This paper examines how IT leaders can use intelligent systems in their work, with particular attention to how these systems can support stress management in their teams. In the context of dynamic digital transformation of ICT in organizational structures, understanding leaders’ needs and the potential role of solutions based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly important. The main objective of the pilot study was to examine the potential use of AI-driven chatbots as supportive intelligent systems for leaders in managing team-related stress and to identify leaders’ expectations regarding AI-supported leadership. Additionally, the study identifies perceived barriers associated with the use of ICT and AI in the workplace. A quantitative pilot study involved 118 participants, including 89 people in leadership roles. The survey included the Digital Transformation Stress Scale (DTSS) and the translated version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The study results showed that leaders with positive views of AI expressed lower levels of digital transformation stress (DTS) than those with negative attitudes. Additionally, IT leaders were more open to adopting AI-based solutions compared to leaders from other business sectors. Based on leaders’ opinions from the questionnaire, a functional prototype of an AI-powered chatbot was developed. This prototype uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide stress-related information and educational support designed for the needs of IT leaders.
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Background
The primary aim was to identify combinations including ≥ 3 behavior change techniques (BCTs) that are jointly used in behavioral interventions for women with/survivors of breast cancer, and result in a simultaneous improvement of physical activity, healthy nutrition behaviour, and healthy body weight maintenance.
Methods
A meta-review integrated evidence from systematic, scoping, and pragmatic reviews. Ten databases were searched using ASReviews software and through manual searches, resulting in the inclusion of 32 reviews. The ROBIS tool was applied to assess bias risk. All combinations of ≥ 3 BCTs were identified in the original studies, and ratios of studies indicating a significant improvement to those with no improvement were calculated for three outcome domains. BCT combinations used in ≥ 10 original intervention studies (with ≥ 3 studies per each outcome domain) and supported in ≥ 85% of intervention studies were identified as the most promising.
Results
A total of k = 17,715 combinations were identified, including 3–12 BCTs. Only 46 combinations met the criteria for the most promising ones (supported by ≥ 85% of studies), with 7 combinations supported in ≥ 90% of studies. The promising combinations contained 3–6 BCTs included the following: goal setting (behaviour), problem solving, demonstration of the behaviour, self-monitoring of behaviour, instruction on how to perform the behaviour, feedback on behaviour, credible source. Interestingly, goal setting (related to behaviour or outcome) was present in 22 of the supported combinations, whereas demonstration of behaviour, problem solving, and self-monitoring were included more frequently (33, 32, and 26 of supported combinations, respectively).
Conclusions
This meta-review offers a novel approach to identifying BCT combinations that are jointly used in interventions resulting in an improvement in physical activity, healthy nutrition behaviour, and healthy body weight maintenance. These evidence-based combinations may serve as examples of good practices for promoting a healthy lifestyle in the context of breast cancer.
Chronic procrastination is increasingly targeted in psychotherapy, necessitating valid measures of procrastination in help-seeking individuals for assessment and to measure intervention outcomes. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used in a sample of help-seeking students with problematic procrastination (n = 1461) on the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS), Aitken Procrastination Inventory (API), and Study Problems Questionnaire (SPQ). We confirmed a three-factor solution for PPS. We did not confirm previously established factor structures for API and decided to explore a one-factor solution (API-R). Additional community student samples (n = 817 and n = 996, respectively) corroborated PPS and API-R factor structures. Invariance analyses demonstrated only configural invariance for both PPS and API-R. Researched measures were validated in a help-seeking sample, suggesting their utility in clinical studies. Current results tentatively suggest that used questionnaires capture different facets of procrastination among students seeking help for their problematic irrational delaying, compared with general student samples, indicating a need for broader research on procrastination as a clinical phenomenon.
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Regret is a universal emotion, yet regretting the decision to become a parent remains a profound cultural taboo. Recent evidence establishes parenthood regret as a distinct phenomenon driven by counterfactual thinking. This review synthesizes a decade of research, revealing that the inherent irreversibility of the parental role makes this regret uniquely maladaptive, leading to a chronic psychological burden. Emphasizing the implications of these findings, we highlight how understanding parenthood regret can inform clinical interventions, shape social policies regarding declining fertility, and foster a more authentic public discourse. Recognizing this experience does not diminish the value of family life but provides a necessary window into how life-defining decisions and counterfactual thought reshape human identity.
