Since there is an unmet demand in China’s elderly care labor market, Chinese government views the vocational education model that integrates school-enterprise production and education as the primary vehicle for developing the elderly care professionals. The present article employs the evolutionary game method based on bounded rationality to analyze the behavioral patterns of the three parties in elderly care vocational education based on the integration of industry and education. The numerical simulation results indicate that subsidies can enhance the propensity of schools and enterprises to engage in collaborative endeavors. However, the impact on enterprises’ willingness to collaborate is more pronounced. Meanwhile, irrespective of the presence or absence of a subsidy, the school occupies a dominant position in the collaborative process. An increase in the level of subsidy and the school’s willingness to engage in active collaboration can markedly reduce the “bottleneck period” experienced by enterprises in the initial stages of cooperation.

This study investigates a longitudinal cross-lagged relationship between social support and resilience among parents of autistic children within the framework of conservation of resources theory. It also examines the mediating role of active coping and conducts a group comparison between preschool-aged and school-aged children within this relationship. In total, 436 parents of autistic children aged three to fifteen years from China participated in this study. They completed the Social Support Questionnaire, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Coping Strategies Inventory at baseline (Time 1 [T1]) and 6months later (Time 2 [T2]). A longitudinal cross-lagged structural equation modeling approach was applied. The findings indicated a longitudinal bidirectional relationship between social support and resilience over time, with active coping mediating this interaction. While the overall model did not significantly differ between parents of preschool- and school-aged children, the relationship between resilience at T1 and social support at T2 was significant for the school-aged group. The study highlights that social support and resilience mutually reinforce each other and that active coping serves as a key mechanism underlying this relationship. Considering the variation across age groups, this study offers implications for age-specific family services aimed at enhancing resilience and social support for parents of autistic children.

Despite the crucial contribution of the logistics industry to economic development, existing research has yet to comprehensively explore how the integration of basic and emerging business models fuels growth during the transformation and upgrading process. To address this research gap, this study utilizes provincial panel data from 30 regions covering the period from 2008 to 2022. By employing an intermediary effect model and a moderation effect model, we aim to uncover the underlying mechanisms driving growth. The findings reveal that the logistics industry can be categorized into traditional and emerging logistics elements, with the integration of traditional elements forming the fundamental business model. This foundational model serves as the primary driver of the logistics industry’s growth, exerting both direct and indirect influences on its expansion. Moreover, the level of economic development positively moderates these direct and indirect effects. These insights underscore the importance of enhancing infrastructure development, fostering business innovation, and promoting region-specific differentiated growth strategies.

Despite the ability of teacher support to improve students’ development and achievement, contemporary education practices in China tend to follow traditional Chinese teaching philosophy’s emphasis on discipline instead. This study examined the mediating effect of attachment to school and the moderating effect of parental involvement on the relationship between teacher support and academic achievement in the Chinese context. We used convenience sampling to survey 1,205 Chinese middle-school students and conducted conditional process analyses. Results were as follows: (a) teacher support was positively associated with students’ attachment to school and academic achievement, (b) attachment to school mediated the relationship between teacher support and academic achievement, and (c) parental involvement moderated the relationships between teacher support and academic achievement and between attachment to school and academic achievement. Through explaining the complex interactions between factors in the family and school domain, this study has important implications for school administrators and teachers to calibrate their teaching orientations.

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The relationship between content engagement on social media platforms and purchase intentions among Chinese consumers, with a special focus on Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, was explored in this study. The study looks at how social media consumption behaviors differ across demographic segments, explores how the types of engagement affect purchasing decisions, and assesses the influence of important consumer and content-related factors. The researchers gathered data from a total sample of 410 respondents using structured questionnaires measuring participants’ demographics, social media usage, content engagement, and purchase intentions were analyzed. The findings showed that WeChat, Douyin, QQ, and Xiaohongshu emerged as the dominant platforms with higher user engagement with multimedia content in terms of entertainment, connection, and user-generated sources. Although purchase intentions were high across the board, driven by factors such as product utility, brand loyalty, and visual appeal, engagement was not a major predictor of purchase behavior. Demographic differences in engagement were identified with higher levels in younger age groups and rank-and-file employees, whilst differences in purchase intentions were noted with males who were also more likely to consider buying. Building on these insights, the study recommended a targeted marketing strategy that focuses on multimedia content for younger consumers, product practicality, and the leveraging of time-sensitive promotions to find the sweet spot for engagement on priority platforms. Further studies should examine social media engagement’s long-term impact on consumer brand loyalty and include wider demographic groups for a more in-depth understanding of social media’s influence on consumer purchasing behavior.