Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences is an open access, peer-reviewed publication series published by Darcy & Roy Press. It aims to publish conference proceedings dealing with all areas of education, sociology, economics, psychology, history, geography, linguistics, etc.
Non-Pharmaceutical Psychological Interventions for Adult ADHD: A Comparative Literature Review
Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is estimated to affect 2.5–5% of adults globally. Although medication remains a first-line treatment, many individuals experience only partial benefit, unwanted side effects or discontinue use over time. This review examines current evidence on four major non-pharmacological interventions—cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based approaches, psychoeducation, and cognitive training—and discusses their effectiveness and clinical relevance. Findings from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses show consistent clinician-rated improvements across all four interventions. CBT shows the most consistent effects, leading to reductions in symptoms and improvements in daily functioning. Mindfulness-based interventions are particularly effective in enhancing attention and emotional regulation, while psychoeducation improves participants’ understanding of ADHD and their self-management skills. Cognitive training yields modest gains in cognitive performance, though its transfer to real-world functioning appeared limited. Top-down approaches such as CBT and psychoeducation, and bottom-up methods like mindfulness and cognitive training, represent complementary therapeutic pathways. Combining these evidence-based strategies within individualized, multimodal treatment plans may improve outcomes for adults with ADHD beyond what medication alone can achieve.
Adult ADHD, Psychological interventions, CBT, Psychoeducation, Mindfulness-based interventions, Comparative effectiveness.
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The Complex Character from the Perspective of Digital Game and Literature: Using Phainon in the Honkai: Star Rail as an Example
The essay using the Phainon in the Chinese ACGN game: Honkai: Star Rail as an example, analyzes the diversity of these characters, dividing into aspects of inner text and outer text, showing the diverse symptoms including hope and love, Messiah complex, infinite narrative, dramatic conflict, round character design, and the beautiful, strength, but tragic tropes. Then, the PV and other promotional videos, along with strategies for photographic methods, will be analyzed. Through it, readers can discover that the dates outside the text itself demonstrate that the diverse ideas mentioned above can be certified by them. After that, a wide analysis about the recreation and the acceptance will be shown, involving a brief dates search about the creation. The dates show that the recreation and acceptance greatly improve the construction of characters. Over the analysis above, readers can draw the conclusion that the character of Phainon has a high level of artistry.
Prospects for Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) in Bipolar Disorder (BD) Based on Cross-diagnostic Evidence
With the development of digital technology, Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) has become an emerging form of psychotherapy as an extension of traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Patients with bipolar disorder are under significant social pressure, which not only affects their personal well-being but also has a profound impact on society as a whole. They need more opportunities for psychological treatment and social support. Therefore, this article will systematically review the progress of Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) and its treatment of bipolar disorder (BD), with the aim of summarizing and analyzing the trends and key issues of ICBT in the treatment of bipolar disorder. ICBT is a psychological treatment based on cognitive behavioral therapy, and its effects have been proven at various clinical and psychological levels. This review covers the field of psychotherapy in the field of mental health, focusing on the current research direction, the prospect of cross-diagnostic treatment, and the feasibility of ICBT.
Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, bipolar disorder, cross-diagnostic application, efficacy, prospects.
The Impact of IP Co-Branding on the Construction and Dissemination of Brand Culture
The commercial development of IP industry partnerships has received widespread attention. However, in the context of a highly information-dense and saturated market, there are still deficiencies in the brand value perception and development strategies. This article analyzes the development background, underlying logic, symbiotic relationship between culture and business, potential problems, and corresponding development strategies and suggestions of IP industry partnerships. The analysis concludes that, based on IP partnerships, there are issues with brand positioning errors and the development strategies not matching the brand development. The following suggestions are proposed: Firstly, evaluate the brand value to ensure that the brand value is compatible during the cooperation. Secondly, establish a brand value protection mechanism to avoid having the value swallowed by the cooperating brand during the cooperation period. Finally, deepen the strategic synergy value creation to ensure that each business cooperation enhances the brand value and enables the strategy and brand to develop together, building sustainable brand development. Let IP industry partnerships, as a means, become the winning formula for brand development.
Cultural empowerment, IP industry, collaboration.
