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Investigating the effect of digital storytelling on multicultural competencies and social justice: A mixed method study in psychological counseling education 调查数字故事对多元文化能力和社会正义的影响：心理咨询教育中的混合方法研究

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102065

Derya Göğebakan Yıldız , Nilüfer Atman Uslu

This study examined the effect of an education process supported by digital storytelling (DST) regarding immigration on the multicultural competencies and social justice of psychological counselor candidates. The research was designed with mixed methods. Twenty-two junior students studying in the guidance and psychological counseling department of the Faculty of Education of a state university participated in the study. The study was conducted over nine weeks. In the quantitative phase of the research, a single group pretest posttest quasi-experimental design was used. To collect data for the qualitative phase, the researchers created an open-ended questionnaire to collect the opinions of psychological counselor candidates about the application process. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, one of the non-parametric tests, was used to analyze quantitative data in the study. As a result of the application process, there was a positive significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of the students in the study group regarding their multicultural competence and their attitudes towards social justice. According to qualitative findings, four themes emerged regarding multicultural competencies: (a) Awareness, (b) Understanding different cultures, (c) Professional skills, (d) Concepts. The themes that emerged regarding social justice are as follows: (a) Sensitivity, (b) Advocacy for rights, (c) Social structure, (d) Fundamental rights. Considering these findings, educational process supported by migration-themed DST positively contributed to the multicultural competencies of psychological counselor candidates and their attitudes toward social justice.

本研究探讨了在数字故事（DST）的支持下，有关移民的教育过程对心理咨询师候选人的多元文化能力和社会公正的影响。研究采用了混合方法。22 名就读于某州立大学教育学院指导与心理咨询系的大三学生参与了研究。研究历时九周。在定量研究阶段，采用了单组前测后测准实验设计。为了收集定性阶段的数据，研究人员制作了一份开放式问卷，以收集心理咨询师候选人对申请过程的意见。研究采用了非参数检验之一的 Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test 来分析定量数据。结果显示，在申请过程中，研究组学生在多元文化能力和对社会公正的态度方面的前测和后测得分存在正向显著差异。定性研究结果显示，在多元文化能力方面出现了四个主题：(a) 意识，(b) 了解不同文化，(c) 专业技能，(d) 观念。在社会公正方面出现的主题如下(a) 敏感性，(b) 倡导权利，(c) 社会结构，(d) 基本权利。考虑到这些研究结果，以移民为主题的 DST 所支持的教育过程对心理咨询师候选人的多元文化能力及其对社会公正的态度起到了积极的促进作用。

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Beyond perceived risk: COVID-19 vaccination more strongly linked to individual risk perception in wheat areas than rice areas 超越感知风险：与水稻地区相比，小麦地区的 COVID-19 疫苗接种与个人风险意识的关系更为密切

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102075

Qionghan Zhang , Xiaoyu Lin , Alexander S. English , Thomas Talhelm

Vaccines save lives, but vaccine hesitancy remains a global health challenge. That makes it critical to explore the factors that influence whether people get vaccinated. Perceived risk is a pivotal factor in traditional theories of health behavior, such as the Risk Perception Attitude framework and the Health Belief Model. However, studies have found that these models are less predictive of COVID-19 vaccination in some cultures. Studies that test culture by comparing nations are useful, but nations have different healthcare systems and policies that are hard to equate and control for. We addressed this question by testing regional cultural differences in China. Drawing on the rice theory, we compared residents in China's historical rice-farming areas (which are more interdependent) with those in wheat-farming areas (which are more independent). Our survey data from 1872 participants in 29 provinces found that models of perceived risk explained COVID-19 vaccination mainly in historically wheat-farming areas. Conversely, in historically rice-farming areas, perceived risk did not explain vaccination behavior. These findings suggest that cultural factors that are rooted in historical farming practices influence vaccination behaviors. By comparing regions within the same country, we can rule out confounds of national policy and healthcare systems. These insights could help policymakers understand how to tailor vaccination campaigns to people from different cultures.

