Influence of Work-Life Balance on Mental Health Among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction.

Background: Nurses constitute the backbone of the healthcare sector, often confronting elevated levels of work-related stress and emotional demands that can profoundly impact their mental well-being. Mental health is critical to nursing practice as it directly influences job performance, patient care quality, and workforce sustainability. This study examines the effects of work-life balance on the mental health of nurses in Pakistan while examining the intermediary effects of psychological capital and job satisfaction.

The Mediating Roles of Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and Mental Health Among College Teachers.

Background: The compromised well-being of educators engenders a range of educational, social, and economic issues that cannot be adequately addressed through the mere awareness of risk factors. The present research explores the mediating roles of self-compassion and emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) on the relationship between academic teachers' psychological resilience and mental health.

Methods: A total of 405 academic teachers from four colleges in Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia, participated in the study between September and November 2023.

Leveraging digital skills to reduce cognitive strain: Implications for academic self-efficacy in medical education.

Background: Digital literacy influences academic behaviors, especially in medical education, where students encounter considerable academic challenges. However, the effects of this phenomenon on academic self-efficacy and cognitive load remain inadequately understood.

Objectives: This research explores the relationships between digital literacy and academic self-efficacy, emphasizing the mediating role of cognitive load and its various dimensions among medical students in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Predicting online learning experiences in sports education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for pedagogical strategies.

This research aims to assess the predictors that impact the online learning experiences (OLEs) of undergraduate sports students amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak utilizing the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. An online survey was employed using the cluster sampling method to systematically examine the associations among the variables related to the OLE of sports students. A sample size of 402 undergraduate sports students from two universities in China was chosen and surveyed.

Correction: The hidden costs of inflation: A critical analysis of industrial development and environmental consequences.

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