Curriculum Design and Implementation of Integrating Popular Music Learning Path into College Music Education
Against the backdrop of the deep integration of popular music into youth cultural life, music education in universities urgently needs to solve the practical problem of the disconnect between traditional curriculum systems and the demand for talents in the new era. This article focuses on the integration path of music education and popular music in universities, exploring a professional curriculum system that balances theoretical depth and practical value from dimensions such as curriculum design principles, multi-level learning path construction, and implementation guarantee mechanisms. By integrating theoretical teaching, practical training, and interdisciplinary resources, and linking media and digital technology fields to optimize course structure and teaching methods, combined with research data from universities, the implementation of integrated courses has increased student classroom participation rate to 91%, and the music job competency attainment rate to 85%, effectively filling the gaps in traditional music education and injecting vitality into aesthetic education work. Research provides practical solutions for the reform of music education in universities, helping to cultivate versatile music talents that meet industry needs.
College Music Education, Popular Music, Curriculum Design, Learning Paths, Teaching Implementation.
Adaptive Color Strategies in App Icons in the Digital Era
As the digital age advances and brand and digital media globalization accelerates, color has gained heightened significance within application icon identification systems. Previous research has primarily centered on the impact of color in fundamental recognition processes and aesthetic appreciation, yet it has relatively overlooked the variations within color design frameworks and how these distinctions affect user ‘s cognitive patterns and communication efficiency. In modern society, there is a noticeable trend towards digital-oriented and minimalist aesthetics, which can be observed across various fields such as fashion, interior design, and media production, all tending to adopt a more straightforward and universally appealing approach. Under such circumstances, brand color plans need to not only stand out from competitors but also ensure their effectiveness across various platforms and media channels, with the ability to be adapted and extended. By employing case analysis and comparative research approaches, this research investigates how color strategies perform in mobile app icon designs, highlighting their role in enhancing brand recognition and boosting communication effectiveness within the digital context. The findings of this research aim to assist new brands in making the most of their color palettes throughout the design phase, offering valuable insights for subsequent brand identity creation and cross-platform message delivery.
Mobile icons, color adaptation, digital era.
An Analysis of Liability Determination Frameworks: A Comprehensive Review and Model
Under the framework of a comprehensive registration system, imbalances in the attribution of securities intermediary liability have become increasingly evident. This study addresses the civil liability determination of intermediaries in cases of false securities statements, focusing on the implementation of proportional joint liability and the development of a quantitative calculation model. Current judicial practice faces several challenges such as interpretative difficulties, inconsistent rulings, misalignment between liability and fault, and confusion regarding liability forms—significantly hindering the realization of the principle of “responsibility proportionate to fault”. To systematically resolve these issues, the study proposes legislative amendments to introduce specialized securities liability provisions and judicial interpretations to establish the legal status of proportional joint liability. Additionally, an innovative “three-dimensional dynamic liability calculation model” is developed. Validated through cases such as Kangmei Pharmaceutical, Jinya Technology, and Baqianli, the model generally aligns well with judicial rulings, demonstrating strong applicability. However, issues such as insufficient industry benchmark differentiation, the rationality of adjustment parameters, and liability form identification remain. Future efforts should focus on refining industry benchmarks, setting adjustment limits, and embedding judicial reasoning, while promoting legislative and interpretive improvements to establish a comprehensive responsibility attribution mechanism.
Misrepresentation on Securities Market, Proportional Joint and Several Liability, Securities Service Institutions.
The Overseas Dissemination Model of Chinese Online Literature: A Case Study of Webnovel
This paper examines the circulation of the Chinese online literature abroad using Webnovel (Qidian International) as a case study, which will illustrate that the dissemination of Chinese online literature is mediated by the platform instead of diffusing spontaneously as a cultural phenomenon. It is shown that translation systems, participatory fan communities, and monetization architectures are three infrastructural processes that have collaborated to achieve the international success of Webnovel. Translation is introduced as an efficiency-based infrastructure that standardizes genre fiction to be read worldwide; fan communities develop to be cultural intermediaries whose interpretative work and advertising efforts continue to keep the spread going; and access is organized into the process of monetization, simultaneously producing economic classification into reading habits. Combined, these work to make Webnovel an exporter of a whole culture of production. It has been concluded in the paper that overseas dissemination can be seen as a platformized process, which is defined by information management, labor extraction, and ecosystem design, and not as an enactment of cultural soft power.
