Zhang, Wei
Liao, Yi
Article History
Received: 11 January 2023
Accepted: 28 July 2023
First Online: 20 October 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Approval was obtained from the ethics committee of Hainan University. The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from the individual(s) or minor(s)’ legal guardian/next of kin for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants by enclosing a letter. The informed consent explained the purpose of the research project, the voluntary nature of participating, the procedures of the tasks, and the background data that would be requested from the participants. Participants were informed that they could withdraw from the research at any time, regardless of at which phase they were, without any penalty. They were also informed that the gathered data was strictly confidential and was only used for research purposes. Only participants who signed the informed consent would go through all the procedures of the research.