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Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experiences and Perceived Treatment Needs

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Approximately 25% of individuals with eating disorders develop severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs); yet effective treatments remain limited. This study explored lived experiences of SEEDs, focussing on past treatments, as well as current needs and hopes. Method Twenty participants with eating disorders of ≥ 7 years and prior
Emilia Kotilahti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Terror Management Theory and Entrepreneurship: Fear and Decision-Making

open access: yes, 2014
Terror management theory is a macropsychological theory that investigates the cognitive processes of individuals exposed to their own mortality. This research suggests that terror management theory could explain a number of decision-making behaviors in ...
Kinnamon, Eric
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The Impact of Uncertainty on Forecasting the US Economy

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the predictive value of uncertainty measures for key macroeconomic indicators across multiple forecast horizons. We evaluate how different uncertainty proxies—economic policy uncertainty (EPU), VIX, geopolitical risk, and measures of macroeconomic and financial uncertainty—enhance forecast accuracy for industrial production,
Angelica Ghiselli
wiley   +1 more source

Distressful Empathy: The Case for Terror Management Theory?

open access: yes, 2015
The talk will investigate the extent to which predictions of Terror Management Theory can be corroborated through reading literature. Concerning such emotions, two questions will be raised.
van Peer, Willie   +2 more
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Analysing the Drivers of Cropland Footprint in Leading Agricultural Nations: Evidence From MMQR Approach

open access: yesGeological Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change represents the biggest current challenge for us and for future generations. Its impact on agriculture is undeniable, considering the food security goal. Thus, the cropland footprint has been distinguished as a comprehensive index for assessing the impact of environmental changes in agricultural areas determined by the increased ...
Ibrahim Cutcu, Magdalena Radulescu
wiley   +1 more source

Activism as a Heroic Quest for Symbolic Immortality: An Existential Perspective on Collective Action

open access: yesJournal of Social and Political Psychology, 2016
Excellent research exists on the conditions that generate political and social activism. Yet a central issue has remained perplexing: how does the personal need to stand out as unique and heroic interact with the concern for the positive image of the ...
Julia Elad-Strenger
doaj   +1 more source

Terror Management Theory

open access: yes, 2011
Terror management theory posits that the juxtaposition of an inclination toward self-preservation with the highly developed intellectual abilities that make humans aware of their vulnerabilities and inevitable death creates the potential for paralyzing terror. One of the most important functions of cultural worldviews is to manage the terror engendered
openaire   +1 more source

Terror Management Theory: Relevance for Control of the Intelligence Agent

open access: yes, 1998
This article describes psychological findings stemming from terror management theory that have relevance for case officer control of an intelligent ...
Editor, IBPP
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