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Barriers and Facilitators to Binge-Watching Using the Theoretical Domains Framework
Using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), this rapid review coded the barriers and facilitators to binge-watching and identified corresponding behaviour change techniques (BCTs) for intervention purposes. Twenty-nine studies reporting influences on binge-watching fulfilled the inclusion criteria and passed quality appraisal checks. Data were extracted and coded accordingly, as informed by the TDF. Findings indicate that most facilitators focused on the goals of binge-watching, such as escapism, and the social influences, such as companionship, while most barriers related to behavioural regulation, such as self-control and self-regulation. BCTs included ‘Goal setting (outcome)’, ‘Social comparison’, and ‘Self-monitoring of behaviour’. Results suggest intervention strategies targeting facilitators to binge-watching by incorporating the identified BCTs may succeed in inhibiting binge-watching behaviours. However, accounting for the intensity of binge-watching was not an objective of the present review; therefore, future research should take into account the varying levels of engagement in binge-watching when developing interventions.
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  • 13 Aug 2024
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Effect of Facial Skin Temperature
The presence of stress and anxiety during simulation-based learning may affect the performance outcomes. This study takes advantage of infrared thermal imaging to study the relationship between differences in facial skin temperature and the perception of anxiety throughout a cardiac arrest simulated scenario. The analysis of facial temperature variations showed good correlations with either the anxiety scale or standard quality resuscitation parameters, showing consistent thermographic profiles for the forehead, maxillary and periorbital areas.
  • 655
  • 08 Dec 2021
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COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Resistance
The pandemic of the infectious disease COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus drastically changed the world and led to the so-called “new normality”. It was reflected in reduced social and physical contacts, considerable changes in business operations, loss of employment, mental health impairment, endangerment of material existence, etc. While the situation seemed hopeless at the outset of the pandemic, generating great fear and anxiety, people became mentally accustomed to the new situation over time. The situation was significantly improved upon with the discovery of vaccines, but the emergence of vaccines was accompanied by new dilemmas, social divisions and conflicts. The point of contention between experts and citizens was the vaccine’s safety. Contradictory information started spreading through social networks, creating huge animosity among citizens.
  • 654
  • 15 Sep 2022
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Consumption Motivation at High-Speed Rail Stations
Exploring passengers’ consumption motivation can provide the basis for arranging commercial activities in high-speed rail (HSR) stations to generate more revenue for operations. The passenger traffic at five major HSR stations in Taiwan were evaluated. Based on the results of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and DEMATEL-based on the analytical network process methods, it is shown that station attributes and consumption environment attributes are key factors that impact product attributes. Moreover, store location, commercial activities offered, product diversity, time pressure, and service convenience have a “cause” characteristic and, therefore, should be focused on when deploying commercial services at HSR stations.
  • 645
  • 05 May 2022
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Environmentally Responsible Behavior in National Forest Trails
Tourism has been developing rapidly and causing various effects on ecological environment around the world. The impact of forest hiking trails is of particular importance, as they pass through natural areas with greater ecosystem diversity, such as mountains and forests. Therefore, enhancing tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) on forest trails has become an important issue to be addressed. Scholars have applied different theories to study ERB, including the theory of planned behavior (TPB), attitude behavior context theory, the norm activation model (NAM), and value belief norm theory (VBN). The extant literature on ERB can be categorized into two primary perspectives, namely, rationality- and morality-based approaches.
  • 644
  • 20 May 2022
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Moral Foundational Theory and Framing
Framing grew from Prospect Theory: this theory centres on the finding that “decisions taken by individuals can be altered by presenting information in logically equivalent but semantically different ways”. Moral Foundational Framing is a specific form of framing that seeks to marry Moral Foundations Theory with framing. To this end, frames are laden with words that evoke certain moral foundations. 
  • 641
  • 31 May 2022
Topic Review
The Psychology of Forgiveness
Forgiveness psychology is a thriving field with ample implications for personal and relational well-being, community health, international relations, and politics. The aim of this entry is to briefly introduce the science of forgiveness that emerged over three decades ago and document its major developments. In this entry, definitions of forgiveness, the emergence of the scientific study on forgiveness, models of forgiveness, forgiveness education, measures of forgiveness, and benefits of forgiveness will be discussed, followed by several implications for consideration.
  • 641
  • 13 May 2024
Topic Review
Continuous Innovation
Continuous innovation has become a key to gaining a sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the 21st century. Mindfulness and engagement could be characteristic mechanisms of high-quality leader–member exchange (LMX) that helps to facilitate innovation. Practical implications include its creative value in gaining a competitive edge over market competitors and helping organizations to find a sustainable source for their consistent growth through their human capital and innovative potential. 
  • 640
  • 13 May 2021
Topic Review
Green Ads, Emotional Arousal and Purchase Intention
Green marketing theory explores rationales for minimizing the environmental effect of value production, as well as trade. Green marketing indicates that an organization is market-oriented and operates sustainably. Green marketing is defined as promotional activities targeted at achieving advantages by influencing customer behavior toward a company. The way consumers respond to green marketing messages is a topic that attracts significant interest. more specifically, it is interesting to investigate and comprehend the impact of emotional appeals (positive and negative) in green advertising and how they influence consumer attitudes toward green advertisements and intentions to make environmentally conscious purchases.
