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The relation of spatial skills, spatial memory span, and two anxiety types with statistics anxiety in European and North American University students.

Authors: Gibeau RM, Béland S, Maloney EA, Cantinotti M, Chanquoy L, Lalande D, Simon J, Paulis C, Plancher G, Boislard MA, Cousineau D
Journal: The British journal of educational psychology
mental health psychology open access

Abstract

The exponential growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare marks a significant transformation in how care is conceptualized, delivered, and evaluated. AI promises to revolutionize everything from diagnostic precision to treatment personalization and workflow optimization. However, such advancements carry profound ethical, relational, and practical implications. In parallel, what is often described as a growing international emphasis on the humanization of care, frequently articulated through person-centred approaches, reflects a heterogeneous and evolving set of influences rather than a coherent or unified shift. These include normative commitments promoted by international organisations such as the World Health Organization, professional and disciplinary movements advocating relational and humanistic care, and sustained critiques of technocratic and efficiency-driven models of healthcare. Importantly, these developments have unfolded within a broader global context where healthcare systems are increasingly influenced by neoliberal logics that prioritise cost-effectiveness, productivity, and standardization. As a result, person-centred care does not simply represent a dominant paradigm shift, but a tension-laden construct: at once institutionalised in policy discourse, variably enacted in practice, and, in some contexts, mobilised as a form of resistance to processes of depersonalisation and managerial control.