Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
July 24, 2026
Yuan Zheng, Xiaomin Chang, M Q Zhang et al.
The mediators and moderators of the effect of mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions (MCBIs) on parental burnout are not yet well understood. This study examined the impact of an MCBI on parental burnout in China, investigated the mediating roles of parenting stress, mindful parenting, and self-compassion, and explored the moderating effects of baseline mindful parenting, baseline...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
July 20, 2026
Xiaochen Zhao
Generative language models seem to refute Hubert Dreyfus’s verdict that AI can never match human “knowing-how.” Re-reading Dreyfus through Heidegger, this paper argues that the decisive divide is not skilled coping versus rules, but correlational patterning versus teleological causation. The latter is termed causal-intentional binding —Dasein’s future-oriented act of opening meanings for which...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
July 9, 2026
Shudian Cao, Soh Kim Geok, Zi Wang et al.
Mental fatigue (MF) negatively affects athletes’ performance, particularly in basketball, where decision-making and technical skills are crucial. This study aims to examine whether a 30-min short-term audio mindfulness intervention could mitigate MF-induced decline in basketball technical performance. This study employed the cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) design. A total of 54 male...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
July 1, 2026
Fengli Mu, Zixiao Zhang, Ziqiang Gao et al.
The integration of mindfulness practice within online training programs has gained traction due to its potential to enhance learning effectiveness. This study investigates the impact of a 9-min online mindfulness exercise on mitigating distractions during online learning and their influence on training effectiveness. Two empirical studies ( n study 1 = 93, n study 2 = 116) were conducted within...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
June 30, 2026
Gan Tan, Jie Yang, Lan Cheng
This study examines the dynamics between charismatic leadership and the Mandate of Heaven (tianming, 天命) in the Boxer Uprising (1899–1901), analyzing how religious authority was constructed, exercised, and ultimately collapsed. Drawing on Max Weber’s theory of charismatic authority and the historical genealogy of tianming discourse, the research develops an integrative “Sacred Mobilization...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
June 25, 2026
Liu Liu
Abstract It is well-established that phenomenology is about both existent and imaginary entities. The latter category encompasses necessary beings, hypothetical objects, possible objects, and modal properties. Given the vast range of potential intentional objects for intentional states, the total number of such mental states would vastly exceed the number of possible physical states. This...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
June 20, 2026
Zdena Kráľová, Gregor Vnučko, Gabor Pintes
Abstract The integration of contemplative practices in foreign language teaching (FLT) has gained increasing attention for its potential to enrich educational experiences and outcomes. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence on contemplative practices in FLT and examines their reported advantages, limitations, pedagogical implications, and geographical distribution. Following...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
May 2, 2026
Bassam Khoury
This paper examines how we arrived at a historical moment in which contemplative practices are widely disseminated, yet collective suffering, polarization, wars and genocides, and ecological degradation persist. Thepaper aims to analyze evolutionary, psychological, cultural, and institutional barriers that constrain the cultivation and societal scaling of contemplative practices, namely...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
April 17, 2026
Sevil Mehdilou, F Davari Dolatabadi, Masoomeh Yaghoobi
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This article develops the Existential Hologram as a configurational model for analysing how sacred presence becomes experientially available in architecture. Rather than treating presence as symbolic content lodged in built form, the model approaches it as a fragile yet repeatable achievement that arises when four analytic fields—Embodied, Mnemonic, Symbolic, and Resonant—are coupled under LUX,...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
April 17, 2026
Mohamed Ali, Rasha Mohamed Abdelrahman, Dimah Saleh Abdulaziz Alyousef et al.
This study examined the indirect effect of student engagement (behavioral, emotional, and cognitive) in the relationship between mindfulness and flourishing among university students. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, with data collected from 618 students (Mage = 24.3, SD = 4.97) across various academic disciplines. Student engagement was measured using the Arabic version of the...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
April 6, 2026
Xinyue Tian, Benqian Sang
Religious practices have long been studied for their psychological effects, yet their relationship to human pleasure systems remains underexplored. This study investigates how practices such as prayer, scripture chanting, asceticism, and meditation interact with neural pleasure circuits. Through neurobiological analysis and psychological evidence, we examine responses documented during various...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
April 1, 2026
Dion Satrio Nugroho
Egoic dynamics have shaped human cognition, social structures, and technological systems for tens of thousands of years, yet their historical continuity remains theoretically underdeveloped. This paper reconstructs a genealogy of egoic development from early survival logics to its contemporary algorithmic forms. Drawing on active inference accounts of self maintenance, developmental psychology,...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
March 13, 2026
Bryan Kam, Isabela Granic
Abstract This paper presents “ Neither/Nor ,” a philosophical synthesis which defines conceptual and experiential modes of knowing as complementary skills which can be deliberately trained and oscillated. The paper argues that neither theory (concepts) nor practice (experience) alone can suffice for desirable outcomes in personal flourishing or scientific inquiry. Drawing from Western and...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
March 12, 2026
Mengyun Wang, Quan Xu
International altruism is crucial for promoting global stability and peaceful development. Thus, it is vital to identify factors that can enhance international altruism. Building upon the revised small-self hypothesis, we investigated whether dispositional awe affects international altruism, as well as the mediating roles of self-transcendence and identity with all humanity (IWAH), in different...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
September 25, 2025
S. Devadas Pillai, Hemaa Manimaran, Glenn B. Mannheim et al.
Integrated Amrita Meditation-35 (IAM®-35) is a 35-min meditation practice introduced by Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), integrating gentle yoga postures, breath regulation, and Bhāvanā , an ancient contemplative principle meaning “bringing into being”. Although Bhāvanā appears in classical Indian texts such as the Bhāvanopaniṣad , IAM®-35 was developed independently by Amma,...