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Predictors of Secondary Trauma and Self-Care Behaviors Among Trauma Therapists in Sderot and the Gaza Envelope Resilience Centers: The Role of Self-Care Entitlement

This study of 120 trauma therapists in Israel's Gaza border region reveals that while high caseloads and personal war exposure increase secondary trauma, restrictive beliefs about the legitimacy of self-care uniquely predict higher trauma symptoms, whereas active self-care entitlement drives engagement in protective self-care behaviors.

Sivan George-Levi, Anat Ben-Gal Dahan2026-07-01

📄 social science

Enhancing Speaking Competence, Reducing Language Anxiety, and Increasing Motivation: Exploring the Effects of AI Tools on First-Year Plant Science Learners at Bonga University.

This quasi-experimental mixed-methods study demonstrates that a 10-week AI-assisted language intervention significantly reduced speaking anxiety, increased motivation, and improved speaking competence among first-year Plant Science learners at Bonga University compared to traditional instruction, with qualitative data attributing these gains to non-judgmental practice environments, gamification, and immediate corrective feedback.

Solomon Tamene, Dibisa Gemechu, Tilahun Gebiretsadik2026-07-01

📄 social science

Correlation Factors and Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Translanguaging in English Medium Instruction Settings for Sustainable Educational Practices

This study employs structural equation modeling on data from 150 Saudi EMI students to analyze their perceptions and beliefs regarding translanguaging, ultimately offering insights to guide educators in fostering sustainable and effective English-medium instruction environments.

Muhammad Al-Asmari, Muhammad AlRayes2026-07-01

📄 social science

Designing Against Isolation: Urban Planning, Public Space, and Social Connection at Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Australia

This paper argues that human-centered urban design at Perth's Elizabeth Quay functions as vital social infrastructure by utilizing mixed-use development, green-blue infrastructure, and cultural programming to transform waterfront spaces into inclusive environments that actively combat social isolation and foster community wellbeing.

Katherine Vernot-Jonas, Maggie Szabo2026-07-01

📄 social science

When a new word works: neologism acceptance and collective identity in human and LLM-agent groups

This study demonstrates that while the mere introduction of a new word by an LLM agent does not automatically strengthen collective identity in mixed human-agent groups, such identity increases when participants actively engage in the discussion, evaluate the team positively, and favorably accept the proposed neologism.

Kazuhiro Ito, Hiroyuki Nagai, Shoko Wakamiya, Eiji Aramaki2026-07-01

📄 social science

Maintaining professional identity in non-traditional and non-clinical areas of practice

This study explores how occupational therapists maintain their professional identity in non-clinical and non-traditional settings through narrative interviews, revealing key themes that highlight the need for the profession to embrace diversity and reflect on its core values to ensure future resilience and viability.

Kim Walder, Matthew Molineux, Michelle Bissett, Gail Whiteford2026-07-01

📄 social science

Socioeconomic mixing in urban parks: A complex systems perspective on three Argentine cities

This study employs a complex systems approach and spatial interaction modeling across Argentina's three largest cities to reveal that while most urban parks exhibit lower socioeconomic diversity than their cities, a specific subset of "super-mixer" parks effectively connects diverse groups, particularly fostering dense interactions among middle and lower socioeconomic classes while highlighting the isolation of the highest socioeconomic groups.

Ariel Salgado, Leonardo Ermann, Ines Caridi2026-07-01✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 social science

How the Supervisor-Student Relationship Affects Graduate Student Depression: A Moderated Mediation Model

This study reveals that a positive supervisor-student relationship reduces graduate student depression by mitigating the crisis of meaning, with subjective support and resilience independently buffering the pathway's initial and subsequent stages, respectively.

Jijie Zhang, Erhao Li, Liming Gong2026-07-01

📄 social science

Mapping Gender (In)Justice in the European Green Transition: A Comparative Analysis of Eco-Social Indicators

This study employs a comparative analysis of eleven gender-sensitive indicators across the EU-27 to demonstrate that the European green transition currently reproduces structural gender inequalities in mobility, housing, and labor, revealing that achieving gender justice is contingent upon specific national welfare models and requires a shift toward policies that explicitly address these systemic imbalances.

Greta Kraujalytė, Jekaterina Navickė2026-06-30

📄 social science

Gender Gap in Human Capital Development within Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Analysis of Igbo Society

This qualitative study of Igbo society reveals that indigenous business mentorship structures systematically hinder female entrepreneurial human capital development by enforcing prolonged training timelines, mandatory male-residency requirements, and patrilineal wealth transmission practices that conflict with socio-cultural expectations of women's roles and safety.

Elizabeth Ibukunoluwa OLOWOOKERE, Dare Omonijo, Nuraini Yusuf ABDULRAHMAN2026-06-30

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