Purpose The purpose of the current study was to explore among young adults whether celebrity worship predicted the incidence of elective cosmetic surgery within the period of eight months after controlling for a number of known predictors of elective cosmetic surgery. Methods 137 young adults completed questionnaire measures of attitudes towards a celebrity whose body image they admired, previo...

This article surveys the beliefs concerning the supernatural characteristics and powers of sacred trees in Israel; it is based on a field study as well as a survey of the literature and includes 118 interviews with Muslims and Druze. Both the Muslims and Druze in this study attribute supernatural dimensions to sacred trees which are directly related to ancient, deep-rooted pagan traditions. The...

BACKGROUND Research indicates that religion may have a positive effect on coping and possibly enhance clinical outcomes. This study aims to determine the level of religious interest of psychiatric inpatients and to assess whether religious commitment has an impact on selected outcome variables. METHODS There were 88 consecutive adult patients (50% men) who were admitted to a Canadian tertiary...

worshiping devil is referred to in two verses of the holy quran. the semanticessence of worship is submission and humility. all interpreters – as far as weknow – have considered the worshiping devil as obeying him.this theory has some shortcomings, such as the fact that obedience is differentfrom worship and in order to assume worship to be obedience we need reason. itseems that the root of thi...

Using pooled data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG 2006–2010), we examine the effects of denominational affiliation, worship service attendance, and religious salience on remarriage timing. Survival analyses indicate that both men and women affiliated with conservative Protestant faith traditions are significantly more likely than their unaffiliated and Catholic counterparts to r...

This paper discusses a little-known history of the Architectural Association’s (AA) short-lived Environmental Access course in 1990s, that was designed not just ‘for’ but vitally ‘constituted of’ disabled people. It reflects on legacy and implications founder—Andrew Walker, well-known tutor at AA who injured an accident wheelchair-bound for remainder his life. The course, viewed through allegor...

Psychiatric patients (age 59+) were assessed before study treatment for major depressive disorder, and again after 3 months. Measures taken before study treatment included facets of religiousness (subjective religiosity, private prayer, worship attendance, and religious media use), social support, and perceived stress. Clinician-rated depression severity was assessed both before and after treat...