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What's the Use of Marriage? [PDF]

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the decision to ...
Cigno, Alessandro
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Yes, Friendship and Love Can Be Bought and Sold

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can friendship and love be bought and sold? I argue yes, contrary to philosophical consensus. The prevailing view rests on the common error of over‐reliance on idealized conceptions of friendship and love that bear little resemblance to actual relationships.
Simone Sommer Degn
wiley   +1 more source

The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

The politics of impact: How political ideology shapes perceptions of the environmental impact of individual actions

Journal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Although consumers who engage in the same sustainable behaviors objectively have the same environmental impact, this research finds that people's perceptions of that impact are subjective and systematically shaped by political ideology. Seven studies demonstrate that conservatives tend to perceive their sustainable actions to have less of a ...
Aylin Cakanlar, Katherine White, Remi Trudel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with better emotional, behavioural and educational outcomes in children with mild intellectual difficulties

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Children with mild intellectual difficulties (MID) are at increased risk of poor mental health and functional outcomes compared to typically developing children. Previous research has primarily focused on deficit‐based comparisons. However, substantial heterogeneity exists in this population, ranging from significant impairment to ...
Foteini Tseliou, Charlotte A. Dennison, Christopher B. Eaton, Jessica M. Armitage, Frances Rice, Stephan Collishaw   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocoa, livelihoods, and deforestation within the Tridom landscape in the Congo Basin: A spatial analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ngouhouo-Poufoun J, Chaupain-Guillot S, Ndiaye Y, Sonwa DJ, Yana Njabo K, Delacote P.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The pandemic generation: Investigating the long‐term impact of a large‐scale stressor on the anxiety of children

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background As a large‐scale global stressor, the COVID‐19 pandemic has a substantial impact on the mental health of children and adolescents. In this longitudinal study we investigate long‐term trajectories of anxiety of children during and after the pandemic (April 2020–April 2023), and identify associated risk factors. Methods A total of 514
Michiel A. J. Luijten, Hedy A. van Oers, Jacintha M. Tieskens, Marlene A. Werner, Josjan Zijlmans, Lotte Haverman, Tinca J. C. Polderman, Lianne P. de Vries   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth Entrepreneurship, Credit Access and Post‐Disaster Business Recovery: Evidence From Informal Food Enterprises in Ghana

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how access to finance (credit access) influences business recovery and entrepreneurial performance among youth‐led informal food enterprises in Ghana, with implications for financial inclusion, entrepreneurial ability and post‐crisis business resilience in developing economies.
Bernard Kwamena Cobbina Essel, Ebenezer Donkor, Ayat Ullah, Faizal Adams, Miroslava Bavorova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing Effects of Birth Order on Intelligence, Educational Attainment, Big Five, and Risk Aversion in an Indonesian Sample

European Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Few studies have examined birth order effects on personality in countries that are not Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD). However, theories have generally suggested that interculturally universal family dynamics are the mechanism behind birth order effects, and prominent theories such as resource dilution would ...
Laura J. Botzet, Julia M. Rohrer, Ruben C. Arslan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source