How relatedness to nature is linked to well-being is determined by district-level socioeconomic status. The Kobe University analysis is based on survey results from two major Japanese metropolitan areas.
Hiking. Camping. Even just walking in the…
Category: Social Sciences
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How to reduce global CO2 emissions from industry
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from industry can be reduced by five per cent. But that requires companies and policy makers to take a holistic approach to energy efficiency and energy management and not solely focus on technological…
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Why people reject new rules — but only until they take effect
From smoking bans to new speed limits — many people soon stop resisting policy changes that restrict their personal freedom once the new rules come into force. This conclusion was reached in a study conducted by the Technical University of…
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$1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest
The headlines keep coming: Another federal grant funding medical research terminated. Another lab devoted to mental health losing its funding. Another clinical trial stopped.
It’s all part of actions the Trump administration says…
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Social media platform tailoring could support more fulfilling use, study finds
Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research by University of Bristol academics.
The study, presented today at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems…
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Machine learning identifies key individual and nation-level factors predicting climate-relevant beliefs and behaviors
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We used data from the International Climate Psychology Collaboration (ICPC)23. The full dataset from the ICPC includes 11 intervention groups and a no-intervention control group. For the current analysis, we focused on the control group, as…
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Facilitating teachers’ inclusive education intentions: the roles of transformational leadership, school climate, and teacher efficacy
Teacher intention to implement inclusive practices
Behavioral intention as an essential element that motivates humans to act their actions, refers to the extent of an individual’s willingness to engage in a specific behavior (Opoku et al.,
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Analysis of the impact of aquaculture subsidies on production, the case of Mexico
Subsidies are often viewed as essential tools for enhancing production and competitiveness, stabilizing income, and promoting sustainable practices in both agriculture and aquaculture. However, the effectiveness of these subsidies, particularly…
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The chain mediating effect of self-efficacy and health literacy between proactive personality and health-promoting behaviors among Chinese college students
Pender’s health promotion model
HPM was developed by Pender. It is widely recognized in health sciences for its ability to explain and predict health-promoting behaviors. The model emphasizes the multidimensional nature of health-promoting…
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Six propositions for care-centric planning and governance that promote sustainable cities
The call for urban governance to center the wellbeing of people and communities is growing. In this section, we outline six interconnected propositions for care-centric spatial planning and urban governance, to reconfigure how cities might…
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