疫苗可以挽救生命，但疫苗接种犹豫不决仍然是全球健康面临的一项挑战。因此，探索影响人们是否接种疫苗的因素至关重要。在传统的健康行为理论（如风险认知态度框架和健康信念模型）中，风险认知是一个关键因素。然而，研究发现，在某些文化中，这些模型对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的预测性较低。通过比较国家来测试文化的研究是有用的，但各国有不同的医疗保健系统和政策，很难等同和控制。我们通过测试中国的地区文化差异来解决这个问题。根据水稻理论，我们比较了中国历史上水稻种植区（相互依赖程度较高）和小麦种植区（独立性较高）的居民。我们对 29 个省份 1872 名参与者的调查数据发现，在历史上种植小麦的地区，感知风险模型主要解释了 COVID-19 疫苗的接种情况。相反，在历史上种植水稻的地区，感知风险并不能解释疫苗接种行为。这些发现表明，植根于历史农耕习俗的文化因素会影响疫苗接种行为。通过比较同一国家的不同地区，我们可以排除国家政策和医疗保健系统的干扰。这些见解有助于政策制定者了解如何针对不同文化背景的人群开展疫苗接种活动。

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Casting a long shadow: Examining the relationships between vicarious and direct racism and generalized trust among Asian communities in New Zealand during COVID-19 投下长长的阴影：研究 COVID-19 期间新西兰亚裔社区中的替代和直接种族主义与普遍信任之间的关系

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102072

Lynne Soon-Chean Park , Rebekah Jaung , Joohyun Justine Park

Utilizing a social learning perspective, this study investigated the associations between vicarious and direct racism and generalized trust among Asian communities in New Zealand during COVID-19, highlighting the comparability of their effects. Data from a cross-sectional online survey conducted in 2021 (N = 1377), were utilized to estimate the prevalence of vicarious and direct racism experiences and the distribution of since-COVID generalized trust. Linear regression was used to assess the association between experiences of racism and shifts in generalized trust. Findings indicate that almost 40 % of participants experienced racism, with vicarious experiences of physical violence and unfair treatment being more prevalent, while direct experiences of microaggressions and verbal/written abuse were more common. Female, younger, Chinese, and South East Asian participants, those for whom English is a first language, and students reported disproportionate reductions in generalized trust. Negative associations were identified between vicarious and direct racism experiences and changes in generalized trust. Crucially, our analysis reveals that vicarious microaggression experiences have a greater negative association with generalized trust than direct experiences, challenging prevailing perceptions of their significance. Emphasizing a comprehensive approach to eliminating all forms of racism, the findings support the need for critical scrutiny of media reporting of racism and its influence on trust.

本研究利用社会学习的视角，调查了在 COVID-19 期间新西兰亚裔社区中的替代和直接种族主义与普遍信任之间的关联，强调了其影响的可比性。研究利用 2021 年进行的一项横断面在线调查（N = 1377）的数据，估算了代入式和直接式种族主义经历的普遍程度，以及自 COVID 以来普遍信任度的分布情况。线性回归用于评估种族主义经历与普遍信任度变化之间的关联。研究结果表明，近 40% 的参与者经历过种族主义，其中身体暴力和不公平待遇的替代经历更为普遍，而微词攻击和口头/书面辱骂的直接经历更为常见。女性、年轻人、中国人、东南亚人、以英语为母语的人和学生报告的普遍信任度降低的比例更高。我们发现，替代和直接的种族主义经历与普遍信任度的变化之间存在负相关。重要的是，我们的分析表明，与直接经历相比，替代性微侵害经历与普遍信任之间的负相关更大，这对普遍认为其重要性的看法提出了挑战。研究结果强调了消除一切形式种族主义的综合方法，并支持对媒体有关种族主义的报道及其对信任的影响进行严格审查的必要性。

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Mixed feelings. Changing group-based emotions explain the decline in collective action for Ukrainian refugees 喜忧参半。基于群体的情感变化解释了乌克兰难民集体行动减少的原因

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102057

Paulina Górska , Maciej R. Górski , Maria Mirucka , Miki Wesołowska

This study (N = 477) aimed to investigate whether over-time changes in group-based emotions explain the gradual decline in third-group members’ collective action for a disadvantaged outgroup. We differentiated between three classes of group-based emotions: those related to the bystander ingroup (i.e., pride and guilt), those elicited by a disadvantaged outgroup (i.e., empathy and anxiety), and those related to an advantaged outgroup (i.e., anger and fear). The context for the study was provided by Poles’ (an unaffected third group) collective action for Ukrainian refugees (a disadvantaged outgroup) fleeing the Russian (an advantaged outgroup) invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Using data collected across four measurements conducted between March 2022 and February 2023, we found that the level of Poles’ willingness to engage for Ukrainian refugees and all group-based emotions except guilt decreased over time. Notably, the decline in collective action was explained by the decreases in outgroup-directed empathy and ingroup pride but not by changes in the remaining group-based emotions. These results suggest that third-group members’ engagement for a disadvantaged outgroup may simultaneously depend on outgroup- and ingroup-focused motivations.

