📄 social science

Person–Job Fit, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance of Development Officers in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

This study of 386 Development Officers in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province reveals that both person–job fit and job satisfaction directly and indirectly (via employee engagement) enhance job performance, with engagement serving as the strongest predictor and a significant mediator in this post-conflict public sector context.

Abdul Raheem Mohammed Cashim2026-10-06
📄 social science

Enacted and Felt Stigma Across the Marital Life Course: Family Co-Management, Coping, and Resistance Among Infertile Women in Bangladesh

This qualitative study of Bangladeshi women with infertility reveals that stigma is not merely an individual burden but a relational phenomenon that intensifies over the marital life course as husbands and in-laws actively co-manage and often amplify the "spoiled identity" through a process of shared moral career, necessitating family-inclusive approaches to coping and policy.

Md. Memon Ali, Shamsul Arefin2026-10-06
📄 social science

It shows that the potential is a bit higher - Students’ and staffs’ brief perceptions of and experiences regarding a free school meal offer in upper secondary schools

This qualitative study of upper secondary schools in Agder, Norway, finds that while a universal free breakfast offer is generally perceived positively for its social, educational, and equity benefits, its full potential is currently limited by organizational barriers, lack of food variety, and insufficient student awareness, suggesting that involving students in design and improving implementation support are crucial for success.

Tormod Bjørkkjær, Else Christine Knutsen, Berit Johannessen2026-10-06
📄 social science

Public Engagement and Perception of Instagram Based Political Messaging: A Study on Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential campaign

This study on Indonesia's 2024 presidential election reveals that Instagram-based political messaging, particularly through visual storytelling, emotional appeals, and culturally relevant narratives, significantly drives youth engagement and shapes voter perceptions by leveraging the country's socially embedded and relational voting culture rather than conventional rational-choice models.

Erman Anom, Muhamad Ridwan2026-10-06
📄 social science

Ambiguity tolerance and conspiracy beliefs: Absolutism matters beyond right-wing authoritarianism in two Japanese studies

Across two Japanese studies, this paper demonstrates that absolutism—a cognitive style favoring binary categorization—is a consistent and unique predictor of conspiracy beliefs, whereas discomfort with ambiguity and a need for complexity are not, even after controlling for right-wing authoritarianism and other covariates.

Jimpei Hitsuwari, Takahiro Sugi, Kitaro Yamamoto2026-10-06
📄 social science

From Suspicion to Delusion: A Systematic Review on the Affective-Cognitive Cascade Leading to False Beliefs and Hyper-salience

This systematic review elucidates the progressive affective-cognitive cascade from initial suspicion to delusional beliefs, demonstrating how anxiety-driven hyper-vigilance and chronic rumination foster aberrant salience and reality-testing failures, while highlighting the efficacy of early CBT interventions in targeting underlying emotional schemas to prevent the solidification of false beliefs.

Md Momin2026-10-06
📄 social science

Exploring secondary school principals’ perspectives on the importance of conducting induction programmes for novice principals in the Solomon Islands

This qualitative study of 18 secondary school principals in the Solomon Islands reveals a strong consensus on the critical need for culturally relevant induction and mentoring programmes to support novice leaders, addressing the gap left by Western-centric research and the lack of formal preparation for their roles.

PATTERSON Misalo, Narsamma Lingam2026-10-06
📄 social science

From Suspicion to Syndrome: A Systematic Review on Threat Monitoring, Cognitive Biases, and the Transdiagnostic Trajectory from Fear to Depression within Metacognitive Therapy Frameworks

This systematic review, grounded in the Self-Regulatory Executive Function model, elucidates how metacognitive overvaluation of false threats and persistent threat monitoring drive a transdiagnostic trajectory from suspicion to anxiety and depression, thereby validating Metacognitive Therapy as a critical intervention to disrupt these maladaptive cycles.

Md Momin2026-10-06
📄 social science

“We’re Like Walking on Thin Ice for Our Happiness”: Platform-mediated Reproductive Governance in Chinese Women’s IVF Narratives on RedNote

This study examines how Chinese women's IVF narratives on RedNote illustrate "platform-mediated reproductive governance," a process where digital self-disclosure and peer interactions intersect with medical authority to shape the visibility, management, and relational meaning of reproductive bodies, failures, hopes, and maternal identities.

Yuying He, Kaibin Xu2026-10-06