Online literature, Webnovel, overseas dissemination, fan translation, monetization model.
Big Data Approaches to Mood Disorders: Applications of Digital Phenotyping, Personal Sensing, and Multimodal Data Integration
This review discusses how big data approaches, digital phenotyping, personal sensing, and multimodal data integration, are revolutionizing research and clinical care in mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder. These approaches enable the continuous, ecologically valid, and personalized monitoring of behavioural and physiological phenotypes that go well beyond episodic assessments. Digital phenotyping involves the use of smartphone and wearable sensors to monitor individuals passively and in real-time, collecting data on activity, sleep, mobility, and communication. Personal sensing involves the integration of multiple streams of data to detect deviations from the person's own baseline. Multimodal frameworks integrate sensor-based, clinical, and self-report data through machine learning approaches to improve prediction accuracy and to aid in distinguishing valid diagnoses. Empirical work has shown the feasibility and clinical utility of these approaches, including the use of smartphone and wearable data to predict depressive risk and to identify early signs of bipolar relapse, as well as improving diagnostic accuracy through integration. However, the present study demonstrates that, algorithmic transparency, and real-world clinical validation. Importantly, the promise of big data in mental health care will only be realized through rigorous attention to explainable AI, large-scale replication, and ethical governance.
Explainable artificial intelligence, ethical governance, digital phenotyping, personal sensing, mood disorders.
Dual Application of Punitive Damages in Environmental Public Interest Litigation and Private Litigation
Article 1232 of the "Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China" establishes a punitive damages system for environmental infringement cases. While the applicability of punitive damages to the protection of private environmental rights is well-established, their permissibility within environmental civil public interest litigation remains a subject for legal deliberation. The academic community has long been divided on this issue, with two prevailing perspectives: one affirming and the other denying. Recent jurisprudence, however, illustrates a paradoxical trend diverging from theoretical predictions: a marked decline in punitive damages awards in private environmental litigation, coinciding with their progressive adoption in environmental civil public interest cases. This divergence between judicial practice and legal theory warrants further investigation. This paper examines the doctrinal legitimacy of imposing punitive damages in public interest litigation, while concurrently investigating the jurisprudential constraints and underlying rationales for their circumscribed application in private environmental tort disputes, from the perspectives of both public interest and private rights litigation.
Environmental infringement liability, punitive damages, environmental public interest litigation, environmental private rights litigation.
How Canada Goose Brand Marketing Utilizes "Cold Imagery" to Achieve Global Communication
Canada Goose is a Canadian company that specializes in the manufacture of parkas and winter coats. Initially, it was a small firm that produced coats for scientists and workers, but over the last two decades, it has become synonymous with luxury. This article seeks to understand how imagery like this operates. It examines three broad areas. Firstly, the numerous ways coldness itself is symbolized. First, the marketing strategies that allow consumers to feel and perform coldness. And third, how this strategy has contributed to the global growth of the brand. The conversation also refers to the risks. Canada Goose benefits from its cold story, but also faces the accusation of greenwashing, cultural adaptation issues, and the forever luxury challenge: how to remain elite while expanding sales. Overall, the case illustrates that cold imagery can be a powerful branding device but is by no means an easy one.
cold imagery, luxury branding, symbolic consumption, experiential marketing, globalization.
Generative AI–Driven Rumor Propagation Chains and the Dilemma of Legal Governance
Under the influence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI), the mechanisms and chains of rumor generation and dissemination have undergone significant transformation. Generative AI not only reduces the cost of rumor fabrication but also enhances the credibility and deceptiveness of false information. Diverse motivational drivers, precision-targeted dissemination, audience psychological mechanisms, and algorithmic recommendation systems collectively accelerate the spread and amplification of AI-generated rumors. However, current legal governance faces multiple dilemmas: the rapid evolution of AI technology has outpaced legislative progress; evidentiary identification is complicated by the technical opacity of AI systems; and cross-border coordination remains fragmented. To address these challenges, this paper argues that: (1) at the technical level, regulatory mechanisms should be developed to strengthen AI content detection, traceability, and authenticity verification; (2) at the societal level, public empowerment should be enhanced through media literacy education to block rumor dissemination; and (3) at the legal level, accountability mechanisms should be refined to optimize the governance of AI-generated rumors.
