📄 social science

When Forgiveness Does Not Feel Safe: Divine Forgiveness as a Psychological Pathway from Early Life Unpredictability to Scrupulosity

This study of 208 Indonesian Christian undergraduates reveals that early life unpredictability increases scrupulosity not directly, but indirectly by diminishing individuals' perceived divine forgiveness, which serves as a critical psychological mechanism linking adverse childhood environments to religious anxiety.

Yonathan Aditya, Chrysan Gomargana2026-07-09
📄 social science

Instructional Quality and PISA Mathematics Trajectories, 2012–2022: Frequentist and Bayesian Conditional Latent Growth Curve Analysis

This study utilizes longitudinal Bayesian and frequentist growth modeling across 52 countries to reveal that while knowledge economy pillars like R&D expenditure and employment co-move with PISA mathematics scores in cross-sectional snapshots, their long-term growth trajectories are independent, and national trends in instructional quality do not predict decadal shifts in student mathematics performance.

Fatih Aygören, Ergün Kara2026-07-09
📄 social science

Exploring the effect of career planning on learning engagement: evidence from vocational and applied undergraduates in China

Based on a study of 2,100 Chinese vocational and applied undergraduates, this paper demonstrates that career planning significantly enhances learning engagement through the partial mediation of professional identity and academic self-efficacy, with career planning execution being the most influential factor and the effect remaining consistent across different undergraduate types.

Yanxing Xue, Shuqing Xiao2026-07-09
📄 social science

Village-based Spatial Diagnosis of Differentiated Responses Around the Erlitou Archaeological Site Park

This study utilizes land-use change analysis, space-syntax modeling, and functional vitality assessments to demonstrate that village responses to the Erlitou Archaeological Site Park are driven by corridor connectivity, nodal accessibility, and pre-existing land structures rather than simple distance, offering a spatially grounded framework for balanced regional development and heritage conservation.

Xiaolong Tao, Zekai Li, Wenjia Liu2026-07-09
📄 social science

Beyond Five-Legged Sheep: Empirically Grounded Lessons for PhD Candidates and Supervisors to Navigate Challenges in Inter- and Transdisciplinary PhD Trajectories

This study empirically identifies five key themes and distills 18 actionable lessons to help PhD candidates and supervisors navigate the shared challenges of inter- and transdisciplinary research, emphasizing the need for systemic support to move beyond unrealistic expectations of "five-legged sheep" professionals.

Annemarie Horn, Jessica Oudenampsen, Pelle Boers, Cathelijne R. Schoof2026-07-09
📄 social science

Developing Smart Port Readiness: The Roles of Workforce Competency, Training, and Inter-Organisational Collaboration

This study reveals that while transferable and digital-regulatory competencies significantly drive smart port workforce readiness through the mediating role of training quality, industry-academia collaboration functions as a modest boundary condition rather than a universal driver, suggesting that maritime education should prioritize training infrastructure and curriculum rebalancing over merely increasing collaboration frequency.

Jagan Jeevan2026-07-08