Goran Milas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Goran Milas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Goran |
| FAMILY NAME | Milas |
| SIGNATURE | MILAS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Social Sciences “Ivo Pilar” Zagreb Croatia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7202-3338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceived parental rejection and gaming disorder among adolescents
Previous research suggests that both stress and depression, as well as parental rejection, are important factors in the development of gaming disorder (GD), but no studies so far have proposed a pathway leading from parental rejection via depression and stress to GD. The study aimed to examine the relationship between GD and perceived parental rejection, stress, and depressive symptoms, and to test the moderating effects of sex on these relations…
Why are adolescent girls more prone to stress‐induced depression? Testing moderation, mediation, and reciprocal causality in a three‐wave longitudinal study
The prevalence of depression in females after puberty is twice as high as in their male peers. Considering numerous studies that associate the onset of depression with stress, we tested three hypotheses to elucidate the role of biological sex in stress-induced depression on a sample of 1618 secondary school students from Zagreb, Croatia (Males, N = 671, Mage at baseline = 16.4 years, SD = 0.60; Females, N = 947, Mage at baseline = 16.3 years, SD …
The Role of Religiosity and Personal Faith in Young People’s Sexual Debut and Sexual Risk Taking
Using a Bayesian statistical approach, this study aimed to provide a robust assessment of associations between religiosity and personal faith, timing of sexual initiation and sexual risk taking in young people. To produce posterior probability distribution of the estimation of associations, this study combined two population-based surveys of emerging Croatian adults and meta-analytical estimates pertaining to international studies published betwe…
Kulturna participacija, kulturna socijalizacija i prijenos kulture među hrvatskim adolescentima
SAŽETAK U studiji koja objedinjuje kvantitativni i kvalitativni istraživački pristup proučavana je zastupljenost pojedinih oblika kulturne participacije među mladima i različiti obrasci kulturne transmisije
How does it work? An exploration into psychosocial mechanisms that underlie associations between religiosity/faith and sexual risks in emerging Croatian adults
Although a number of studies reported negative associations between young people’s religiosity and risky sexual behavior, psychosocial mechanisms that might underlie these links have not been directly assessed. Utilizing structural equation modeling approach, the current study explored three such mechanisms: (a) internal motivation (internalization), (b) external motivation (peer influence), and (c) mixed motivation (collective identity), using d…
A meta-analytic exploration of associations between religious service attendance and sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood
Findings since 2000 about the association between the frequency of religious service attendance (formal religiosity) and sexual risk taking in adolescents and emerging adults were explored. A systematic literature search (April 2020) focused on articles with data on religiosity and age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, condom use at most recent sexual intercourse, and consistent condom use. A total of 27 studies with 37,430 participants…
Religious faith and sexual risk taking among adolescents and emerging adults
Although there is some evidence that religious faith may offer protection against sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood, no attempts have been made to systematically quantify the association. Using data from studies conducted in the 2000–2020 period, this meta-analysis aimed to estimate the link between religious faith and four sexual risk-taking behaviors in samples of adolescents and emerging adults. Five different search sys…
Longitudinal Assessment of the Association Between Pornography Use and Sexual Satisfaction in Adolescence
Pornography has been theorized to affect sexual satisfaction for decades, yet only two prospective studies, both conducted in the Netherlands, have explored this link among adolescents. Given the unprecedented availability of (online) sexually explicit content and the potential importance of its relationship to sexual satisfaction for young people, we have revisited the association between these variables in a less sexually permissive society. Us…
Personality Changes During Adolescence Across Cultures
Longitudinal Assessment of the Association Between Pornography Use and Sexual Satisfaction in Adolescence
Pornography has been theorized to affect sexual satisfaction for decades, yet only two prospective studies, both conducted in the Netherlands, have explored this link among adolescents. Given the unprecedented availability of (online) sexually explicit content and the potential importance of its relationship to sexual satisfaction for young people, we have revisited the association between these variables in a less sexually permissive society. Us…
How does it work? An exploration into psychosocial mechanisms that underlie associations between religiosity/faith and sexual risks in emerging Croatian adults
