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Frontiers in Psychology

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PERMA-based PBL teaching model: a case study of mechanical drawing in vocational education

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In mainland China, the mental health of vocational high school students has been increasingly recognized as a critical issue by both the government and scholars. Positive education, a branch of positive psychology, has been proven to significantly enhance adolescents’ well-being and academic perform…

Academic stress and performance in first-year health sciences students in Chile: a cross-sectional study

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Background: Academic stress can negatively influence academic performance, particularly in health science programs with high demands. Objective: To analyze the association between perceived academic stress and academic performance in first-year kinesiology students, considering gender differences an…

The influencing factors of the participation intention and behavior in organized scientific research of young teachers in modern industrial colleges—based on the theory of planned behavior and normative activation theory

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Organized scientific research is vital to implementing organized technological innovation in modern industrial colleges. Young teachers’ deep participation determines success. Based on the theory of planned behavior and normative activation, a survey of 309 young teachers from modern industrial coll…

Chain-mediated effects of career self-efficacy and career planning between social support and career anxiety in college soccer players

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the Career Anxiety of Chinese university high-level soccer players, to construct a chain mediation model, and to provide intervention suggestions to alleviate the Career Anxiety of this group. The study used questionnaires and collec…

Investigating cognitive flexibility and innovation in interdisciplinary project-based learning: the role of openness to learning and peer feedback quality in vocational education

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This study investigates how cognitive flexibility, engagement, and teamwork interact to foster problem-solving and innovation within interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) in vocational education. Drawing on Cognitive Flexibility Theory (CFT), Social Interdependence Theory (SIT), and Transfo…

The impact of internship experience on professional identity, motivation, and attitude among aviation service majors: a cross-sectional empirical study

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Introduction: China’s rapidly expanding aviation industry has created an urgent need for a motivated and professionally committed workforce. This study examined whether internship experience influences aviation students’ career motivation and professional attitude through the mediating role of profe…

The immediate and delayed effects of group activities on Chinese college students’ empathy: a longitudinal tracking study

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Although the role of empathy in reducing campus bullying has been receiving increasing attention, empirical research on the development of empathy and its delayed effects among college students is lacking. To examine the immediate and delayed effects of group activities on increases in empathy among…

Assessing key soft skills in organizational contexts: development and validation of the multiple soft skills assessment tool

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Introduction: Soft skills, also known as transversal skills, have gained significant attention in the organizational context due to their positive impact on various work-related outcomes. The present study aimed to develop and validate the Multiple Soft Skills Assessment Tool (MSSAT), a short self-r…

Influence of competitive attitude and self-efficacy on task motivation in vocational high school students: the moderating role of competitive environment in the context of ‘Lying Flat’ culture

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Introduction: In recent years, “lying flat” has emerged as a significant term in contemporary discourse, referring to the phenomenon where modern young people choose passive resistance due to a lack of motivation when facing various situations. These trends have the potential to diminish the future …

The High Five Model as a predictor of academic performance over conventional psychological predictors in university students

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Introduction: The High Five Model (HFM) categorizes five positive human characteristics-erudition, peace, joviality, honesty, and tenacity-utilizing an inductive psycholexic approach. This study examines the predictive power of HFM on academic performance among university students, hypothesizing tha…

Challenge-obstacle stressors and cyberloafing among higher vocational education students: the moderating role of smartphone addiction and Maladaptive

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The start of higher vocational education and training is a new stage for students with a challenge between theoretical classes and the new expectations and demands of companies during the internship period. To understand some of the implications of stress on cyberloafing, we can distinguish between …

Problem perception and problem regulation during online collaborative learning: what is important for successful collaboration?

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Background: University students frequently prepare for exams or presentations in self-organized study groups. For this purpose, they often use videoconferencing software. During their collaboration, they need to regulate emerging problems to ensure effective learning. We suppose that regulation is f…

How training quality, trainer competence, and satisfaction with training affect vocational identification of apprentices in vocational education programs

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Vocational identification means being identified with an organization and with one’s career. Both are key objectives of vocational education and training (VET) programs and advantageous for employees and employers. For employees, vocational identification is often associated with positive work-relat…

Quality culture, university-industry collaboration, and perceived employability among vocational students in China: a Yanpei Huang perspective

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Students’ perceived employability (SPE) can be seen as one of the indicators of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) quality. However, less is known about the determining factors of SPE in vocational education. As the founder of modern vocational education in China, Yanpei Huang ha…

Toward workforce integration: enhancements in adaptive behaviors and social communication skills among autistic young adults following vocational training course

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Background: Cognitively able autistic adults demonstrate low rates of employment due to social and vocational challenges. The current study aimed to examine changes in various areas among autistic young adults who participated in the ‘Roim Rachok’ (‘Looking Ahead’ in Hebrew) Training Course (RRTC). …

A study on Taiwan’s vocational senior high school teachers’ teaching identity and teaching transformation when facing a new competency-based curriculum

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Introduction: The competency of education is advocated in the 2023 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UNESCO encourages countries to provide inclusive, equitable, competency education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. Starting from 2019, 12-Year-Basic-Education, a new curriculu…

How is occupational identity affected by the family environment of publicly funded students in local normal colleges? A moderated mediation model

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The occupational identity of local publicly funded students is associated with the stability of rural teachers. To discuss the influence mechanisms of family environment, psychological capital, and professional commitment on occupational identity, this study examined 395 local publicly funded studen…

A Theory of Mental Frameworks: Contribution to the special issue in Frontiers Psychology on enhanced learning and teaching via neuroscience

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Problem-solving skills are highly valued in modern society and are often touted as core elements of school mission statements, desirable traits for job applicants, and as some of the most complex thinking that the brain is capable of executing. While learning to problem-solve is a goal of education,…

Integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics project-based learning for physics learning from neuroscience perspectives

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For many students, learning physics is difficult because of its abstractness. To help students to learn physics, we have developed the Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Projects Based Learning (STEM-PjBL) method based on principles from neuroscience. We believe that incorp…

The influence of internship satisfaction and the psychological contract on the career identity behavior of fresh graduates

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Introduction: Frequent resignation of young workers brings huge costs to the organizational management of enterprises. The frequent turnover behavior is a sign of low career identity, and exploring the paths that influence career identity behaviors is necessary. Previous studies have found that inte…
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