Towards harmonization of Lyme diagnostics interpretation: external quality assessment using a web-based survey. [PDF]
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect DisHoeve-Bakker BJA +8 more
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Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 11, Page 3253-3264, November 2026.ABSTRACT Firms often seek to replace human agents (HAs) with automated agents (AAs) for customer service, but customers still tend to react more negatively to AAs than to HAs. This meta‐analysis examines agent‐related perceptions (i.e., humanlikeness, warmth, and competence), which represent the key upstream customer reactions shaping downstream ...
Sandra Miederer +3 more
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Correlations among workplace bullying, work stress, and social support: a meta-analysis with structural equation modeling. [PDF]
Front PsycholChen YC, Chen CL, Chu HC.
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Reworking Im/Mobility Scripts Across Generations: Leaving, Staying and Returning in Rural Taiwan
Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 8, November 2026.ABSTRACT Recent research on rural im/mobility has shown that leaving, staying and returning are meaningful life‐course processes rather than residual outcomes of migration. Building on this discussion, this article develops the concept of rural im/mobility scripts to examine the normative mobility pathways and meanings attached to leaving, staying and ...
Chi‐Wei Chen, Tialda Haartsen
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To Buy or Not to Buy Under Brand Image Transgression? Consumer Behavior and Underlying Mechanisms from a Power Distance Belief Perspective. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Zhang L, Shi B.
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Some culture is hiding in plain sight in research on child development
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Volume 44, Issue 4, Page 843-860, November 2026.Abstract Child development is cultural in nature, yet a divide persists between a (cross‐)cultural developmental science niche alongside a seemingly a‐cultural mainstream. In particular, childhood research relying on convenience sampling in often Western, post‐industrial (i.e., WEIRD) societies rarely ventures into issues of culture and context ...
Roman Stengelin
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BattyCoda: A novel open-source software for bat call annotation and classification. [PDF]
Ecol InformNunez-Mir GC +4 more
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Responding to Competitor Praise: How Downgrading Praise Shapes Consumer Responses Across Cultures
International Journal of Consumer Studies, Volume 50, Issue 6, November 2026.ABSTRACT Research has shown that praising competitors on social media can benefit brands, yet how recipient brands should respond remains unclear. This uncertainty may limit opportunities to improve brand outcomes through these interactions. Drawing on a conversational norms perspective, this research examines whether downgrading competitor praise ...
Mingli Huang +4 more
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On being better than average in values. [PDF]
Br J Soc PsycholElster A +5 more
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When ‘Buy Experiences, Not Stuff’ Backfires: Why Life Goals and Motivation Matter
International Journal of Consumer Studies, Volume 50, Issue 6, November 2026.ABSTRACT Experiential consumption is often promoted as more beneficial for well‐being than material consumption, yet this perspective may be overly simplistic because it overlooks individual differences in life goals and consumption motivation. Drawing on self‐determination theory, the present study proposed a motivational model examining whether ...
Paton Pak Chun Yam +6 more
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