Generative Artificial Intelligence, Rumor Propagation, Legal Governance, Algorithmic Recommendation Mechanisms.
The Legal Regulation of Online Live Streaming Infringement: Platform Liability
With the rapid development of live streaming in the digital economy, new transaction models such as live-streaming sales have improved transaction efficiency while also giving rise to infringement risks such as false advertising and misleading marketing. Compared with traditional e-commerce, live streaming on the Internet is highly dependent on the technical architecture, rule design and algorithm distribution of the platform. The generation and spread of its infringement risks show characteristics such as multiple subjects, complex scenarios and rapid dissemination. Although the current legal framework has provided a basic basis for the governance of online transaction infringement, there are still application predicaments in aspects such as the determination of platform responsibility, the division of obligation boundaries, and the operation of relief mechanisms. Based on this, this paper analyzes the legal regulation of online live-streaming infringement. On the basis of sorting out the current predicament of online live-streaming infringement, it focuses on discussing the deficiencies of the current system from the perspective of platform responsibility, and proposes to take the platform’s risk control ability as the core Through the institutional improvement path of typified configuration of responsibility structure, strengthening the obligation of risk prevention and control in advance, improving the internal governance mechanism of the platform, and promoting the collaborative governance of multiple subjects. This article aims to provide normative analysis and institutional references for the legal governance of online live-streaming infringement.
Online live streaming infringement; platform responsibility; obligation of security guarantee legal regulation digital platform governance.
The Modern Transformation of Traditional Culture and the Phenomenon of the Popularity of Cultural and Creative Products from the Forbidden City
In the era of globalization and digitalization, the modern transformation of traditional culture has become a key proposition for cultural inheritance and innovation. As a masterpiece of excellent traditional Chinese culture, the Forbidden City has achieved a magnificent transformation from a "cold" historical symbol to an "internet-famous" cultural IP through digital technology empowerment, youthful expression innovation, and breakthroughs in commercial operation. However, traditional culture still faces the dual dilemmas of "inheritance gap" and "lack of innovation". This paper takes the Forbidden City's cultural and creative phenomenon as the research object, and deeply explores the transformation path and success logic behind it. The analysis in this paper concludes that the core of the Forbidden City's cultural and creative success lies in its transformation from serious cultural relics to fashionable IP through "creative empowerment" and "emotional connection". Based on this, this paper proposes the following suggestions: building immersive cultural experiences, breaking down cultural communication barriers, and constructing a cultural consumption ecosystem.
Traditional culture, modern transformation, cultural and creative products of the Forbidden City, cultural dissemination, commercial monetization.
How Can Intangible Cultural Heritage Gain New Vitality: A Study on the Activation Path of Nanjü from the Perspective of Interaction, Exchange, and Integration
As a local opera genre in southwestern Hubei that integrates multiple vocal styles, Nanjü has been inscribed on China’s national list of intangible cultural heritage. Once on the verge of extinction due to transmission crises, it has regained vitality in recent years under the guiding concept of “creative transformation and innovative development.” From the perspective of “interaction, exchange, and integration,” this paper systematically examines the modernization path of Nanjü through three dimensions: cultural narrative, performance space, and innovative practice. The study finds that: first, its lyrics deeply integrate Confucian ethics with Tujia culture, forming a cultural tapestry of “harmony in diversity”; second, its performance spaces have shifted from traditional opera stages to modern public venues, reshaping a virtuous cycle of cultural dissemination and economic benefits; finally, innovative works represented by Xilankapu and Bense verify that activating intangible heritage elements and introducing technological narratives make the “Two Innovations” principle an effective path for the living inheritance of Nanjü. The experience of Nanjü provides valuable insights for the contemporary protection and development of similar intangible cultural heritage.
Nanjü, intangible cultural heritage, interaction exchange and integration, living inheritance.
