and external instability, necessitating the adoption of strategic program management and adaptive leadership to bridge the divide between mission and execution.

Dagim Dagne Kitesa2026-07-09
📄 social science

School-Based Relaxation Interventions and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: A Comparative Study on Mindfulness, Music, and Plant-Based Sound Stimulation

This pragmatic cluster trial in Southern Italian schools found that a brief, curriculum-integrated relaxation protocol significantly improved cognitive emotion regulation, particularly for students with high initial maladaptive strategies, while its effects on dispositional mindfulness were heterogeneous and moderated by baseline levels rather than showing uniform gains across groups.

Domenico Cafaro2026-07-09