The impact of family interview on the relationship between medical students and their silent mentor
Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 19, Issue 9, Page 1460-1471, September 2026.Abstract The gross anatomy laboratory course often triggers significant negative emotions in medical students during dissection. While various pedagogical interventions aim to alleviate psychological burden, the fundamental question of how students' perceptions of donors evolve throughout the course remains underexplored.
Po‐Fang Tsai +2 more
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Animals on Screen: Representations and Anthropomorphism in Australian Preschool Television. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Ahern K, Smith BP.
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From Confusion to Clarity: A Multi‐Stage Process Framework for Understanding Consumer Confusion
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 5, Page 2720-2746, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes consumer confusion as a multi‐stage temporal process rather than a static outcome, addressing theoretical fragmentation in existing antecedent‐consequence models. By integrating cognitive appraisal, contextual amplification, and adaptive coping within a unified framework, we explain how confusion unfolds rather than
Fatih Celik, Erdogan Koc
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What is in a name (or face)? Anthropomorphic feature preference and associations with callous-unemotional traits in early childhood. [PDF]
Dev PsycholMurtha KA +7 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 6466-6483, September 2026.ABSTRACT Despite increasing interest in leveraging AI to improve CSR communication, there is limited understanding of consumers' reactions to chatbots in CSR communication. Building upon the HAII‐TIME model, this study proposes a theoretical model from the users' psychological perspective to explain facilitative pathways through which anthropomorphic ...
Yangzhi (Nicole) Jiang +2 more
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The impact of AI anchor anthropomorphism on users' willingness to co-create value in tourism live-streaming contexts: the mediating role of social presence and the moderating role of perceived control. [PDF]
Front PsycholYe Q, Li Y, Luo Y, Pang Z.
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Future in Educational Research, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 303-314, September 2026.ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang +2 more
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Exploring the psychological factors influencing intention to use AI virtual companions: an SEM-ANN study. [PDF]
Front PsycholSun Y, Liu J, Liu T, Wei Z, Shen H.
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International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 5, September/October 2026.ABSTRACT Destinations are increasingly adopting Non‐Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as innovative tools for brand communication and visitor engagement in digital tourism contexts. Drawing on Construal Level Theory (CLT), we examine how the anthropomorphic (ANT) design of NFT characters influences tourists' impulsive travel intentions and whether customization ...
Yaning Zhang +4 more
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Evaluation of the stray radiation distribution around a mobile cone beam computed tomography system in a simulated operating room environment. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysJones AK.
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