The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a global surge in empirical research examining the influence of on individuals’ mental health symptoms and well-being. Within this larger literature is rapidly growing associations among religiousness/spirituality, impact, Largely absent from specific focus psychotherapy clients, religiousness/spirituality impact change during treatment. One prominent theory ex...

Abstract Background The relation between religiousness and prejudice has been the topic of a large research literature, yet this was so far mostly limited to Western societies with Christian heritage. Purpose This study sought compare religiousness–prejudice relationship adherents monotheistic non-monotheistic religions. Focusing on inter-religious we examined whether theological exclusivism mo...

BACKGROUND Major life changes are among factors that cause anxiety, and one of these changes is surgery. Emotional reactions to surgery have specific effects on the intensity and velocity as well as the process of physical disease. In addition, they can cause delay in patients recovery. This study is aimed at determining the relationship between religious beliefs and preoperative anxiety. MET...

There seems to be a popular belief that Muslim fertility in Europe is much higher than that of non-Muslims. Part of this belief stems from the general impression of high fertility in some Muslim countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This notion is typically transferred to Muslims living in Europe with their increasing migration along with concerns about numbers and assimilability into ...

abstract background: the negative side effects of infertility affect not only the relations between the couple but also other aspects of their lives and destroy their personal, social, and professional functions. this research aims to study the social consequences of infertility on families in the city of isfahan. sociological and psychological theories provide the theoretical framework of the ...