Peng, Michael Yao-Ping
Article History
Received: 4 January 2024
Accepted: 24 June 2024
First Online: 6 August 2024
Competing interests
: The author declares no competing interests.
: Approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Foshan University. The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The ethical approval was requested and granted in August 2023, prior to the commencement of data collection.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardians prior to their participation in the study. Participants were informed about the nature and purpose of the study, as well as their rights to withdraw at any time without any consequences. The informed consent process was conducted from September to October 2023, concurrently with the distribution of the questionnaires.