📄 social_science

Beyond aggregate spending: a behavioural typology of online gambling and its neighbourhood patterning in Great Britain

This study utilizes a year of transactional data from 1.2 million British gambling customers to develop a nationwide behavioural typology that reveals how distinct patterns of online gambling are socially and spatially differentiated across neighbourhoods, offering a robust foundation for place-sensitive public health governance and policy.

Paul Longley, Shunya Kimura, Justin van Dijk2026-07-06
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National Qualifications Frameworks in Teacher Education: Faculty Perspectives on Curriculum Alignment and Quality Assurance

This qualitative study of faculty in Punjab, Pakistan, reveals that while the National Qualifications Framework is perceived as a valuable tool for enhancing curriculum alignment and quality assurance in teacher education, its effective implementation is currently hindered by resource constraints, insufficient professional development, and heavy workloads, necessitating sustained institutional support and capacity building.

Mansoor Ahmad, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, Najeeba Javed, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Siddique2026-07-05
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Talking With the Book, Not Just at Children: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Dialogic Reading in Luganda Primary 1 Classrooms

This cluster-randomized trial in Ugandan Primary 1 classrooms demonstrates that implementing dialogic reading techniques using familiar Luganda materials significantly improves children's vocabulary and listening comprehension compared to traditional instruction, highlighting the value of transforming books into shared conversational spaces to scaffold language development.

David Kabugo2026-07-05
📄 social_science

Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Coping Strategies as Correlates of AI-Based Mental Health Support Acceptability among University Students

This study of 100 university students reveals that individuals who utilize adaptive emotion regulation strategies and problem-focused coping are more likely to accept AI-based mental health support, with cognitive reappraisal and behavioral activation serving as key mediators in this relationship.

Vidushi Choudhary, Mithi Shukla, Tara Chand, Angel Selvaraj, Rati Khurana, Navkiran Kalsi, M I Jawid Nazir2026-07-05
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Institutional and ecological factors shaping community participation in tourism under the Belt and Road Initiative in China and Madagascar

This study employs an institutional-ecological framework to compare China and Madagascar under the Belt and Road Initiative, revealing that China's superior community participation in tourism stems from its incremental institutional innovations and adaptive Confucian ethics, whereas Madagascar's lower engagement is hindered by path dependence and cultural conflicts, thereby offering strategic insights for advancing sustainable tourism and SDG goals in the Global South.

Hu Beiming, Samba Emma MIANDRISOA2026-07-04
📄 social_science

What are the Social Determinants That May Affect Access to Clinical Psychology Training?

This retrospective study of 2,044 applicants to the University of Hertfordshire's DClinPsy program found that while most childhood disadvantage factors did not predict selection outcomes, a limited number of specific factors did influence admissions, suggesting that contextual admission processes may effectively help select trainees who better represent a diverse society.

Shaunak Deshpande, Shalmali Deshpande, Rowan Tinlin-Dixon2026-07-03
📄 social_science

Why Is Hate Graffiti Proportionately Less Reported in Minority Neighborhoods? Local Organizations and the Broader Community Engagement in Seattle

Despite the expectation that hate graffiti would be disproportionately reported in minority neighborhoods, Seattle data reveals the opposite trend because residents in these areas, supported by local organizations, are highly engaged in reporting the more prevalent non-hate graffiti that they perceive as a threat to their community identity.

Dafeng Xu2026-07-03