This study explores the current status of psychological contracts among teachers in private universities and its relationship with their turnover intention, while identifying the core contract elements that influence teachers’ turnover intention in private universities. The result showed that 1) the Private University teachers’ psychological contract in Shanghai presented a “moderate” degree overall, and those who occupied higher educated and higher professional qualifications teachers occupied ...

Psychology 

The relationship between maternal employment and the academic performance of adolescents has been a subject of growing interest, particularly in India, where traditional family structures and evolving economic roles of women intersect with educational outcomes. Maternal employment refers to the labor force affiliation of mothers with children 0 - 18 years. This term, however, includes a wide variety of labor force participation patterns, from full-time work to part-time work, including contract ...

Psychology  Higher Education 

Symptom prescription is an intervention described by the school of Palo Alto and has been utilized in a myriad of clinical contexts as a psychotherapeutic tool. Although its utility in individual psychotherapy has been explored in the literature, its application in family therapy has been poorly explored with few descriptions in the literature. A brief narrative review of the available literature and databases, such as PubMed were consulted, through the use of the following keywords, in isolatio...

Psychology 

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the overall attributes and characteristics of successful and satisfying BES private secondary schools. It sought to elucidate the direct correlation between school satisfaction and academic achievement, as well as to examine any potential relationship between school satisfaction and the gender of students. Methods: The researchers employed a descriptive approach by utilizing the modified measurement tool, adapted from [1], to...

Sociology  Psychology 

Sexual harassment in the workplace is still omnipresent in the workplace in Canada. It is even more ubiquitous in male-dominated industries, and women holding these “masculine” positions are the principal victims. Sexual harassment can take many forms, such as physical, verbal, or even virtual. Many Canadian women working in male-dominated industries are victims of this type of harassment in the workplace, which causes them intense stress and substantial emotional distress. Whether it’s in the C...

Sociology  Psychology  Women’s Health 

Gun violence in the United States remains a critical public safety issue, causing significant loss of life and economic strain. This paper explores the complex roots of American gun dependency, focusing on its historical, cultural, psychological, and socio-political dimensions. By examining the enduring influence of the Second Amendment, media portrayal, and gun lobbying, the study reveals the deep entrenchment of gun culture. Despite these challenges, the analysis underscores the feasibility an...

Culture  Sociology  Public Policy  Economics  Psychology 

Chinese learners’ cognition and attitude towards Chinese culture are an important factor in measuring the effectiveness of cultural dissemination in China, and also an important indicator of the quality of Chinese language teaching at present. In this paper, we take Xi’an international students as our research object, and start from the channels through which they learn about Chinese culture, their knowledge of Chinese culture, and their attitudes towards Chinese culture. Through questionnaires,...

Psychology 

Research Background: Literature in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) field provides evidence that parents of children with ASD experienced high levels of parenting stress, with 56% of them reaching clinically significant levels. However, in the literature about ASD, there is no evidence to support the attributes of parenting stress among parents having children with ASD. Purpose/Aim: This study aims to undertake a concept analysis of parenting stress among pare...

Psychology 

This paper discusses the application of color psychology in new media design and its effect on the creation of emotional resonance. In new media design, color, as an important visual element, not only has the function of conveying information, but also can stimulate the emotional resonance of the audience through its psychological properties and improve the effect of information transmission. First, the paper summarizes the basic concepts of color psychology, and analyzes the mechanism of influe...

Psychology 

This paper explores the deep meanings and functions of the expression “Guo Liang Tian” (过两天 literally “In Two Days”) within Chinese culture from a social psychological perspective, particularly through the lens of face theory. The study finds that “Guo Liang Tian”, as an ambiguous temporal expression, is widely used to avoid direct refusals and to maintain both personal and others’ face, thereby promoting social harmony. Although this expression is broadly accepted in Chinese culture, it may cau...

Sociology  Psychology