Members of the synthetic biology community have discussed the significance of word selection when describing synthetic biology to the general public. In particular, many leaders proposed the word "create" was laden with negative connotations. We found that word choice and framing does affect public perception of synthetic biology. In a controlled experiment, participants perceived synthetic bio...

Many studies have explored the links between family structure, parental religiosity, and youth religiosity, but results across studies have been inconsistent and have largely ignored new diverse family forms. Using data on 2,320 youth and their parents from the National Study of Youth and Religion, this study focused on whether and why religious transmission from parents to youth varies among d...

OBJECTIVE Religious practices among adults are associated with more 12-step participation which, in turn, is linked to better treatment outcomes. Despite recommendations for adolescents to participate in mutual-help groups, little is known about how religious practices influence youth 12-step engagement and outcomes. This study examined the relationships among lifetime religiosity, during-treat...

effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy with religiosity approach as treatment for intimate partner violence committed by men, iran, urmia, 2006-7     mosazadeh h [1] *, mergathy ke [2] , asgarnejad fa [3] , mergathy kt [4] , tagdisi mh [5] , motevallian a [6]     received: 21 nov, 2011 accepted: 13 apr, 2012     abstract   background & aims: according to reports, intimate partner viole...

Suicidal ideation in elderly is rarely a society’s concern even though the age group most vulnerable to suicide. This study was conducted prove effect of perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, religiosity, and demographic factors (gender education level) on suicidal elderly. The subjects this were 230 respondents aged 60 years over who obtained using accidental non-probability sampli...

Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between religiosity, depression and pain in advanced cancer patients admitted in hospice. Methods 115 patients with a life expectancy of less than 4 months were interviewed with a series of standardized instruments, including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and religious data wer...