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  "abstract": "Introduction\n\nThis study examines whether professional-isolation scores are associated with perceived quality of work life (QWL) beyond an archived social-isolation index in workers recruited from flexible-employment settings. Perceived career-development constraints are examined as a secondary concurrent correlate.Methods\n\nRetained questionnaire responses from 237 workers recruited in China were reanalyzed using ordinal measurement assessment, covariate-adjusted composite-score regression, and 5,000 case-resampling bootstrap replications.Results\n\nHigher professional-isolation scores were associated with lower QWL scores after adjustment for the retained five-item social-isolation index and demographic characteristics (b = -0.307, 95% CI [-0.430, -0.185]). A negative statistical indirect association involving perceived career-development constraints was also observed. Estimates were similar under record-matching and response-pattern sensitivity checks.Discussion\n\nThe study identifies a work-related score association not fully accounted for by the retained social-isolation index. This finding supports examining professional guidance and development opportunities in occupation-specific research. Poor measurement fit and incomplete occupational and eligibility records restrict interpretation to observed-score associations; composite regression establishes neither construct validity nor causal mediation.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Qu Qiubai School of Government, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China.",
    "School of Business, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China."
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  "author_total": 2,
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      "name": "Xingqiang Xu"
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      "name": "Rungang Liu"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dzesw3mfdg9ws.bib",
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  "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1965599",
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  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13683001?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13683001",
  "pmid": "42908522",
  "published": "2026-10-07",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dzesw3mfdg9ws.ris",
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  "title": "Professional isolation and perceived quality of work life in flexible-employment settings: a cross-sectional study.",
  "title_text": "Professional isolation and perceived quality of work life in flexible-employment settings: a cross-sectional study.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:53Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dzesw3mfdg9ws",
  "venue": "Frontiers in psychology",
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