This study is motivated by the increasing phenomenon of adolescents excessively idolizing K-POP boybands, influenced by several factors, including self-esteem and religiosity.The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the relationship between self-esteem and religiosity on celebrity worship among K-POP-loving adolescents.The population
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This introduction aims to explain the lines of research of a group of scholars, brought together in a joint project Video Walkman on the history of sacrifice from the late Middle Ages to the modern world.Taking into account the theoretical framework formulated by a long tradition of studies on sacrifice, the group compared different historical cont
How do animals in groups organize their work? Division of labour, i.e.the process by which individuals within a group choose which tasks to perform, has been extensively studied in social insects.Variability among individuals within a colony seems to underpin both the decision over which tasks to perform and the amount of effort to invest in a task