A the Croatian East, throughout its long history, has never been an integral part of Serbia, and Serbs have never constituted the largest ethnic group in total population, this part of Croatia became the scene of aggression of Great Serbia, causing great suffering and tremendous devastation. Tens thousand of people were forced into exile; mostly Croats, but also Hungarians, Ruthenians, Ukrainia...

Some empirical studies show negative consequences of being demographically different from one’s group, but the underlying psychological mechanisms are not well understood. To address this gap, we investigated the role of the belonging and distinctiveness motives in individuals’ experiences of being ethnically dissimilar from their group. We propose that ethnic dissimilarity satisfies group memb...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory had been fulfilled and to compare the Maslow's hierarchy of needs among Iranian different ethnic groups at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). METHODS This research was a descriptive-analytical study which conducted among administrative employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences; ...

abstract objectives: radiomorphometric indices measured on simple radiographic images can be used for qualitative and quantitative assessment of bone. panoramic radiographic imaging can therefore assist dentists in early detection of osteoporosis in patients. considering the effect of ethnic and environmental factors on development of osteoporosis and absence of normal values of radiomorphometr...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe emotional concerns among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer survivors from a clinically sensitive approach and to examine differences in emotional items according to demographic characteristics. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING California Cancer Surveillance Program, Los Angeles-area hospitals, and community agencies in southern California. SAMPLE 7...

INTRODUCTION Sedentary behaviour is increasingly recognised as a health risk. While differences in this behaviour might help explain ethnic differences in disease profiles, studies on sedentary behaviour in ethnic minorities are scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the levels and the socio-demographic and lifestyle-related correlates of objectively measured sedentary time among five eth...