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Article History

Received: 6 December 2024

Accepted: 28 July 2025

First Online: 6 August 2025

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Tel Aviv University institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This study received approval from the Ethics Committee of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel on November 21st, 2022 (Ethics Code: 0005668-2) after which the data collection process commenced until March 15, 2023.

: All participants in this study were adults. Each participant provided written informed consent prior to completing their survey. Specifically, eligible participants received a hyperlink generated by Qualtrics directing them to the study’s survey. This link allowed individuals who met the criteria to access the informed consent document and survey, confirm in writing their consent to participate, and complete the survey. The informed consent document included a concise overview of the study’s objectives, elucidated their rights as research participants, explained data would be used to publish aggregate research findings, and outlined the potential risks associated with their involvement in this study. Furthermore, it accentuated the voluntary aspect of participation, assured participants of the protection of their anonymity, and communicated their right to withdraw from the study at any moment of their choosing.