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Social Anxiety, Physical Exercise, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy, and Social Avoidance Among Junior High School Students in School Contexts: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 817 junior high school students in China reveals that social anxiety is significantly and independently associated with lower levels of physical exercise and regulatory emotional self-efficacy, as well as higher levels of social avoidance, collectively explaining 26% of the variance in anxiety symptoms.

Yihang Du, Kaiyi Zhang, Wenbo Wu, Mingyi Liu2026-06-30
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Dental Students' Attitudes Toward Community Service Following Service-Learning Activities: A Pre–Post Survey Study in Chile

This pre–post survey study of Chilean dental students demonstrates that participating in service-learning activities significantly enhances empathy, strengthens social norms, and reduces perceived barriers to community service, thereby supporting the early integration of such experiences into dental curricula to foster socially responsible professionals.

Carolina Leiva, Felipe Rodrigo Aguilera, Verónica Aravena-Castillo, Viviana Hidalgo V., Javier Farías O., Adriana Stuard (…)2026-06-30
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Educational Motivation and its Demographic and Psychological Predictors in Medical Sciences University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 225 medical sciences students in Iran found that while 83.6% reported high academic motivation, only female gender, emotional intelligence, and psychological well-being were independently significant predictors of this motivation, whereas self-efficacy, resilience, and demographic factors were not.

Leila Molaeipour, Elnaz ashrafi, Asal Ebadi, Samaneh Mehmannavaz, Maryam Afza, Shaghayegh Ghorbani2026-06-30
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Teacher Humour in the Classroom: Comparing Teacher Reports, Student Reports, and Observer-Coded Humour Indicators

This study of 15 German secondary classrooms reveals that teacher, student, and observer perspectives on four types of classroom humour show systematic perceptual divergences, with teacher and student reports generally aligning more closely with each other than with observer ratings, thereby demonstrating that humour is a perspective-dependent phenomenon where different reporting methods provide complementary rather than equivalent insights.

Hassan Banaruee, Julian Wagner, Sonja Bieg2026-06-30
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Evidence-Based Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of Audiovisual and Textbook Learning Outcomes

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that while audiovisual instruction significantly outperforms textbook-based learning in immediate recall and student engagement, the effectiveness of both modalities for long-term retention depends on content complexity, offering evidence-based guidance for selecting instructional methods to optimize specific learning outcomes.

KRISHNAMONI SAIKIA2026-06-30
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The relationship between instrumental motivation and English communication behavior through learning perseverance and self efficacy among Vietnamese undergraduates

This mixed-methods study of Vietnamese undergraduates reveals that instrumental motivation influences English communication behavior indirectly through a sequential pathway where career-oriented goals first foster learning perseverance, which in turn strengthens English self-efficacy to drive actual communicative engagement.

Quoc Hoang2026-06-29
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Employment among Women with Disabilities in Somalia: Evidence from the Somali Integrated Household Budget Survey 2022

Utilizing data from the 2022 Somali Integrated Household Budget Survey, this study reveals that women with disabilities in Somalia face a significant, independent disadvantage in employment opportunities, with their odds of working approximately 32% lower than those of women without disabilities after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors.

Mohamed Farah Hassan, Ahmed Mahdi Abdi2026-06-29