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  • Open Access
94 Citations
83,697 Views
12 Pages

21 April 2023

The success or failure of a student depends on several factors, including self-esteem, academic engagement, and motivation. Self-esteem and motivation have been found to influence academic engagement, which, in turn, contributes to academic performan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
11,524 Views
16 Pages

23 July 2024

Teaching satisfaction and resilience play important roles in the education field, but most research focuses on higher education, with few scholars studying their impact on language teaching within the context of middle school education. In this sense...

  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
24,019 Views
32 Pages

Promoting Physical and Mental Health among Children and Adolescents via Gamification—A Conceptual Systematic Review

  • Evgenia Gkintoni,
  • Fedra Vantaraki,
  • Charitini Skoulidi,
  • Panagiotis Anastassopoulos and
  • Apostolos Vantarakis

29 January 2024

The rapid growth in digital technology usage among children and adolescents has highlighted the need for novel approaches to promote their physical and mental health. This paper investigates the viability of gamification—the application of game...

  • Article
  • Open Access
76 Citations
10,102 Views
21 Pages

29 April 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has taken educational settings by storm in the past year due to its transformative ability to impact school education. It is crucial to investigate pre-service teachers’ viewpoints to effectively incor...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
20,426 Views
45 Pages

10 December 2023

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for mental health interventions, with a special focus on digitally assisted ones. Self-regulation describes a set of meta-skills that enable one to take control over his/her mental hea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
59 Citations
30,912 Views
17 Pages

The Impact of Motherhood on Women’s Career Progression: A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions

  • Ana Júlia Calegari Torres,
  • Letícia Barbosa-Silva,
  • Ligia Carolina Oliveira-Silva,
  • Olívia Pillar Perez Miziara,
  • Ully Carolina Rodrigues Guahy,
  • Alexandra N. Fisher and
  • Michelle K. Ryan

26 March 2024

(1) Background: Despite the progress made by women in the workplace, mothers still face systemic barriers that prevent them from advancing professionally. This “motherhood penalty” involves a variety of discriminatory practices and experi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
23,418 Views
22 Pages

19 September 2024

This study sought to understand students’ intentions regarding the use of ChatGPT in learning from the perspective of perceived value, exploring the influence of artificial intelligent (AI) literacy. Drawing on a sample of 676 university studen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
13,898 Views
11 Pages

24 August 2023

With a sample of 651 university students experiencing emergency online learning during COVID-19, this study constructed a structural equation modelling to examine the effects of teacher support on students’ academic achievement, with a particul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,532 Views
15 Pages

14 April 2025

The increasing incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) in English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction has garnered much attention on the importance of technological elements in language instruction. However, while AI in education (AIED) is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
26,584 Views
19 Pages

7 April 2023

This study aims to investigate the relationships among transformational leadership, followers’ innovative behavior, commitment to change, and organizational support for creativity. First, we examine the mediating role of commitment to change in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,596 Views
32 Pages

Virtual Reality Training of Social Skills in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination of Acceptability, Usability, User Experience, Social Skills, and Executive Functions

  • Panagiotis Kourtesis,
  • Evangelia-Chrysanthi Kouklari,
  • Petros Roussos,
  • Vasileios Mantas,
  • Katerina Papanikolaou,
  • Christos Skaloumbakas and
  • Artemios Pehlivanidis

17 April 2023

Poor social skills in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are associated with reduced independence in daily life. Current interventions for improving the social skills of individuals with ASD fail to represent the complexity of real-life social settings a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
15,502 Views
13 Pages

9 February 2023

Improving athletes’ performance is a major topic of interest in studies on competitive sports. Core training has been used as a training method in daily life and rehabilitation, and recently, in competitive sports, with positive results. Previo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
10,411 Views
32 Pages

Exploring the Evolution of Human Resource Analytics: A Bibliometric Study

  • Eithel F. Bonilla-Chaves and
  • Pedro R. Palos-Sánchez

10 March 2023

The objective of this study is to identify and analyze the most relevant scientific work being undertaken in HR analytics. Additionally, it is to understand the evolution of the conceptual, intellectual, and social structure of this topic in a way th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
13,662 Views
13 Pages

19 May 2023

Drawing on Wigfield and Eccles’s motivational theory, which is acclaimed for explaining individual behavioral intentions, this study investigated the extent to which different forms of motivation (i.e., self-efficacy, task value, and intrinsic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,388 Views
18 Pages

13 February 2023

This study tested an expanded version of the explanatory model of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health proposed by Milman and colleagues. Participants (N = 680) completed an online survey on demographic variables associated w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
15,212 Views
11 Pages

16 February 2023

Humor is considered an adaptive coping strategy as it could reduce the burden of perceived stress and increase positive emotional states when dealing with stressful situations. Humor has been reported in several models as a rather independent strateg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
32,148 Views
16 Pages

16 October 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes increasingly integrated into education, understanding the theoretical mechanisms that drive university students to adopt new learning behaviors through these tools is essential. This study extends th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,204 Views
13 Pages

