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Understanding Cyberbullying Involvement among South Korean Elementary School Students: An Eight-Category Typology and Associated Online Risk Factors

Based on a nationally representative survey of 3,401 South Korean elementary students, this study reveals that cyberbullying involvement extends beyond traditional perpetrator-victim roles into an eight-category typology, with cyber-risk behaviors identified as the strongest predictor across all patterns.

Yoewon Yoon, Ahyoung Song2026-08-27
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Climate Anxiety and Self-Rated Health and Happiness among Community-dwelling Older Adults in Ghana

This study of nearly 2,000 older adults in Ghana reveals that climate anxiety significantly reduces self-rated health and happiness, with men reporting higher wellbeing than women, underscoring the urgent need to integrate psychological wellbeing into national climate adaptation and public health policies.

Simon Boateng, Sylvanus Koffie, Isaac Aninakwah, Eric Sekyi, Razak M. Gyasi2026-08-27
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Transforming Sustainable HR Practices into Employee Performance: The Sequential Roles of Internal Employer Branding and Job Satisfaction

This study demonstrates that Sustainable Human Resource Practices enhance Employee Performance in Indian higher education institutions both directly and indirectly through the sequential mediation of Internal Employer Branding and Job Satisfaction, as validated by a time-lagged survey of 307 staff using PLS-SEM.

Srinivas Cheekatla, Naresh Babu Muddangala2026-08-27
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The Effect of Parental Acculturation Strategies on Children's Stress

Contrary to conventional acculturation theory, this study of nearly 2,000 South Korean multicultural families found that parental marginalization was unexpectedly associated with lower adolescent stress, while factors like parental absence, bullying, and low self-esteem emerged as significant predictors, suggesting that family dynamics and communication are more critical than acculturation strategies alone in shaping children's psychological well-being.

Eunjeong Kang, Minah Baek2026-08-27
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Emergent institutional ageism and the protection-autonomy paradox in Romanian residential long-term care: a systems- informed qualitative documentary analysis

Through a systems-informed qualitative documentary analysis of Romanian regulatory frameworks, this study reveals a protection-autonomy paradox where well-intentioned safety and accountability measures inadvertently foster "emergent institutional ageism" by prioritizing procedural compliance over substantive resident choice and governance.

Sorina Corman¹, Dana Zamfirescu-Mareș¹2026-08-27
📄 social_science

Hegemony of Harm: How ‘Disciplining and Correction’ Sustains Violence against Women in Tanzania

This qualitative study conducted in Tanzania reveals that violence against women is sustained not merely as individual acts of abuse but as a socially normalized expression of patriarchal hegemony, where the framing of violence as "discipline" or "correction," combined with institutional failures and intersecting socio-economic factors, reinforces gender inequality and hinders effective prevention.

Alexander Mwijage Ishungisa, Elias Bukundi, Doroth Mushi, Alphoncina Kagaigai, Emmy Metta, Mucho Mizinduko, Bruno Sunguy (…)2026-08-27