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Abstract: Objective To develop the readaptation scale of retired-returning college students, and tests its reliability and validity, which provides scientific quantitative index for the research of readaptation of retired-returning college students. Methods An open-ended questionnaire was used on 24 retired-returning college students; 631 questionnaires were distributed among the retired-returning college students, and 623 valid questionnaires were collected, and the school identity scale was used as criterion. Results (1) The analysis of exploratory factors found that the readjustment scale of retired-returning college students was composed of four dimensions: interpersonal readjustment, self-developmental readjustment, campus life readjustment and professional development readjustment, and the cumulative contribution rate of variance was 69.43%. (2) The results of the confirmatory factors analysis showed that the various fitting indicators of the data were good, χ2/df=2.39, GFI=0.86, NFI=0.91, CFI=0.94, IFI=0.94, TLI=0.94, RMSEA=0.068, SRMR=0.036. (3) The α coefficient of the scale was 0.97, the partial half reliability was 0.93, and the synthetic reliability of each dimension was between 0.88 and 0.92. (4) The school readjustment scale were significantly correlated with all dimensions of the school identity scale (P < 0.01). Conclusion The readaptation scale of retired-returning college students has good reliability and validity, and can be used as a measurement tool for retired-returning college students.Abstract: Objective To develop the readaptation scale of retired-returning college students, and tests its reliability and validity, which provides scientific quantitative index for the research of readaptation of retired-returning college students. Methods An open-ended questionnaire was used on 24 retired-returning college students; 631 questionnaires were...Learn More
Abstract: This study takes research articles published in the journal Discourse Studies between January 2010 and July 2025 as its research object. Using the scientometric analysis software CiteSpace, it systematically analyzes the overall development trajectory of Discourse Studies over the past 15 years from the perspectives of publication volume, highly cited documents, highly cited authors, research hotspots, and frontiers. The findings reveal that: (1) The United States has consistently held a dominant position in the journal Discourse Studies. Although China's influence in this field has grown significantly, it has not yet become a "central intermediary" in the global collaboration network, and its cooperative exchanges with other countries need further deepening. (2) The research hotspots in Discourse Studies over the past 15 years include: cognitive construction and action formation in social interaction; analysis of discourse production on digital platforms and social media; analysis of discourse application contexts; and the interdisciplinary integration of discourse analysis methods. This paper argues that the development of Discourse Studies in the past 15 years exhibits a deepening shift from "theoretical exploration" towards "theory-practice integration," emphasizing the combination of theoretical construction and empirical research, particularly the integration of discourse application context analysis with interdisciplinary methods.Abstract: This study takes research articles published in the journal Discourse Studies between January 2010 and July 2025 as its research object. Using the scientometric analysis software CiteSpace, it systematically analyzes the overall development trajectory of Discourse Studies over the past 15 years from the perspectives of publication volume, highly ci...Learn More