A Study on the Immersive Communication Mechanism of Artistic Experiences in the Context of Technology-Mediated Interactions
The digital technology deeply rooted into cultural behaviors gives way to a new form of artistic communication defined as "immersion" in place of "seeing." This work proposes a technology-mediated perspective, which integrates media ecology, embodied cognition and technology-mediated theory. This produces a 3D analytical framework which can be identified as "sensory-symbolic-social", and shows how technology clusters stimulate the generation of immersive art experience through multi-modality and sensorial recognition, narrative reconstruction and social relational re-definition. It further proposes a closed-loop mechanism model of input-mediation-output-feedback, explaining the dynamic synergy among art communication, technological systems and users. Furthermore, a randomized controlled experiment in which there were 60 subjects revealed how highly interactive mediation considerably enhances spatial presence, emotional awareness and social presence. A process of evolution transforms the user from ‘spectator’ to “co-creator” where the meaning of art is written through algorithmic interaction or embodiment. A model of theoretical inspection from this work, verifiable and empirical, should give an understanding as to how technology reshapes the power structures and mechanisms of value determination involved in the artistic communication sphere.
Immersive Communication, Artistic Experiences, Technology Intermediaries.
The Boundary and Application of the Duty of Safety in Platform Tort Liability------Based on the Construction of a Dynamic Scenario-Based Assessment System
Article 1198 of the Civil Code stipulates that online platforms must fulfill the duty of safety within "reasonable limits." However, the vague boundary of "reasonable limits" has led to significant divergence in judicial rulings. There is an urgent need to reconstruct the method for determining the platform's duty of safety, comprehensively considering its scope and depth. This paper argues for abandoning a static, unified standard and instead constructing a dynamic scenario-based assessment system centered on service type, risk level, and platform control capability. Addressing the dilemmas in judicial practice, the following suggestions are proposed: refining a graded and categorized list of platform obligations, clarifying core duties for different types and scenarios; introducing a "Risk Probability Model" (Probability × Severity / Cost) to quantify the reasonableness of safety measures; applying presumption of fault liability to balance the burden of proof; and determining liability hierarchically based on the platform's degree of involvement (joint and several liability for direct infringement, proportional liability for indirect infringement). Through the synergistic effect of a three-dimensional dynamic framework (service type, risk level, control capability), quantitative models, and a hierarchical mechanism, it is hoped to achieve a multi-faceted balance between user rights protection, platform innovation and development, and judicial efficiency.
Platform Tort Liability, Duty of Safety, Dynamic Scenario-Based Assessment, Risk Probability Model, Presumption of Fault.
Rules for Determining "Public" Circumstances in Crimes Related to the Harm of Children's Physical and Mental Health and Their Judicial Application
The determination of "public" in crimes related to the harm of children's physical and mental health varies in severity, affecting the consistency and continuity of judicial standards. Through legal hermeneutics analysis, this paper proposes a determination rule based on the "functional substance theory" and centered on "perceived possibility." The scope is expanded from physical to virtual, recognizing that live online broadcasts watched by multiple people in real time qualify as "public," while recorded broadcasts do not; temporary closure of public places, resulting in the loss of the possibility of perception by unspecified individuals, does not constitute "public." A determination path based on three dimensions—"degree of openness," "people density," and "visibility of behavior"—is constructed to define the "openness and unspecified nature" of public places. This provides support for the rule of law process of proportionality between crime and punishment and offers guidance for resolving the dilemma of lenient sentencing and the disregard for aggravating circumstances.
Child molestation, Public Places, Protection of Minors, Application of Criminal Law.
Beyond Semantics: The Role of Parental Home Language in the Socio-Cognitive Development of Left-Behind Children in Rural China
China's rapid urbanization has presented society with an unprecedented demographic issue known as the "left-behind children" (LBC). Regarding the 60 million minors left in rural areas while their parents moved away to find employment, current research only studies economic remittances or general forms of psychological pathology. However, there has been little research conducted regarding how language specifically serves as a developmental tool. This review of literature examines how a migrant parental home language (PHL)—which encompasses a unique set of language varieties, communication styles, and degrees of communicative quality—affects LBC from four different perspectives—linguistic basis, cognitive capability, emotional attachment, and social integration. The analysis indicates that PHL serves as an important support structure for developing early vocabulary and also acts as a "safety net" for managing feelings. For example, children whose parents interact with them using PHL often have a higher degree of cognitive flexibility and social identity development than those children who are not given such interaction. Where children receive little or no exposure to PHL, they may experience linguistic decline and emotional detachment. It is the position of this paper that maintaining the PHL is vital to addressing the developmental gap for the LBC, and that a "Dual-Language Strategy" can assist families in managing their language.