本研究（N = 477）旨在探讨群体性情绪随着时间推移的变化是否可以解释第三群体成员为弱势外群体采取的集体行动逐渐减少的原因。我们区分了三类基于群体的情绪：与旁观者内群体相关的情绪（即自豪感和内疚感）、由弱势外群体引发的情绪（即同情和焦虑）以及与优势外群体相关的情绪（即愤怒和恐惧）。这项研究的背景是波兰人（未受影响的第三群体）在 2022 年 2 月为逃离俄罗斯（优势外群体）入侵乌克兰的乌克兰难民（弱势外群体）采取的集体行动。利用 2022 年 3 月至 2023 年 2 月期间进行的四次测量所收集的数据，我们发现波兰人对乌克兰难民的参与意愿水平以及除内疚感之外的所有基于群体的情绪都随着时间的推移而下降。值得注意的是，集体行动的下降是由外群体导向的移情和内群体自豪感的下降造成的，而不是由其余基于群体的情绪的变化造成的。这些结果表明，第三群体成员对弱势外群体的参与可能同时取决于外群体动机和内群体动机。

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Rejection sensitivity and turnover intention during COVID-19: The moderating effect of extraversion COVID-19 期间的拒绝敏感性和离职意向：外向性的调节作用

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102073

Jing Hua , Lu Zheng , Christine Newman , Laura Walker

The COVID-19 pandemic has largely disrupted the life of sojourners. This study investigates factors that affect sojourners’ turnover intention during the pandemic. We hypothesize a positive relationship between sojourners’ intercultural rejection sensitivity and their turnover intention. Meanwhile, deeply rooted in the trait activation theory, we hypothesize that extraversion strengthens this relationship. Using two-wave data and a sample of sojourners working/studying at a southeastern U.S. university, we found that intercultural rejection sensitivity positively relates to sojourners’ turnover intention during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, extraversion moderates this relationship, such that the positive relationship between intercultural rejection sensitivity and turnover intention is stronger when extraversion is high. These findings extend our understanding of sojourners’ turnover intention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 大流行在很大程度上扰乱了旅居者的生活。本研究调查了在大流行期间影响旅居者离职意向的因素。我们假设旅居者的跨文化排斥敏感性与他们的离职意向之间存在正相关关系。同时，基于特质激活理论，我们假设外向性会加强这种关系。通过使用两波数据和在美国东南部一所大学工作/学习的旅居者样本，我们发现在 COVID-19 大流行期间，跨文化排斥敏感性与旅居者的离职意向呈正相关。同时，外向性对这种关系起调节作用，当外向性高时，跨文化排斥敏感性与离职意向之间的正相关关系更强。这些发现拓展了我们对 COVID-19 大流行期间旅居者离职意向的理解。

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Affective responses, appraisal processes, and coping mechanisms in intercultural teams: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic 跨文化团队中的情感反应、评估过程和应对机制：从 COVID-19 大流行中获得的启示

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102071

Archana Shrivastava

This research study examines the challenges faced by intercultural teams and the coping mechanisms employed while working on a virtual business professional project during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing upon affect event theory and appraisal theory, the study sheds light on the interplay between affective responses, cognitive appraisals, and coping mechanisms adopted by teams during the pandemic crisis. The findings offer valuable insights into effective strategies for steering intercultural teams during and after pandemic crisis. These insights are beneficial for both scholars and practitioners seeking to improve intercultural communication and collaboration within virtual work settings.

本研究探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行期间，跨文化团队在开展虚拟商业专业项目时所面临的挑战和采用的应对机制。研究借鉴情感事件理论和评价理论，揭示了大流行病危机期间团队所采取的情感反应、认知评价和应对机制之间的相互作用。研究结果为在大流行病危机期间和之后指导跨文化团队的有效策略提供了宝贵的见解。这些见解对于寻求改善虚拟工作环境中跨文化交流与合作的学者和从业人员都是有益的。

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to mixing: Testing novel emotional mediators of intergroup contact effects R-E-S-P-E-C-T，找出混合的意义：测试群体间接触效应的新型情感中介因素

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102070

Berfin Acar , Jasper Van Assche , Sofia Ardaya Velarde , Roberto Gonzalez , Siugmin Lay , Sumedh Rao , Shelley McKeown

