Esteem support refers to verbal and nonverbal aid provided to another individual to enhance
how they feel about themselves and their attributes, abilities, and accomplishments. Esteem …

Background To better understand the various influences of COVID-19 on tobacco use, we
examined three different tobacco user groups using qualitative methods. Methods Ten …

The cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM) posits that esteem
support can enhance recipients' state self-esteem after an acute threat. To test the CETESM …

The present study examines how supportive touch impacts evaluations of esteem support
content containing high emotion-focused (HEF) or high problem-focused (HPF) messages …

The aim of this paper is to investigate how fraud scandals are portrayed by the media. While
accounting research predominantly explored the role of the media in fraud scandals in terms …

Research indicates that receiving esteem support has multiple benefits, however, less is
known about the factors that influence the production of esteem support messages of …

Abstract Mathematics is a discipline that is taught at all levels of education, including in
higher education. However, mathematics in higher education is very different from …

Communicating about sex is important in generating positive perceptions about one's sexual
and romantic life. The last decade has provided insight into the theoretical applications on …

The evaluation of long-term rainfall variability and trends in the context of a changing global
climate is essential for developing effective adaptation strategies. It is also important to …