Left-behind Children; Parental Home Language; Remote Parenting; Socio-cognitive Development; Dual-Language Strategy.
The Impact of Cultural Adaptation on Turnover Intention of Overseas Employees
This study focuses on how cultural distance influences the turnover intention of expatriates and analyzes the roles of adjustment stress and perceived organizational support. Based on cross-cultural management and social exchange theories, a framework is developed to explain the psychological process linking cultural distance to expatriates' intention to leave. Using simulated survey data, the study analyzes the relationships among cultural distance, adjustment stress, turnover intention, and perceived organizational support, and considers differences in host-country regions. The results show that greater cultural distance is associated with higher adjustment stress, which leads to an increase in expatriates' turnover intention. Adjustment stress plays a significant role in how cultural distance affects turnover attitudes. In addition, perceived organizational support decreases the positive relationship between adjustment stress and turnover intention. The findings suggest that the effect of cultural distance on adjustment stress varies across countries. Overall, this study contributes to the field of expatriate management. The research shows that the situation of expatriates is influenced not only by personal factors but also by both cultural and organizational environments.
Expatriate turnover intention; cultural distance; adjustment stress; perceived organizational support; cross-cultural management.
Customer Attitude Towards Artwork Combined with AI in the Chinese Art Market
The global art scene has been significantly transformed by the swift advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). This study investigates the reception of AI-integrated art among Chinese consumers. Through a qualitative approach involving interviews with twelve individuals, the research analyzes purchasing habits, general attitudes, and specific views on AI-generated traditional Chinese landscape paintings. The results indicate a generally positive outlook, with all participants expressing a willingness to purchase AI-enhanced artworks, primarily driven by novelty and trend-seeking. However, concerns regarding authenticity, emotional depth, and the preservation of cultural heritage remain prevalent. Furthermore, the study highlights an increasing shift towards individualism in Chinese consumer psychology. These findings provide critical strategic insights for stakeholders in China's expanding AI art market.
Artificial intelligence, Chinese art market, consumer attitude, digital art, qualitative analysis.
The Script of Patriarchy: The Influence of the Objectification Perspective on Moral Criticism of Women
This research investigates the connection among patriarchy, female objectification, and victim-blaming psychology by conducting a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. With the growing awareness of gender inequality, researchers have highlighted the impact of patriarchal norms on women’s experiences and the normalization of their objectification. Studies indicate that women experience sexual objectification at a much higher rate than men, with both personal interactions and media portrayals playing a role in treating women as body parts rather than complete individuals. Extended exposure to these kinds of environments cultivates self-objectification, which is marked by routine appearance surveillance, body shame, anxiety, and reduced social confidence. These psychological mechanisms work in conjunction with just-world beliefs, increasing the likelihood that observers will blame female victims of sexual assault. Research focusing on female college students shows that self-objectification leads to social avoidance due to heightened body shame, but self-compassion can mitigate these effects. The review emphasizes the detrimental effects of objectification and stresses the necessity for educational and societal measures to mitigate gender-based stigma and bolster women’s psychological well-being.
Patriarchy, Female Objectification, Victim Blaming, Self-objectification, Body Shame.
From "Safe Fruit" to Christmas Window: The Symbolization of Christmas in China and the Construction of Consumption Ceremony
The reconstruction of Chinese culture caused by the cross-cultural communication of Western festivals has been widely discussed, but academia still lacks a systematic explanation of the core mechanism of Christmas localization and the interactive logic of commodity symbols and consumption rituals. Based on the symbolic consumption theory and structural theory, this paper integrates the literature and empirical data at home and abroad in the past 15 years, focusing on the localization and transformation of Christmas in China and the integration of consumer culture. The research shows that Christmas has transformed from a traditional religious festival to a secular cultural phenomenon with both consumption attributes and social functions. The core consumer groups are 18-35-year-old youth and college students. Commodity symbolization realizes the value transition through the three-level path of "meaning binding - media diffusion - consumer identity". There is a dynamic correlation between the two. Based on this, this paper proposes that cross-cultural Festival communication should pay attention to the localization of symbols and the adaptation of consumption ritual scenes, taking into account the differences in group needs and cultural inclusiveness, so as to provide practical reference for the sustainable development of festival consumption culture.
