“Birthday blues” is sometimes used in epidemiological studies to describe occasionally observed effect of higher suicide ratios around birthdays. It is also colloquially used to describe a general feeling of disappointment, anxiety, etc. due to another year passing by, low achievement, or not having the expectations regarding birthday c...

By Savina Šmit

The Patient Health Questionnaire – PHQ-9 is a well known self-report measure of nine depression symptoms according to DSM-IV/DSM-V criteria. As the PHQ-9 is not yet validated in most of former Yugoslavian countries, the goal of this research was to determine its factor structure and psychometric properties on a large non-clinical BCS language...

By Siniša Subotić, Ivan Knežević, Strahinja Dimitrijević, Dalibor Miholjčić, Savina Šmit, Mirjana Karać, Jelena Mijatović

Numerous international studies indicate a high level of belief in myths and conspiracy theories about HIV/AIDS, especially in relation to its origin and treatments. There are also findings of these beliefs being related to risky sexual behaviors. Moreover, it is useful to study these myths and their correlates in the context of prevention. This stu...

By Dalibor Miholjčić, Zdravka Kezić

Astrology is a pseudoscience of long tradition and large cultural impact. It is based on the assumption that position of celestial bodies can predict future events, explain human personality, etc. Despite being scientifically unsound, astrology maintains its popularity. Earlier research has shown that various sociodemographic characteristics, such ...

By Jelena Mijatović

Social physique anxiety (SPA) is a derivative of social anxiety and people tend to experience it in response to others evaluating their physiques. Women achieve higher SPA scores than men. SPA correlates with higher body mass index (BMI). Previous studies have shown that people with higher SPA reported higher levels of distress in situations where ...

By Gabriela Ninković Došen, Jovana Jankovski

 In the era of the mass use of mobile business communication it is only a matter of time when the mobile commerce and mobile payment will become dominant payment methods. Modern people perform their duties in an accelerated way and they use modern technology to help them meet their needs. Fast changes in the choice of the used platforms and th...

By Saša Salapura, Dalibor Vučić

 Sexual delinquency is a phenomenon that goes beyond the framework naturalness and voluntariness of partners in a sexual relationship. That is complex phenomenon whose essence derives from the special behavior of the offender and his relationship to the victim. The criminal offense of "Rape" is a serious crime or serious criminal offense, whos...

By Dragan MITROVIĆ, Uroš PENA

 Legal state, that is, a rule of law is precondition for realization of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens in a state. Legal state in that way can exist only if all institutions of the government (all authorities) work and act based on legality and fairness, as well as legal certainty for all citizens that live in state. What needs to...

By Mirela Jokić

 U Bosni i Hercegovini od 2003 godine primjenjuju se brojne posebne istražne radnje, koje su tadašnjim Zakonom o krivičnom postupku stekle puni legitimitet, i očekivanja efikasnijeg suzbijanja teških oblika kriminaliteta. Uvođenje brojnih posebnih istražnih radnji imalo je za cilj, isključivo da osnaži operativno istražnu, ali i ...

By Mile Matijević, Miladinović Aleksandar

 The purpose (aim) of this paper is to point out to the realization of human rights and protection of minorities, namely: personal rights and freedoms of citizens, political rights, economic and social rights, as well as special rights and freedoms, and within those rights the exercise of rights and freedoms of ethnic groups and national minor...

By Željko Todorović