  • 634
  • 20 Sep 2023
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Behavioral and Psychiatric Observations in Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) consists of a group of heterogeneous genetic neurobehavioral disorders associated with developmental impairments in social communication skills and stereotypic, rigid or repetitive behaviors. Behavioral and psychiatric disorders are more prevalent in autistic individuals compared to the general population, and their symptom overlap with core features of autism can create diagnostic challenges. 
  • 626
  • 03 Apr 2023
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Automobile Consumers’ Low-Carbon Purchase Intention
Low-carbon buying consciousness is a kind of tacit knowledge, which was put forward by Michael Polanyi in Philosophy in 1958. “There are two kinds of human knowledge,” he argued. “What is usually described as knowledge” expressed in written words, charts and mathematical formulas, is only one type of knowledge. And unexpressed knowledge, like the knowledge that people have when they are doing something, is a different kind of knowledge. He called the former explicit knowledge and the latter tacit knowledge. Scholars have made great achievements in the study of tacit knowledge. Consumers are a group, and the classic model to study the trend of the crowd is the Susceptible Infected Recovered Model (SIR).
  • 625
  • 31 Aug 2022
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Cytokines as Selected Biomarkers of Depression
Depression is one of the leading mental illnesses worldwide and lowers the quality of life of many. According to WHO, about 5% of the worldwide population suffers from depression. Studies report a staggering global prevalence of 27.6%, and it is rising. Professionally, depression belonging to affective disorders is a psychiatric illness, and the category of major depressive disorder (MDD) comprises various diagnoses related to persistent and disruptive mood disorders. Due to this fact, it is imperative to find a way to assess depression quantitatively using a specific biomarker or a panel of biomarkers that would be able to reflect the patients’ state and the effects of therapy. Cytokines, hormones, oxidative stress markers, and neuropeptides are studied in association with depression. 
  • 623
  • 31 Jan 2023
Topic Review
Impact of Personality Traits on Charitable Donations
Given the serious humanitarian crises encountered by the modern world, it is more crucial than ever to build a society based on solidarity, compassion, empathy, and a sense of teamwork and cooperation. It is evident that a person’s personality traits may affect their altruistic attitudes and, consequently, how one behaves across all social contexts. Therefore, how people perceive and interpret their social environments and experiences can be varied depending on their personality, which is an interesting subject of research. 
  • 623
  • 21 Sep 2023
Topic Review
Adoption of Renewable Energy Sources
Energy is the determining factor of well-being and sustainable development. Global energy consumption depends on fossil fuels, such as natural gases, oil, and coal, contributing to global economic progress. However, this situation has deteriorated human health, social well-being, and environmental sustainability, with issues such as air pollution, acid rain, and global climate change. Consequently, sustainable development strategies have been widely followed around the world. 
  • 620
  • 13 Nov 2023
Topic Review
Flow Experiences and Virtual Tourism
Virtual technology has brought new development opportunities to the tourism market and is expected to help the tourism industry cope with the challenges issuing from the COVID-19 pandemic. Flow experiences can make tourists more optimistic about virtual tourism technology, reduce tourists’ technical discomfort, and enhance tourists’ perceptions of usefulness and ease of use. 
  • 601
  • 24 May 2022
Topic Review
Human-like Behavior of Service Robot and Social Distance
Human likeness refers to the degree to which a robot looks and behaves like a human. Human likeness includes two categories: human-like appearance and human-like behavior. Appearance describes the static aspects of the robot (look, sound, sense of touch, etc.), while behavior describes the dynamic aspects of the robot (actions, expressions, emotions, etc.). In the process of human–robot interaction, humans would perceive social distance from the robot. Social distance can be understood as the closeness between two individuals’ relationships.
  • 594
  • 08 Jul 2022
Topic Review
Social Support Among Siblings of Children with Cancer
Siblings of children with cancer need support to ameliorate the challenges they encounter; however, little is known about what types and sources of support exist for siblings.
  • 589
  • 08 Feb 2022
Topic Review
Teleworking and Online Shopping
Work and shopping constitute two of the main purposes for urban mobility, and are responsible for the largest share of passenger transport activity. The transport sector is the second largest source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in Europe mainly due to road transport activity and -given the importance of Climate Change- is in need of solutions that minimise its environmental footprint. Teleworking and e-commerce are two technology-enabled options that can modify individual daily mobility patterns and potentially reduce total transport demand and its associated impacts (energy consumption, CO2, pollutant emissions, congestion, etc.). 
  • 587
  • 13 Jul 2021
Topic Review
Reframing Recycling Behaviour through Consumers’ Perceptions
Recycling behaviour is different across contexts due to many disparate factors underlying people’s waste generation and recycling behaviours from one context to another. According to the findings, buying and consumption behaviour and waste generation patterns influence the way consumers engage in recycling. 
  • 586
  • 20 Dec 2021
Topic Review
Global COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance
COVID-19 vaccines have met varying levels of acceptance and hesitancy in different parts of the world, which has implications for eliminating the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • 581
  • 28 Jan 2022
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