This study examines the reliability and validity of the scores of Cervical Smear Belief Inventory (CSBI) among Chinese women in Taiwan. Women who were nonadherent to cervical screening guidelines were recruited (N = 424). Reliabilities showed good internal consistency for the perceived Pros, Cons, and Susceptibility scales (a ranged from .78 to .87). Factor analysis showed good construct validi...

I have recently started university and moved away from home, and also I have met a guy who is now my boyfriend; it is going to be three weeks since we started dating and it has all been really good. We also have already started talking about making love and my boyfriend isn't forcing me into anything, and when I'm with him, it feels right, but the only thing that is bothering me is the fact it ...

В предлагаемой статье внимание читателя направляется на два пути спасения и христианских добродетели — девства брака. Автор подробно освещает учение о превосходстве над браком приходит к выводу, что отцы Церкви, давая нравственно-религиозную оценку брака, имели в виду не само девственное или брачное состояние, а те условия средства, которыми человек располагает при достижении духовного совершен...

Focusing on three historical examples of a different understanding Christian identity, the paper seeks to address role contemporary concepts sex and gender in creation identity. In first case study, focused literary representations martyrdom from second third centuries, special emphasis is placed demand for ?manly? or ?masculine? way witnessing faith. The example relates wider ascetic movement ...

PEER EFFECTS IN SEXUAL INITIATION: SEPARATING SOCIAL NORMS AND PARTNER SUPPLY Seth O. Richards Kenneth I. Wolpin Sexual activity among adolescents is associated with risks such as pregnancy and STDs, and there is substantial policy interest in how peers influence the timing of sexual initiation. This paper measures separate effects for two social mechanisms— peer-group norms and partner availab...