Although numerous studies have documented the robust effect of positive intergroup contact experiences in reducing prejudice and improving positive attitudes towards outgroups, intergroup contact theory is still expanding and developing. In contribution to this expansion, the current studies tackled four caveats extending the literature on widely studied angles of intergroup contact and bringing in the contribution of novel emotional mediators in contact effects. First, we examined whether contact experiences also related to social change indicators beyond prejudice, namely, attitudes towards personal and general mixing. Secondly, we included both positive and negative forms of intergroup contact in the majority of the studies we report. Thirdly, we introduced outgroup respect and understanding as novel emotional mediators of contact effects. Finally, we investigated variations of our hypothesized path models in several intergroup contexts across 6 countries and 21 studies (total N = 12,859), a) looking at interethnic and interreligious contact among advantaged and disadvantaged groups, b) tackling different forms of contact such extended contact, close friendships, and secondary transfer effects, and c) testing for longitudinal effects. We have shown evidence that positive experiences with outgroups are positively related to pro-mixing attitudes, via increased levels of outgroup respect and also outgroup understanding, the latter being observed in inter/ethnoreligious contexts. We discuss these findings in light of other recent advancements within the larger framework of intergroup contact research.

尽管许多研究都证明了积极的群体间接触经历在减少偏见和改善对外部群体的积极态度方面的强大作用，但群体间接触理论仍在不断扩展和发展。为了促进这一扩展，目前的研究解决了四个注意事项，扩展了关于群体间接触的广泛研究角度的文献，并引入了新的情感中介因素对接触效果的贡献。首先，我们研究了接触经历是否也与偏见之外的社会变革指标有关，即对个人和一般混合的态度。其次，我们将积极和消极两种形式的群体间接触都纳入了我们报告的大多数研究中。第三，我们引入了外群体的尊重和理解作为接触效果的新的情感中介。最后，我们在 6 个国家的 21 项研究（总人数 = 12,859 人）中，调查了我们假设的路径模型在几种群际背景下的变异情况：a) 观察优势群体和弱势群体之间的种族间和宗教间接触；b) 处理不同形式的接触，如扩展接触、亲密友谊和二次转移效应；c) 检验纵向效应。我们已经证明，与外群体接触的积极经历与支持混血的态度呈正相关，其途径是提高对外群体的尊重程度和对外群体的理解程度，后者在跨宗教/非宗教背景下均可观察到。我们将根据最近在群体间接触研究大框架内取得的其他进展来讨论这些发现。

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Why do students who have mental health issues decide to study abroad? Qualitative research on mental health issues as a push factor for international students in Japan 为什么有心理健康问题的学生决定出国留学？关于心理健康问题作为日本留学生的一个推动因素的定性研究

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102069

Kazuto Hishida , Maya Yanase , Yu Sakagami

Various factors have been reported to encourage students to study abroad and choose their destination, including academic and economic factors. Simultaneously, it has been reported that international students are at high risk of developing mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, isolation, and even suicide, due to a number of driving forces. Given that prospective international students who go abroad are part of the population with low life satisfaction, why do they take such a risk to go abroad? In this study, interviews with 10 international students studying at a national university in Japan revealed that they face several difficulties in their destination country that may cause them to experience mental health problems. It also revealed that mental health problems were among the factors that influenced the international students’ decision to study abroad. For some students, studying abroad was a way to escape a stressful previous environment in which they felt psychologically maladjusted, and getting away from such a stressful environment was one of the main reasons behind their decision to go abroad. Some others reported that their psychological distress played a secondary role in their decision and that they had other primary reasons for choosing to study abroad. Some students chose to study abroad not in spite of, but because of, psychological difficulties in their home countries, suggesting that more attention must be paid to mental health issues as a factor driving students to study abroad.

