The Vicissitudes of the Nafs: Madness, Paralysis, and the Work of Transgression in Sufi Ethics
ABSTRACT How should we theorize Sufi ethics when the practice of zikr (remembrance) that leads to spiritual enlightenment (tazkiyya) might also bring one to the brink of majzubiyat (madness)? What forms of regulation or restraint are imagined or enacted by practitioners to prevent spiritual boundlessness from perverting into its underside of paralysis (
Muhammad Osama Imran
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Internet and Smart Devices Usage and Mental Health in Chinese Older Adults with Chronic Diseases: The Mediating Role of Social Isolation. [PDF]
Zhu H, Zhou G.
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This study demonstrates that women's experiences following an hrHPV diagnosis within cervical screening extend beyond individual reactions to medical information, encompassing complex psychological, social, and cultural dimensions that influence how women interpret and manage the diagnosis.
Joan Hansen +6 more
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ABSTRACT While ‘local’ research assistants (RA) often play a key role in knowledge production in fieldwork‐based disciplines like geography, their role and agency often remain silenced. This paper brings together scholarship in feminist geography and critical development studies to reposition RAs as brokers, collaborators, and knowledge translators.
Zali Fung
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Toward a humanized technology: a reinterpretation of Erich Fromm' s humanistic peace psychology. [PDF]
Wang Y, Li P, Liu W.
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Circular Business Models in Luxury: Impacts on Consumer Perceptions
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the adoption of circular business models impacts consumer perceptions of luxury companies. Through two factorial scenario‐based experiments applied to a total sample of 736 participants from the UK, we analyse how the introduction of circular initiatives may impact corporate credibility (expertise and ...
Camila Lee Park +3 more
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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Ethical Consumption: How, Why, and When?
ABSTRACT Ethical consumption has become increasingly central to consumers' decisions over the past decade. In response, scholars have examined how ethical buying behaviors unfold over time. Despite the growing interest, the effect of emotional intelligence (henceforth: EI) on ethical consumption remains underexplored.
Altani Panagiotopoulou +1 more
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The dual-path impact of role stress on employees' work engagement: based on the cognitive-affective system theory of personality. [PDF]
Fan C, Lu J, Zhang L, Shang B, Gong Y.
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Abstract Background As AI‐enabled social robots become more common in schools, children may form strong emotional bonds with them despite robots not being caregivers and lacking the capacities for “true” attachment. Given limited understanding of potential risks and safeguards, professional perspectives are needed to inform responsible design and ...
Dimitris Pnevmatikos +1 more
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The cost of smile: how individual and organizational factors moderate the impact of emotional labor on work alienation via burnout. [PDF]
Üngüren E, Tekin ÖA, Avsallı H.
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