Article
Social Issues
Chang Tang, Yan Xue, Haitao Wu, Muhammad Irfan, Yu Hao
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of telecommunications infrastructure on eco-efficiency using a heterogeneous timing difference-in-difference model and event study method. The results show that telecommunications infrastructure has a significant positive impact on eco-efficiency, and this is achieved through green innovation, industrial structure upgrading, and resource allocation efficiency.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Giray Gozgor
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, older and healthier individuals tend to trust their governments more, while individuals with higher education levels are less likely to trust their governments. The findings remain robust across different control factors.
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Jianda Wang, Xiucheng Dong, Kangyin Dong
Summary: The digital industry has had a significant impact on the Chinese economy, but it has also raised concerns about environmental effects. This study analyzes the production structure factors of the digital industry and their effects on China's carbon emissions. The results show that while the direct structural effects of the industry reduce carbon emissions, the indirect effects contribute to an increase. High-energy-consuming sectors are most affected by these structural changes. The study suggests implementing policies to address these issues.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Yijun Liu, Ruth Zemke, Linda Liang, Julie McLaughlin Gray
Summary: Occupational balance is a complex concept lacking a defined definition in the field of occupational science. This article introduces the Model of Occupational Harmony, based on Chinese culture and Human Complex System Theory, which provides an Eastern perspective on the relationship between everyday occupations and health. The concept of occupational harmony emphasizes harmonious interactions between individuals and their environment, integrating various aspects such as activity patterns, time use, occupational characteristics, need satisfaction, and biological rhythms. It suggests that occupational harmony can be achieved through a balance of dual-sided occupational characteristics and coherence across multiple levels of engagement and transactions.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Yang Wang, Meiling Gao, Jian Zuo, Katharine Bartsch
Summary: This study examines the social integration of individuals in the Fuling District, Chongqing Municipality, China after the construction of the Three Gorges Project. The study finds that social capital has different effects on social integration at different life stages, with the life stage playing a moderating role in the effects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jennifer W. Applebaum, Chuck W. Peek, Barbara A. Zsembik
Summary: This study aims to compare estimates of pet ownership in the U.S. and analyze the correlation between pet ownership and demographic and social factors. The findings show that the General Social Survey provides slightly higher estimates of pet ownership than the American Veterinary Medical Association Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook, but consistently lower estimates than the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey. The type and number of pets also vary significantly based on social and demographic characteristics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano
Summary: This study reviews how context is conceptualised within realist reviews and evaluations, identifying two key 'narratives' in the way context was understood. One narrative sees context as observable features that trigger or block interventions, while the other views context as relational and dynamic features shaping intervention mechanisms. These different narratives have implications for the design, goals, and impact of realist reviews and evaluations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Shaojie Qi, Fengrui Hua, Zheng Zhou, Daniel T. L. Shek
Summary: This study collected and analyzed 1435 academic works on positive youth development (PYD) using CiteSpace. The results show that authors and institutions in Western societies are the main contributors to PYD research and interdisciplinary collaboration is growing. Research hotspots were identified using document co-citation analysis and research frontiers and trendy topics in PYD were found using burst detection.
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Wei Wang, Weiwei Xiao, Caiquan Bai
Summary: Energy poverty has a significant impact on socioeconomic development and human health. Research findings show that renewable energy technology innovation can effectively alleviate household energy poverty, with the level of marketization influencing the alleviation effect. The eastern provinces exhibit the most significant alleviation effect.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Management
Brooks Holtom, Yehuda Baruch, Herman Aguinis, Gary A. Ballinger
Summary: Survey methodology is widely used in social science research. An analysis of response-rate information from 1014 surveys in 703 articles reveals that the average response rate has steadily increased over time, and the number of surveys per article has also increased. Additionally, a response-rate validity assessment framework is proposed to gather evidence on the accuracy of inferences based on a particular response-rate level.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Branko Vermote, Joachim Waterschoot, Sofie Morbee, Jolene Van der Kaap-deeder, Charlotte Schrooyen, Bart Soenens, Richard Ryan, Maarten Vansteenkiste
Summary: This study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, perceived insecurity, need satisfaction, and need frustration were all related to mental health. While need satisfaction had a positive impact on mental health, need frustration was a risk factor for maladjustment.
JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Deen Freelon, Michael Bossetta, Chris Wells, Josephine Lukito, Yiping Xia, Kirsten Adams
Summary: The recent increase in disinformation and propaganda on social media has attracted significant attention from social scientists. Research on this topic has found ideological and racial asymmetries in the content and reception of disinformation, and a computational analysis of tweets from the Russian Internet Research Agency reveals that presenting as a Black activist is the most effective predictor of engagement with disinformation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Buhari Dogan, Sudeshna Ghosh, Dung Phuong Hoang, Lan Khanh Chu
Summary: The objective of this study is to examine the major drivers of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the context of G7 and E7 countries. It found that eco-innovation is effective in reducing energy use intensity and controlling carbon emissions in G7 countries, but harmful in E7 countries. The study also identified an inverted U-shaped relationship between economic complexity and carbon emissions in G7 countries, while E7 countries experience a U-shaped relationship. Institutions and globalization were found to be significant determinants of environmental quality in both sets of countries. The study highlights the importance of reinforcing eco-technology application in G7 countries and optimizing gains from globalization in E7 countries for energy efficiency and carbon abatement strategies.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Marc Oliver Rieger, Mei Wang
Summary: The global COVID-19 pandemic has put countries and their governments in unprecedented situations. Data from a worldwide survey conducted between March 20th and April 22nd, 2020, with over 100,000 participants, shows that media freedom directly reduces government trust and affects perceptions of government reactions. Higher education levels are associated with higher government trust and less extreme judgment of government reactions. Different predictors were found for perceived insufficient government reactions compared to perceived too-extreme reactions. Additionally, conspiracy theory believers tend to view government countermeasures as too strict.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Clinical
Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Chi-Wei Su, Xi Yuan, Muhammad Umar, Oana-Ramona Lobont
Summary: This article discusses the impact of technological innovation on the labor market and finds that the interaction mechanism between innovation and employment is complex. While technological innovation has a positive impact on the labor market, there are also negative effects due to the substitution effect of employment being greater than the creation effect. The labor market can be a leading indicator for innovation and development.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Sara Thunberg, Linda Arnell
Summary: Digital interviews can enhance long-distance participation, save costs, and provide richer data, but technical difficulties may arise, and it can be difficult to read visual cues. It is important to strike a balance between the positive and negative aspects associated with digital interviews and to recognize that digital interviews are different from in-person interviews.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Management
Laura Venz, Hadar Nesher Shoshan
Summary: Research on knowledge hiding reveals its detrimental consequences, but employees still engage in this behavior in their everyday work. Deceptive knowledge hiding, such as playing dumb, can act as a coping mechanism and reduce psychological strain responses to interpersonal conflict, while evasive hiding is unrelated to psychological strain.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Joshua B. Grubbs, Samuel L. Perry, Jennifer T. Grant Weinandy, Shane W. Kraus
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pornography use, finding that overall, pornography use trended downward during the pandemic, while many fears about increased problematic use were not supported by available data.
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jamie Thompson
Summary: The article introduces an 8-step prescriptive approach for thematic analysis specific to abductive methodologies, aiming to address the challenges faced by qualitative scholars and maintain the balance between theory and empirical data.
QUALITATIVE REPORT
(2022)