Christmas, commodity symbolization, consumption ceremony, localization, cross-cultural communication.
Opera as a Mirror of Society: Power and Class from Monteverdi to Wagner
Opera has always represented more than mere entertainment; it has represented a reflective index of society’s power and status constructs. Looking at three case studies, this paper will show how composers used musical language as a representation on ethical concerns of society during their time. Beginning with Monteverdi's L’Orfeo in 1607 and through to Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro in 1786 and Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the 1850s and 1870s, each epoch of opera history represents a different construct for sound and power. Monteverdi blended divine order and musical harmony; harmony became equality in Mozart’s works; and Wagner reinvented power in relation to national will. The final project will examine how political ideologies and social constructions are immanent in harmony and performance. The works of Kotnik and others will illustrate how opera has developed in direct relation to Europe's shifting ideologies of power—from holy power to human reason to collective will. By comparing and contrasting these case studies, this paper will demonstrate not only the reflective purpose of opera when it comes to political change, but also how it has actively shaped the public understanding of power, class, and equality.
From Symbol to Emotion: Exploring the Consumption Culture of "The First Cup of Milk Tea in Autumn"
The "first cup of milk tea in autumn" phenomenon is a typical case of emotional consumption among young people in the era of social communication. Combining semiotic and consumer culture theories, this paper analyzes the evolution of this phenomenon from a spontaneous social behavior of users to a large-scale consumption practice, and clarifies the logic of its symbolic transformation. With the combination of concrete symbols such as "autumn", "the first cup" and "milk tea" as the carrier, it connects emotional and social meanings, including "the warmth of being cared about", "a signal of social connection" and "a label of young people's lifestyle". Eventually, it completes the mythologization of symbols and becomes an annual consumer culture ritual. The study draws the following key points: Firstly, this phenomenon is a "bottom-up" sample of consumer symbol generation, which supplements the research dimension of non-brand-led consumer symbols. Secondly, it reveals the path for lightweight consumption to carry emotional and social demands, enriching the research framework of emotional consumption. Finally, this local case provides empirical support for understanding the cultural characteristics of domestic young people constructing a sense of life ritual through low-cost methods.
Symbolic Consumption, Emotional Community, Identity Recognition, Social Media Marketing, The First Cup of Milk Tea in Autumn.
The 'Chinese Path' of Niche Culture: The Core Causes of the Formation and Development of Fan Culture and the Differences between China and Foreign Countries
As a core subculture of China's internet era, the fan culture has garnered widespread attention for its unique developmental path and its reference value to niche cultures. However, existing subculture studies predominantly focus on Western traditional types, leaving gaps in exploring China's emerging internet-based subcultures and lacking a systematic analysis of their universal developmental logic. This study, grounded in communication and sociology, centers on the "Chinese path" of fan culture, tracing its formation process, analyzing the root causes of differences between Chinese and foreign fan cultures, and dissecting the driving factors. The research reveals that the distinctive form of Chinese fan culture is the result of a four-dimensional interplay of technology, society, industry, and policy. The divergence from Western individualized and Japanese/Korean rationalized fan cultures stems from multifaceted differences in cultural traditions and social structures, while their experiences in emotional connections and online-offline synergy offer valuable lessons for niche cultures. Based on these findings, this essay proposes that niche cultures require coordinated efforts from governments, platforms, and other stakeholders, balancing inclusiveness with regulation to mitigate risks such as excessive commercialization.
Fan culture, Chinese Path, Niche Culture.
Postcolonial Interpretation of Chinese Rice Culture in E-C Translation: A Comparative Analysis Based on Culture-Loaded Words and Discourse Structure (Taking "Rice Fragrance Across Fields" (Episode 2, Season 4 of Flavorful World) as a case)
This study employs postcolonial theory and qualitative text analysis to examine the English-dubbed version of ‘Rice Fragrance Across Fields’ (Episode 2, Season 4 of Flavorful World) on YouTube. It focuses on six categories of culture-loaded words, namely religious ritual-related, farming practice-related, food product-related, craftsmanship & technology-related, and rhetorical image-related words, to explore the discourse construction and power relations of Chinese rice culture in English-Chinese translation. By establishing a corpus of the original Chinese text and its English translation, the study analyzes the semantic impacts of four translation strategies including domestication and foreignization. Combining Homi Bhabha's Hybridity Theory, it compares the loss of cultural connotations and the representation of "othering". The study reveals a widespread loss of cultural connotations in the English translation of specialized terms related to rice culture, with religious ritual-related and rhetorical imagery-related vocabulary exhibiting the lowest integrity of meaning (average integrity rates of 42.7% and 38.5%, respectively). A comparative analysis of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean translations reveals that the proportion of cultural background supplementation in Chinese translations (8%) is significantly lower than in Japanese (42%) and Korean (38%), indicating a marginalization trend within Western contexts.
