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This research explored the influencing factors of gender swapping among female players in online games and their impact on online gaming behavior. Based on an online survey of 3,658 female players in China, we found that perceived benefits and the Tanbi tendency, a psychological indulgence in enjoying novels, comics, or series on love and sex between attractive males, were the most important factors for female players to employ male avatars. Sexual orientation, perceived anonymity, and perceived tolerance also had a significant influence on gender swapping. Different from the practical benefits perceived by men who use female avatars in online games, the perceived benefit for female players who use male avatars was to avoid gender discrimination. In order to obtain more freedom and fairer treatment, they chose male avatars for a better experience. Female players with a higher degree of gender swapping showed a stronger aggressiveness and dominant "hyper-masculinity" behavior tendency in the game. Though online virtual worlds may be a convenient place for females to experience gender equality through gender swapping, the findings of this study suggest that gender swapping in games may, to some extent, perpetuate or even reinforce gender stereotypes in the real world.
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Green entrepreneurship is a recent business phenomenon that is related to ecological issues. In the time of COVID-19, every business entity is looking for a unique way to be more resilient and noticeable. In this regard, green entrepreneurs hold the potential to manage scarce resources, fulfill social responsibility, and put forward the solution to environmental degradation in the new normal of the post-COVID-19 era. The current venture investigated the opportunity recognition and readiness behavior to execute green entrepreneurship intentions during the post-COVID-19 situation (specifically by underlining the role of market orientation). The present model examined the institutional theory. It put forward the opportunity recognition behavior in the post-COVID-19 era, which can improve youth readiness to opt for green entrepreneurship. The study collected data from 196 university graduate students via online sources by using purposive sampling. The study found that the proposed hypothesis has been proved significant while defining green entrepreneurial intentions. Particularly, the study showed that warm glow was the strongest factor to predict green entrepreneur intention. Moreover, this study can contribute to employing the institutional theory as a novel aspect in the academic sphere.
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The current study sought to ascertain the impact of inter-parent conflicts on teenage psychological distress, social and academic adjustment and examine the suicide ideation during the COVID-19. The results found to be alarming as 22% of the individuals displayed suicidal tendencies, with 9% having attempted suicide once, 4.6% having tried suicide twice, and 11% stating that they were likely to do so again. Therefore, the media and the government might host awareness programs and counseling initiatives to promote mental health and prevent suicidal behavior. Moreover, parents may be educated on community level, about the effect of inter-parental arguments on the mental health of their children.
