Wu, Jinnan
Yang, Wenqian
Qi, Juan
Zhang, Wenpei
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72172002)
National Natural Science Foundation of China,China (72304002)
University Excellent Research Innovation Team Foundation of Anhui Province (2023AH010018)
University Outstanding Youth Foundation of Anhui Province (2022AH030040)
Philosophy and Social Sciences Planned Project of Anhui Province (AHSKQ2021D16)
Article History
Received: 20 September 2024
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was ethically reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the School of Business, Anhui University of Technology (Research Ethics Committee Number: SB-AHUT-REC-2023-04-HS01) in April 2023. The review process ensured that all research procedures adhered to institutional guidelines, the principles outlined in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments, as well as comparable ethical standards.
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