Identity and Socio-Political Self-Determination of the Ewe People in Ghana and Togo by Nikolay A. Medushevskii

“…In the context of the study, the author states that the problem of the Ewe ethnic identity formation has historical roots, since the Ewe, despite having a common language and cultural tradition, have always been disunited and are still characterized by a clan-tribal structure of self-government, which exists in parallel with the state vertical of power. …”
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Body Mind Therapy Improving Mental Health in Teenager by Putu Intan Daryaswanti, Ni Made Sri Muryani, Ni Made Diah Pusparini Pendet

“…Middle school students are especially vulnerable as they navigate identity formation while being susceptible to external influences. …”
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A narrative account of third space technology enhanced learning and teaching roles working in Australian higher education by Kate Mitchell, Kashmira Dave, Meredith Hinze, Alex Tsirgialos

“…We provide a selection of our accounts related specifically to key tensions for third space TEL roles in building collaborative relationships and what these contradictions in practice can mean for productivity, morale, wellbeing, career progression and identity formation.   Our autoethnographic process has uncovered connections between professional identity, professional relationships and organisational context that provide insight into tensions for third space productivity and morale. …”
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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

“…Study participants, irrespective of location, encountered corruption, limiting policies, and conflicting identity formation, with women specifically highlighting self-identity, dignity, and family as critical to supporting their resilience. …”
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From On-Air Rebelliousness to the Cult of Positivity: Mediated Identities and Technological Change in Pump Up the Volume (1990) and Eighth Grade (2018) by Andrea Sofía Regueira Martín

“…This paper analyses the representation of the relationship between networked virtual spaces and teenage identities in Pump Up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990) and Eighth Grade (Bo Burnham, 2018), two teen films in which the use of technology and virtual spaces as a means for self-expression becomes key in the protagonists’ process of identity formation. The generational distance between the two films provides insight not only into technological change, but also into shifting social expectations. …”
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La Mélancolie et l’aspect spatio-temporel de l’identité dans Le pion sur l’échiquier d’Irène Némirovsky by Liudmyla Parfeniuk

“…Paul Ricoeur’s theory of narrative identity, which focuses on unity and synthesis as the necessary prerequisite for the emergence of the sense of selfhood, and the concept of dialogical self developed by Mikhail Bakhtin, which favours incompleteness and openness, will be used to analyse the process of identity formation of the characters in The Pawn. The emphasis will be placed, in particular, on the spatio-temporal aspect of identity constitution of the characters, and on the effect of melancholy on this aspect. …”
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Environmental Governance Challenges of Indigenous Forest Recognition: Climate Solution Ideal and Its Uneven Outcomes in Indonesia by Abdurrahman Abdullah, Micah R. Fisher, Muhammad Alif K. Sahide

“…Through grounded village-level research engagements lasting over three years in the span of over a decade, we identify a range of ethnographic perspectives on land, resources, authority, and shifting identity formation. Results highlight three main findings. …”
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Portrayal of Tradition and Culture in the Novel the Moon also Sets by Osi Ogbu. by Tusiimeruhanga, Brendah

“…This research not only enhanced the discourse on postcolonial identity formation but also preserved and celebrated the enduring cultural practices that defined the Nigerian society.…”
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VARTOJIMO EKONOMIKA: KULTŪRINĖ POREIKIŲ GAMYBA by Vytautas Rubavičius

“…At this stage of capitalism culture becomes economic force producing wants and implementing them as higher living standards vision and also as social means of individual identity formation. In this article Baudrillardian critique of use value fetishism is used to unveil the ideological content of such concepts as "free consumer choice" and "freedom of consumption". …”
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Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

“…Aims: This study aims to investigate and looking at the extent of the impression of Indonesian popular culture in Malaysia and to see the perception of Malaysian society, which is predominantly Muslim, in accepting non-Islamic elements aired in one of Indonesia's popular cultural products and see to what extent this affects emotional health, mental health and identity formation. Methods: To achieve the objectives and in order to avoid subjective views, this study is conducted in a controlled manner, namely by collecting data that supports presumptions, assumptions, and theories and also collecting opposing facts so that conclusions are not based on wishes, but what is found empirically. …”
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Emergence of Self-Identity in Artificial Intelligence: A Mathematical Framework and Empirical Study with Generative Large Language Models by Minhyeok Lee

“…The model was trained on a synthetic dataset containing temporally structured memories, designed to capture the complexity of coherent self-identity formation. Our evaluation metrics included quantitative measures of self-awareness, response consistency, and linguistic precision. …”
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Building National Identity from Within: The Role of Self-Competence in Strengthening National Identity by B. Baydhowi, M. Preston, V. Syahputra, A.D. Cahyani, D. Rabitha

“…These findings provide practical implications for psychological and educational strategies to strengthen national identity formation.</p>…”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“…Thematic analysis revealed key themes, such as “empathy in patient care,” “challenges in home health care,” and “professional identity formation.” ConclusionsCommunity-based PBL with real-patient videos effectively enhances medical students’ understanding of rural health care settings, clinician roles, and the social needs of rural patients. …”
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Evolution of the Other in Modern Conflict: a Constructivist Experience of Cconflict by D. Chernobrov

“…The argument links the evolution of the Other to its multilevel self-identities, formation of nation-state-self, increase in accessible information flows. …”
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