background religion and health have recently received much attention in modern medicine. several studies in various parts of the world have supported the role of religion as a protective factor against mental disorders. one of the common traumas in the field of mental health is suicidal behaviors. adherence to religious beliefs plays an important role in preventing suicidal behaviors. objective...

Low acceptance of evolution among undergraduate students is common and is best predicted by religious beliefs. Decreasing students' perceived conflict between religion and evolution could increase their acceptance of evolution. However, college biology instructors may struggle with trying to decrease students' perceived conflict between religion and evolution because of differences in the relig...

As our nation has grown and continued to accept immigrants from around the world, multiculturalism has become the norm, and the growth of different religions or different subunits of certain religions (e.g., Islam and Hispanic Pentecostalism) is part of this trend. The mass media describe the general public’s rising interest in matters spiritual and religious, and point to the incredible range ...

This thesis reports research which examined acculturation in British adolescents by investigating their identifications and cultural practices. In particular, it aimed to draw attention to the limitations of the currently dominant model of acculturation, and to present an alternative approach for informing research into the acculturation of adolescents. Study 1 used qualitative interview techni...

Increasing evidence suggests that religious practice induces systematic biases in attentional control. We used Navon's global-local task to compare attentional bias in Taiwanese Zen Buddhists and Taiwanese atheists; two groups brought up in the same country and culture and matched with respect to race, intelligence, sex, and age. Given the Buddhist emphasis on compassion for the physical and so...

Spirituality is one of the forms of religion that seems to thrive in secularised Western societies. It has become an umbrella term for a variety of experience-oriented religious practices in Western societies. The popularity of spirituality is clearly visible within Christian settings, both inside and outside churches. This paper explores the nature of ‘marginal’ Christian spirituality, i.e. Ch...

Background Islamic doctrine and related teachings play a seminal role in constructing the sexual performance of followers, women in particular. Objective The aim was to explore women's understandings of Islamic Shiite principles related to their sexuality. Materials and Methods In a qualitative content analysis approach, four individual interviews and seven focus groups conducted in Rafsanj...