Documentary translation, flavorful world, postcolonial theory, rice culture, culture-loaded words.
Review on the Emotional Regulation of Autistic individuals
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is increasingly becoming prevalent among both children and adults. Because individuals with ASD often present comorbid symptoms such as depression and anxiety, research on ASD has become increasingly essential. This paper review a range of studies to examine the emotional regulation characteristics of individuals with ASD. Based on this foundational understanding of ASD, this paper aims to explore the mechanisms in greater depth and suggest improvements to existing interventions. According to all of the studies from different perspectives, this paper summerizes that ASD is such a sophisticated neurodevelopmental disorder which requires combined therapeutic interventions to effectively cure. This paper relatively deeply discusses different characteristics of emotional regulation of ASD with distinct perspectives from biological, psychological, and social aspects, providing researchers with some inspirations about possible drawbacks or shortcomings of existing therapeutic interventions, improvements on existing therapeutic interventions, and some effective new therapeutic interventions with specific targets. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBTs), and Social Skill Training (SST) are effective interventions separately but limited to some specific aspects. Thus, combing those interventions enhances efficacy to some extent. However, there are still some shortcomings of combing those interventions.
Emotion regulation, autistic spectrum disorder, interventions for ASD.
From Physical Hoarding to Digital Hoarding: The New Manifestations of Hoarding Disorders in the Present Era
Hoarding has functioned as an adaptive survival strategy throughout human evolution, enabling individuals to cope with uncertain and fluctuating resource availability. In contemporary societies, this propensity has extended into the digital domain, giving rise to the phenomenon of digital hoarding. Digital hoarding refers to the excessive accumulation and retention of digital materials, accompanied by a marked reluctance to delete them; it cannot be reduced to ordinary practices of digital archiving or backup. It is further characterised by its high concealability, the relatively low economic and practical costs of storage, and the minimal external pressure or social sanction to discard possessions. This paper argues that digital and physical hoarding share common motivational foundations, including efforts to mitigate anxiety about potential resource loss and to preserve objects imbued with personal or sentimental significance. Maladaptive perfectionism and insecure attachment styles jointly contribute to the development of digital hoarding tendencies, which are subsequently reinforced by technological affordances (such as inexpensive, large-capacity storage) and broader sociocultural norms that valorise data accumulation and constant connectivity. Given that digital hoarding is emerging as a salient mental health concern, future research should prioritise the design and evaluation of targeted cognitive interventions for hoarding disorder and examine the legal, cultural, and policy contexts that shape digital possession, storage practices, and deletion norms.
Digital hoarding, attachment anxiety, maladaptive perfectionism, emotional regulation difficulties, information management.
The Relief Effect of Pet Therapy on Depression
Traditional psychotherapy mostly relies on drug intervention and physical therapy. However, with the transformation of the medical model and the deepening understanding of mental health, treatment methods are moving towards a more diversified and humanized direction. In recent years, animal-assisted therapy has been widely used in the field of emotional disorders and psychological rehabilitation as a therapeutic method. This article systematically reviews the intervention effects and potential influencing mechanisms of pet companionship and animal-assisted therapy in different populations. The focus is on its role in depression intervention, and it analyzes how different populations, through multi-dimensional interactive methods such as tactile stimulation (such as stroking the soft fur of pets), visual observation (such as observing the cute behaviors of animals), and responsible care (such as feeding, grooming pets), can effectively regulate human endocrine systems (such as promoting the secretion of dopamine and serotonin), improve negative cognition, and alleviate depressive mood and physical symptoms. At the same time, the analysis of special groups (women with postpartum depression) is supplemented.
Depression, Pet, Psychology, Animal-Assisted Therapy.