For many people worldwide, supernatural beliefs and attributions—those focused on God,
the devil, demons, spirits, an afterlife, karma, or fate—are part of everyday life. Although not …

Teams are complex and dynamic entities that face constant changes to their team structures
and must simultaneously work to meet and adapt to the varying situational demands of their …

Across 11 studies involving six countries from four continents (n= 3,285), we extend insights
from field investigations in conflict zones to offline and online surveys to show that personal …

Play and play fighting are human universals (Brown 1991: 140), and certain types of play
appear to recur across human cultures regardless of social or technological complexity …

Meaning-making systems underlie perceptions of the efficacy of threat-mitigating behaviors.
Religion and science both offer threat mitigation, yet these meaning-making systems are …

Decades of behavioral science research have documented functional shifts in attitudes and
ideological adherence in response to various challenges, but little work to date has …

Competitive motivation and performance are highly researched topics in the field of
performance psychology. Both social identity and perceived efficacy have been shown to …

Abstract Jos, a Middle Belt Nigerian city, is commonly referred to as the hotbed of
ethnoreligious conflicts in Nigeria. In the post-independence era, the city has been …

Tyrimo aktualumas ir problema. Tyrimai rodo, kad sportininkai pasikliauja ne tik
asmeninėmis jėgomis ir komanda, bet ir tikėjimu į antgamtines jėgas, jų mistinę paramą …

Many studies have shown the positive effects of short-term regular moderate-to-vigorous
physical activity on health, well-being, and performance (Warburton et al., 2006). Health …