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Article History

Received: 26 April 2025

Accepted: 28 August 2025

First Online: 15 September 2025

Declarations

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: The author declares none.

: The survey this article is based on is conducted in full compliance with national and international standards for ethical research in the social sciences. The research design, including data collection and publication procedures, received a positive evaluation from the Ethics Committee of the Bulgarian Sociological Association (BSA) on 24 January 2022. It was also approved by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, BAS. Participation in both CAWI waves was entirely voluntary, anonymous, and non-remunerated. Informed consent was obtained from each respondent via an introductory statement, which clearly outlined the purpose of the study, anonymity of data processing, the absence of personal identifiers, and the right to withdraw at any time without consequence.