据报道，鼓励学生出国留学和选择留学目的地的因素有很多，包括学术和经济因素。与此同时，也有报道称，在多种因素的推动下，留学生极有可能出现心理健康问题，包括抑郁、焦虑、孤独，甚至自杀。既然即将出国的留学生属于生活满意度较低的人群，那么他们为什么要冒如此大的风险出国呢？本研究对 10 名在日本一所国立大学学习的留学生进行了访谈，结果显示，他们在目的国面临的一些困难可能会导致他们出现心理健康问题。研究还显示，心理健康问题也是影响留学生决定出国留学的因素之一。对一些学生来说，出国留学是一种逃避压力的方式，在这种环境中，他们感到心理不适应，摆脱这种压力环境是他们决定出国留学的主要原因之一。还有一些学生表示，他们的心理困扰在他们的决定中起次要作用，他们选择出国留学还有其他主要原因。有些学生选择出国留学并不是因为他们在国内遇到了心理问题，而是因为他们在国外遇到了心理问题，这表明必须更加关注心理健康问题，将其作为促使学生出国留学的一个因素。

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Testing the theory of normative social behavior in Italy and the USA during COVID-19 在 COVID-19 期间在意大利和美国测试规范社会行为理论

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102068

Rain Wuyu Liu , Ying Cheng , Alice Fanari

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of understanding how social norms influence preventative health behaviors across cultures. Based on the theory of normative social behavior (TNSB), this study investigates the direct and moderated effects of social norms on intentions to wear masks and practice social distancing cross-culturally during the peak of COVID-19 in 2020. Representative samples were recruited from the United States (N = 333) and Italy (N = 331), two countries with different cultural tightness-looseness and orientations (individualistic-collectivistic; indulgence-restraint; uncertainty avoidance). Results revealed that perceived descriptive norms directly influenced behavioral intentions in the U.S., while perceived injunctive norms were more influential in Italy. Outcome expectations moderated the relationship between descriptive norms and mask-wearing intentions in both countries. Specifically, as perceived benefits increased, the effect of norms on mask-wearing intentions attenuated in both countries. Group identity strengthened the association between descriptive norms and mask-wearing intentions only in Italy. These findings highlight that cultural differences play an important role in normative influence mechanisms, with the U.S. being more influenced by what others do (descriptive norms) and Italy by what others approve of (injunctive norms). The study contributes to the refinement of the TNSB and emphasizes the importance of considering cultural factors in developing effective norm-based interventions to address global health challenges.

COVID-19 大流行凸显了了解社会规范如何影响跨文化预防性健康行为的重要性。本研究以社会行为规范理论（TNSB）为基础，调查了社会规范对 2020 年 COVID-19 高峰期跨文化佩戴口罩和拉开社交距离的意向的直接和调节作用。研究从美国（N = 333）和意大利（N = 331）这两个文化松紧度和取向（个人主义-集体主义；放纵-克制；不确定性规避）不同的国家招募了具有代表性的样本。结果显示，在美国，感知到的描述性规范直接影响行为意向，而在意大利，感知到的强制性规范影响更大。在这两个国家，结果预期调节了描述性规范与戴口罩意愿之间的关系。具体来说，随着感知利益的增加，两国规范对戴面具意愿的影响都有所减弱。只有在意大利，群体认同加强了描述性规范与戴面具意愿之间的联系。这些发现凸显了文化差异在规范影响机制中的重要作用，美国更多地受到他人所作所为（描述性规范）的影响，而意大利则受到他人认可（强制性规范）的影响。这项研究有助于完善 TNSB，并强调了在制定有效的基于规范的干预措施以应对全球健康挑战时考虑文化因素的重要性。

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There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in reflective observation through encounters with statements of ‘White’ teachers and ‘Black’ students 万物皆有裂缝。这就是通过与 "白人 "教师和 "黑人 "学生的对话，在反思性观察中获得的启示

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102054

Noa Shapira , Shula Mola

This study presents a unique workshop delivered in Israel via Zoom to 178 teachers working in heterogeneous classes. During the workshop, the teachers were shown quotes of ‘black’ students and ‘white’ teachers, asking them to find the connection between them and share their thoughts and feelings. Immediately following the workshop, the teachers wrote a reflection, and then again one month later. The researchers qualitatively analyzed the data - the teachers' responses and reflections. Findings indicate a ‘crack’ among the teachers. 'The light got in,' through which they expressed more understanding and empathy towards the students presented in the research and their own students’ perspectives.

本研究介绍了在以色列通过 Zoom 为 178 名异质班级教师举办的独特研讨会。工作坊期间，向教师们展示了 "黑人 "学生和 "白人 "教师的名言，要求他们找出两者之间的联系，并分享自己的想法和感受。研讨会结束后，教师们立即撰写了反思，一个月后再次撰写反思。研究人员对数据--教师的回答和反思--进行了定性分析。结果表明，教师中出现了 "裂缝"。光线照进来了"，通过这道光，他们对研究中出现的学生以及自己学生的观点表达了更多的理解和同情。

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