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Patterns of Thinking in Militant Extremism
(Sage Publications Ltd, London, 2009)
Recurrent features of the thinking pattern (or mind-set) of violent militant extremists are delineated, discussed, and related to previous research and theory. We examined extremist groups from a diverse range of continents, ...
Nature based solution for improving mental health and well-being in urban areas
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2017)
The general disproportion of urban development and the socio-economical crisis in Serbia, followed by a number of acute and chronic stressors, as well as years of accumulated trauma, prevented the parallel physical, mental ...
On the Relation of Boredom and Sadistic Aggression
(American Psychological Association, 2020)
What gives rise to sadism? While sadistic behavior (i.e., harming others for pleasure) is welldocumented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors behind it. We help close this gap by ...
Connection between urban green areas and visitors’ physical and mental well-being
(Elsevier GmbH, 2019)
Frequent visits to urban green areas have been widely demonstrated to bring notable health benefits to city residents and helped them to maintain contact with nature. Empirical evidence strongly supports the positive ...
The simultaneous effects of inflectional paradigms and classes on lexical recognition: Evidence from Serbian
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2009)
In this study, we investigate the relevance of inflectional paradigms and inflectional classes for lexical processing. We provide an information-theoretical measure of the divergence in the frequency distributions of two ...
Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations
(Natl Acad Sciences, Washington, 2016)
People who are more avoidant of pathogens are more politically conservative, as are nations with greater parasite stress. In the current research, we test two prominent hypotheses that have been proposed as explanations ...
National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures
(Amer Assoc Advancement Science, Washington, 2005)
Most people hold beliefs about personality characteristics typical of members of their own and others' cultures. These perceptions of national character may be generalizations from personal experience, stereotypes with a ...
The role of personality and traumatic events in cortisol levels - Where does PTSD fit in?
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2012)
Background: Studies of cortisol in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have yielded mixed results. We hypothesize that personality traits and traumatic experiences could be the confounders of cortisol measures and disease ...
Is there a biological difference between trauma-related depression and PTSD? DST says 'NO'
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2012)
The use of the low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (DST) as a potentially discriminative marker between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression is still under discussion. In order to compare the influence ...
Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?
(Amer Psychological Assoc, Washington, 2012)
Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = ...