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Abstract Background Environmental studies often evaluate how exposures influence health outcomes through intermediate biological processes. In practice, researchers are often interested in complex exposure mixtures rathe...

Abstract The complexity of student social adaptability development mechanisms in the context of physical education reform urgently requires in-depth exploration. Grounded in self-determination theory as the primary theor...

ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate practices in teacher education in the context of the Teletandem Brasil Project (Vassallo & Telles, 2006). Through web conferencing tools, the project pairs up Brazilian university ...

ABSTRACT Telecollaboration relates to the use of online technologies in the context of language teaching and learning (O’Dowd, 2013). This study aimed at discussing how pedagogical mediation can contribute to the co-co...

Abstract: Identifying specific instructional factors related to advances made in reading comprehension is essential for optimizing learning and for guiding interventions, especially in socio-cultural disadvantaged contex...

Background & aims Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use has been associated with metabolic dysfunction associated with steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in multiple studies. While the association is confounded by various risk fa...

IntroductionMachiavellianism was repeatedly found to be associated with personality dysfunction. The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders offers a dimensional approach to personality disorders including level of p...

The current research aims to investigate the multiple mediation of loneliness and negative affects in the relationship between adolescents' social anxiety and depressive symptoms. Study participants, selected through con...

Penal Mediation is an alternative form of case settlement that originates with the idea of restorative justice. Seeing a large number of medical personnel being convicted in malpractice cases (primum remedium), mediation...

In recent years, interaction, moderation, and mediation analyses have been widely used in occupational health psychology research to explore the relationships among independent variables, dependent variables, and other r...

Abstract Purpose This study examined the associations between moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and social support (SS), autonomous motivation (AM), community environment (CE), school environment (S...

Abstract Introduction Different pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) may lead to adverse pregnancy complications and unfavorable outcomes, but few studies focus on preterm infants under 32 gestational weeks. The associate...

PurposeThe relationship among stigma, medication literacy and medication adherence in patients with multimorbidity is limited. This study was to explore the relationships among medication literacy, stigma, and medication...

Abstract The objective of this study was to test the mediating role that Perception of Professional Development has in the relationship between Career Adaptability and Perception of/Expectation of Employability among und...

This paper analyses the relationship between the teacher technology competence and their use of technology under the mediating influence of ease of use. The paper presents a set of results that are empirically tested...

PurposeThis study examined the association between social media social comparison orientation and physical self-efficacy among Chinese college students, and tested whether body shame and body appreciation mediated this a...

Abstract In light of the ongoing debate about the effectiveness of partial and impartial mediators, we examine how the Venezuelan government’s and the opposition’s perceptions of UNASUR and its good offices influence...

ABSTRACT In this article we explore the data and theoretical discussions of a larger research (Tanzi Neto, 2016, 2017) and present one of the analysis tools of the research group NUVYLA-CNPq (Nucleus of Studies and Resea...

Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between experiential avoidance and sleep quality among university students, with particular attention to the chain mediating effects of cognitive flexibili...

This study aims to analyze the influence of selection quality on employee competencies with intrinsic motivation and integrity as mediating variables. This research method was carried out at the Yogyakarta Police with a ...

Background Ongoing debates question the harm of internet use with the evolving technology, as many individuals transition from regular to problematic internet use (PIU). The habenula (Hb), located between the thalamus an...

Background Observational studies highlight the association between gut microbiota (GM) composition and depression; however, evidence for the causal relationship between GM and specific depressive symptoms remains lacking...

Yimeng Zhang,1,2,* Huiling Feng,1,* Xuekui Ye,3 Meng Liu,2 Dan Lu,3 Yaxin Du,1 Jinghua Ma,1 Jun Ge3 1Department of Nursing, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic o...

Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study is to examine the mediating role of political interest in the association between life satisfaction and political participation and the moderating role of individuals' polit...