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Emotional Response to a Static Visual Stimulus of Nature Across Lower and Higher Anxiety-Depression Symptom Groups

This study found that adults with higher anxiety-depression symptoms reported significantly greater negative affect and image-evoked anxiety/worry in response to a single forest photograph compared to those with lower symptoms, though the findings are considered preliminary due to the study's reliance on a single image and exploratory methodology.

Aistė Diržytė, Aleksandras Patapas, Aiste Kanapickaite2026-07-01
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Twitter climate discourse as a signal of pro-environmental behaviors

This study integrates geolocated Twitter data with Eurobarometer survey results to demonstrate that while the overall volume of online climate discourse positively correlates with regional pro-environmental behaviors, specific discourse types like activism and social support are negatively associated with offline actions, highlighting the potential and nuances of using digital traces to monitor collective environmental behavior.

Edoardo Maggioni, Diego Garlaschelli, Rossana Mastrandrea, Luca Maria Aiello2026-07-01
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Social Emotional Learning: Self-Regulation and Altruistic Behavior in a Love- Based Learning Context

This quantitative study demonstrates that Social Emotional Learning significantly enhances both self-regulation and altruistic behavior among students in Indonesian Islamic primary schools, with a notably stronger impact on self-regulation, thereby validating the effectiveness of integrating SEL within culturally grounded, love-based educational frameworks.

Siti Masyithoh, Nafia Wafiqni, Asep Ediana Latip, Ahmed Ali Loukam, Reeha Zahria, Revalina Zelda2026-07-01
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Digitally Mediated Romantic Relationships Among Italian Emerging Adults: a qualitative study

This qualitative study of 17 Italian emerging adults reveals that social media and messaging platforms function as central relational environments where intimacy, trust, and boundaries are continuously negotiated through the interpretation of digital traces, rather than serving merely as practical communication tools.

Luana Bruno, Sara Torre, Alejandro Iborra Cuéllar, Susanna Annese, Justyna Ratkowska-Pasikowska, Sławomir Pasikowski, Ol (…)2026-07-01
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Generation Z and the Future of Higher Education in Jammu and Kashmir: Enrolment Transitions, Employability and Institutional Transformation

This paper analyzes how Generation Z's shifting preferences for flexible, skill-based, and technology-enabled education are driving institutional adaptation and policy reforms in Jammu and Kashmir's higher education sector, emphasizing the need for curriculum innovation and industry collaboration under the National Education Policy 2020 to enhance employability and institutional resilience.

Arshed Iqbal Dar2026-07-01
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Family processes and behavioral outcomes in Functional Family Therapy: Results from a treatment study

Although Functional Family Therapy (FFT) significantly reduced disruptive behaviors in Norwegian adolescents over 6 and 18 months, the study found no evidence that these improvements were mediated by changes in family functioning, suggesting that behavioral changes may have actually preceded improvements in family dynamics.

Asgeir Røyrhus Olseth, Gunnar Bjørnebekk, Kristine Amlund Hagen, Serap Keles2026-07-01
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Youth Mental Health and the Individualisation of Wellbeing in Indian Schools: Evidence from the 2025 Adolescent Leadership Summit in New Delhi

Based on evidence from the 2025 Adolescent Leadership Summit in New Delhi, this paper argues that while Indian schools demonstrate a broad conceptual understanding of youth mental health, their reliance on narrow, self-directed strategies ultimately individualizes the responsibility for wellbeing, a dynamic that warrants re-examination within the specific Indian socio-cultural context.

Manfred Max Bergman, Zinette Bergman, Jitendra Nagpal, Dhananjay Singh2026-07-01
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Mapping Students' Learning Difficulties in Geometric Proof Writing: A Three-Domain Analysis of Conceptual Understanding, Logical Reasoning, and Deductive Structure

This study of 47 Grade 9 students reveals that most struggle with geometric proof writing due to fragmented conceptual understanding, weak logical reasoning, and incomplete deductive structures, highlighting the need for scaffolded, reasoning-oriented instruction to address these foundational difficulties.

Jesus Parena Santillan2026-07-01
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Educational Escape Rooms for Information Literacy Development: A Scoping Review

This scoping review of 16 studies published between 2014 and 2026 finds that educational escape rooms are a promising, engaging tool for developing information literacy skills across diverse learning contexts, though their long-term educational value requires further rigorous evaluation to address current limitations in study design and assessment.

Zahra Kalhori, Shadi Asadzandi, Mehdi Zahedian2026-07-01