Some specific methods with applications in biology, ecology and related natural sciences will be presented. The stress will be on less known methods with a wide potential in applications. In the first part, correspondences between two sets will be considered as a tool for investigating various connections among their elements. One of the sets is called the set of objects and another is the set ...

BACKGROUND Research has documented significant associations between life stress, especially interpersonal stress, and suicidal ideation in adolescents. Little is known about variables that explain the association between interpersonal stress and suicidal ideation. METHODS The present study evaluated a conceptual model in which interpersonal stress (chronic and episodic) predicted suicidal ide...

We report the results of three high-powered replications of Troisi and Gabriel's (2011) idea that writing about comfort food reduces feelings of loneliness amongst securely attached individuals after a belongingness threat. We conducted our studies amongst a large group of participants (Total N = 649) amongst American (MTurk), Dutch (Tilburg University; TiU), and Singaporean (Singapore Manageme...

Previous theories of moral development such as those by Piaget and Kohlberg usually focused on the cognitive or rational aspect, and seldom included the affective aspect in their construction. The characteristics of the stages of moral development in the present paper are elaborated with special reference to psychological needs, altruism and human relationships, and justice reasoning. The three...

Many low-lying communities around the world are increasingly experiencing coastal hazard risks. As such, climate-related relocation has received significant global attention as an adaptation response. However, emerging cases of populations resisting in preference for remaining place emerging. This paper provides account residents Togoru, a settlement on Viti Levu Island, Fiji. Despite facing im...

Purpose. We investigate the associations between incivility from multiple sources (i.e., doctors, supervisors, fellow nurses, and patients/visitors) nurse turnover intentions. take a self-determination perspective to explore whether psychological needs for autonomy, belongingness, competence explain relationship Finally, we examine patients/visitors may primarily relate one of three basic auton...