Although a number of studies reported negative associations between young people’s religiosity and risky sexual behavior, psychosocial mechanisms that might underlie these links have not been directly assessed. Utilizing structural equation modeling approach, the current study explored three such mechanisms: (a) internal motivation (internalization), (b) external motivation (peer influence), and (c) mixed motivation (collective identity), using d…
A meta-analytic exploration of associations between religious service attendance and sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood
Findings since 2000 about the association between the frequency of religious service attendance (formal religiosity) and sexual risk taking in adolescents and emerging adults were explored. A systematic literature search (April 2020) focused on articles with data on religiosity and age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, condom use at most recent sexual intercourse, and consistent condom use. A total of 27 studies with 37,430 participants…
Personality Changes During Adolescence Across Cultures
Longitudinal Assessment of the Association Between Pornography Use and Sexual Satisfaction in Adolescence
Pornography has been theorized to affect sexual satisfaction for decades, yet only two prospective studies, both conducted in the Netherlands, have explored this link among adolescents. Given the unprecedented availability of (online) sexually explicit content and the potential importance of its relationship to sexual satisfaction for young people, we have revisited the association between these variables in a less sexually permissive society. Us…
Religious faith and sexual risk taking among adolescents and emerging adults
Although there is some evidence that religious faith may offer protection against sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood, no attempts have been made to systematically quantify the association. Using data from studies conducted in the 2000–2020 period, this meta-analysis aimed to estimate the link between religious faith and four sexual risk-taking behaviors in samples of adolescents and emerging adults. Five different search sys…
Kulturna participacija, kulturna socijalizacija i prijenos kulture među hrvatskim adolescentima
SAŽETAK U studiji koja objedinjuje kvantitativni i kvalitativni istraživački pristup proučavana je zastupljenost pojedinih oblika kulturne participacije među mladima i različiti obrasci kulturne transmisije
How does it work? An exploration into psychosocial mechanisms that underlie associations between religiosity/faith and sexual risks in emerging Croatian adults
Although a number of studies reported negative associations between young people’s religiosity and risky sexual behavior, psychosocial mechanisms that might underlie these links have not been directly assessed. Utilizing structural equation modeling approach, the current study explored three such mechanisms: (a) internal motivation (internalization), (b) external motivation (peer influence), and (c) mixed motivation (collective identity), using d…
A meta-analytic exploration of associations between religious service attendance and sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood
Findings since 2000 about the association between the frequency of religious service attendance (formal religiosity) and sexual risk taking in adolescents and emerging adults were explored. A systematic literature search (April 2020) focused on articles with data on religiosity and age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, condom use at most recent sexual intercourse, and consistent condom use. A total of 27 studies with 37,430 participants…
The Role of Religiosity and Personal Faith in Young People’s Sexual Debut and Sexual Risk Taking
Using a Bayesian statistical approach, this study aimed to provide a robust assessment of associations between religiosity and personal faith, timing of sexual initiation and sexual risk taking in young people. To produce posterior probability distribution of the estimation of associations, this study combined two population-based surveys of emerging Croatian adults and meta-analytical estimates pertaining to international studies published betwe…
Perceived parental rejection and gaming disorder among adolescents
Previous research suggests that both stress and depression, as well as parental rejection, are important factors in the development of gaming disorder (GD), but no studies so far have proposed a pathway leading from parental rejection via depression and stress to GD. The study aimed to examine the relationship between GD and perceived parental rejection, stress, and depressive symptoms, and to test the moderating effects of sex on these relations…
Why are adolescent girls more prone to stress‐induced depression? Testing moderation, mediation, and reciprocal causality in a three‐wave longitudinal study
The prevalence of depression in females after puberty is twice as high as in their male peers. Considering numerous studies that associate the onset of depression with stress, we tested three hypotheses to elucidate the role of biological sex in stress-induced depression on a sample of 1618 secondary school students from Zagreb, Croatia (Males, N = 671, Mage at baseline = 16.4 years, SD = 0.60; Females, N = 947, Mage at baseline = 16.3 years, SD …
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Faith (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)