27 October 2023

(1) Background: Universities play a crucial role in nurturing healthy habits, and physical activity has emerged as a valuable tool for enhancing the life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and resilience of college students. Therefore, the purpose of this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
28,911 Views
22 Pages

21 June 2023

This study’s purpose is to examine the effect of employee experience on job satisfaction, psychological well-being, and organizational commitment among corporate employees, with a specific focus on three factors: physical, technological, and cu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,721 Views
16 Pages

20 July 2023

With the global economy and population growing rapidly, the problems of excessive resource consumption and environmental pollution have become increasingly serious. Thus, the need to promote sustainable development has become more urgent. Sustainable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
7,216 Views
20 Pages

23 October 2023

Depending on technological developments, digital transformation represents an inevitable reality for organizations. Based on this reality, digital leadership, which is a new understanding of leadership, has emerged. In accordance with the literature,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
10,151 Views
25 Pages

30 October 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, particularly generative AI, has positively impacted education by enhancing mathematics instruction with personalized learning experiences and improved data analysis. Nonetheless, variations in AI literacy, tru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
12,753 Views
17 Pages

6 May 2023

Africa, as one of the rapidly growing markets, presents a significant opportunity for cross-border e-commerce companies to penetrate their consumer market, which is in dire need of development. This study utilizes the Information System Success model...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
16,361 Views
15 Pages

13 April 2023

Gamification has emerged as a promising approach for foreign language learning (FLL), which refers to the use of game design elements to engage learners or improve academic performance. However, the features of gamification studies in FLL and their e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
45,295 Views
27 Pages

8 December 2023

Despite their increasing popularity, especially among young adults, there is a dearth of research examining the effectiveness of digital detoxes focused on restricting or limiting social media use. As such, the purpose of this exploratory study was t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,463 Views
12 Pages

7 June 2023

Due to the rapid development of science and technology, economic development has changed dramatically, resulting in the transformation of career characteristics. Individuals need to convey a higher career adaptability than ever before in order to fac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,197 Views
18 Pages

24 July 2023

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to dramatic changes in the learning environment and living conditions of college students, who face enormous psychological challenges in the ubiquitous AI environment. Modern student-management researc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,716 Views
13 Pages

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Training in Disaster Medicine Courses for Students in Nursing: A Scoping Review of Adoptable Tools

  • Camilla Elena Magi,
  • Stefano Bambi,
  • Paolo Iovino,
  • Khadija El Aoufy,
  • Carla Amato,
  • Chiara Balestri,
  • Laura Rasero and
  • Yari Longobucco

24 July 2023

Nurses and paramedics play a pivotal role when mass casualty incidents (MCI) occur, yet they often feel unprepared for such events. Implementation strategies for training activities, including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) simulatio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,409 Views
18 Pages

21 February 2023

The objectives of the present manuscript were to review the literature on stigma toward survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to identify the most widely used assessment techniques to investigate this issue. The PRISMA guidelines were foll...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
16,268 Views
21 Pages

The Mediating Role of Brand Trust and Brand Love between Brand Experience and Loyalty: A Study on Smartphones in China

  • Meng Na,
  • Li Rong,
  • Mohd Helmi Ali,
  • Syed Shah Alam,
  • Mohammad Masukujjaman and
  • Khairul Anuar Mohd Ali

14 June 2023

Smartphones have become increasingly essential in people’s daily lives. Studying the enablers that influence students’ smartphone buying intentions can inform technology-enhanced learning development, whereas research on brand loyalty and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,687 Views
24 Pages

11 June 2024

In today’s dynamic organizational landscape, characterized by rapid technological advancements and evolving workplace dynamics, understanding the factors influencing employee well-being is paramount. This study investigates the interplay betwee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
23,207 Views
13 Pages

19 August 2023

Social anxiety is a serious psychological problem prevalent among Chinese college students, and appearance anxiety plays an important role in its development. Although some studies have explored the relationship between the two, the mediating mechani...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
7,279 Views
10 Pages

Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence, Burnout, Work Engagement, and Self-Efficacy during COVID-19 Lockdown

  • Alessandro Geraci,
  • Laura Di Domenico,
  • Cristiano Inguglia and
  • Antonella D’Amico

30 March 2023

Teachers’ psychological well-being is a crucial aspect that influences learning in a classroom climate. The aim of the study was to investigate teachers’ emotional intelligence, burnout, work engagement, and self-efficacy in times of remo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
24,262 Views
22 Pages

Job Satisfaction in Remote Work: The Role of Positive Spillover from Work to Family and Work–Life Balance

  • Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas,
  • Rafael Fernando Rondon-Eusebio,
  • Luis Alberto Geraldo-Campos and
  • Ángel Acevedo-Duque

10 November 2023

The objective of this research is to propose and validate a theoretical model that explains job satisfaction in remote work influenced by family-supportive supervisory behaviors (FSSBs) and, in addition, to evaluate the mediating role of work-to-fami...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,719 Views
19 Pages

9 August 2023

As the global population continues to grow, the impact of environmental damage and resource depletion has been severely increased. In this context, green food gains tremendous potential as a sustainable solution. This study establishes a model framew...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,698 Views
21 Pages

18 January 2025

Resilience and flow are crucial in language education, yet most research focuses on formal learning environments, with limited studies on their impact in informal settings. This study explores the relationship between basic psychological needs and en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,560 Views
15 Pages

The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors on the Vocational Choices of Adolescents and Their Impact on Well-Being

  • Stefania Fantinelli,
  • Ciro Esposito,
  • Leonardo Carlucci,
  • Pierpaolo Limone and
  • Francesco Sulla

7 March 2023

Adolescents who have to make decisions regarding their future career or academic path can be greatly influenced by parental expectations and other individual and contextual factors. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of adolescent–p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
14,342 Views
13 Pages

Competition Anxiety in Combat Sports and the Importance of Mental Toughness

  • Dara Mojtahedi,
  • Neil Dagnall,
  • Andrew Denovan,
  • Peter Clough,
  • Stephen Dewhurst,
  • Matthew Hillier,
  • Kostas Papageorgiou and
  • John Perry

28 August 2023

Combat sports require participants to engage in potentially dangerous forms of contact-based competition. Pressure to succeed, coupled with the risk of severe injury can induce significant levels of anxiety, which if uncontrolled, can negatively impa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
18,654 Views
19 Pages

13 October 2023

The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between sleep quality, problematic smartphone use (PSU) and bedtime procrastination, as well as to assess gender and age differences. A total of 313 participants, aged 18–60 (M = 3...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,838 Views
17 Pages

Antecedents and Consequences of Streamer Trust in Livestreaming Commerce

  • Bowen Tian,
  • Jinye Chen,
  • Jie Zhang,
  • Wei Wang and
  • Leibao Zhang

4 April 2023

Livestreaming commerce has become the mainstream of e-commerce in recent years. The key difference between livestreaming commerce and traditional e-commerce lies in the presence of the streamer. However, there are few studies that examine the signifi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,750 Views
9 Pages

Boosting Student’s Motivation through Gamification in Physical Education

  • Víctor Javier Sotos-Martínez,
  • Juan Tortosa-Martínez,
  • Salvador Baena-Morales and
  • Alberto Ferriz-Valero

14 February 2023

Students are becoming less motivated towards current education. For this reason, teachers are investigating several innovative methodologies to learn how they affect student motivation, such as gamification. The purpose of this study was to analyze t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,063 Views
10 Pages

The Impact of Turkey and Syria Earthquakes on University Students: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Meaning in Life, and Social Support

  • Othman A. Alfuqaha,
  • Uday M. Al-masarwah,
  • Randa I. Farah,
  • Jehad A. Yasin,
  • Leen A. Alkuttob,
  • Nour I. Muslieh,
  • Mouath Hammouri,
  • Afnan E. Jawabreh,
  • Duaa A. Aladwan and
  • Nida’a H. Alshubbak
  • + 1 author

13 July 2023

(1) Background: Earthquakes are natural disasters that often result in significant loss of life and property. The objective of this study is to explore the frequency of symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), levels of meaning...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
10,695 Views
34 Pages

Depression and Anxiety among Undergraduate Health Science Students: A Scoping Review of the Literature

  • Gerald Agyapong-Opoku,
  • Belinda Agyapong,
  • Gloria Obuobi-Donkor and
  • Ejemai Eboreime

7 December 2023

Background: Health science students in post-secondary institutions experience high levels of depression and anxiety due to increased stress levels, workload, low socioeconomic status, and history of family mental illness, among other factors. Given t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
11,616 Views
19 Pages

14 November 2023

Leadership integrity is crucial in shaping ethical leadership or promoting a rigorous adherence to moral principles and standards. This study explores the intricate relationship between leader integrity, moral identification, self-regulation, and eth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,738 Views
16 Pages

29 May 2024

Despite the consensus that early identification leads to better outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), recent research reveals that the average age of diagnosis in the Greek population is approximately six years. However, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,815 Views
9 Pages

29 March 2023

Many studies in the literature have examined older adults’ past and current lifestyles in either positive or negative association with their life satisfaction levels. Health capabilities naturally decline with aging and can consequently be rela...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,509 Views
21 Pages

23 May 2023

In this study, we aim to investigate the influence of the time spent reading product information on consumer behavior in e-commerce. Given the rapid growth of e-commerce and the increasing importance of understanding online consumer behavior, our res...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
11,415 Views
21 Pages

Microbiome–Gut–Mucosal–Immune–Brain Axis and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Novel Proposal of the Role of the Gut Microbiome in ASD Aetiology

  • Amapola De Sales-Millán,
  • José Félix Aguirre-Garrido,
  • Rina María González-Cervantes and
  • José Antonio Velázquez-Aragón

30 June 2023

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by deficits in social interaction and communication, as well as restricted and stereotyped interests. Due of the high prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders in in...

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