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This paper offers an overview of the nature of sexting among young people with a clear description of the definition, prevalence, motives and consequences of participation in sexting. A review of the literature shows that sexting is most often defined as sending, receiving and exchanging sexually explicit content (text messages, photos or videos). In recent years, sexting has become an increasingly popular way of communication among young people. The motives for engaging in sexting are most often flirtation, desire for intimacy and excitement, attracting attention, persuasion to sexting by a partner, desire to initiate sexual activity, but also boredom. The consequences of sexting are usually reflected in low self-esteem, increased stress, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicide risks. In the literature, we most often encounter negative outcomes of sexting (anxiety, depression, excessive alcohol use), while the positive outcomes of sexting (normative sexual behavior, relationship satisfaction, arousal, happiness, flirtation) are not sufficiently emphasized. The paper will provide an overview of internationally relevant and recent research on sexting, the prevalence of sexting, the motives for participating in sexting and the consequences of sexting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Continuously raising awareness of the issue of climate change helps to better understand it, but there is very little or no implementation of activities to mitigate the effects in practice. Therefore, it is important to collect data, perform analyses and studies in order to improve the existing situation. The paper provides an overview of the current condition caused by climate change with a focus on water resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, possible consequences in the future and measures recommended to be applied as a means to minimize the negative effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In numerous companies asbestos was used in the production or realization of the registered business activity, so workers working for these employers were exposed to the risk of the consequences of such work. For some of these workers, the consequences were devastating because asbestosis and other diseases deteriorated their health. Many employers closed down their businesses and some of their legal successors have been out of business since 2005 when asbestos was banned. A serious problem (large number of social cases) is how to compensate (if at all possible) workers who have been exposed to asbestos. States act as the "guarantor" of payment of cash benefits as a form of compensation. The Republic of Croatia is bound by national and regional regulations (ILO Conventions, EU directives), as well as by national regulations governing these issues and relations. The regulations are in force and they form the legal basis in often elaborate and demanding court processes in which financial considerations determine the resolution. Namely, consequences of exposure to asbestos can occur even as late as 30 or 40 years after exposure. The aim of this paper is to shed light on the gravity of the social and legal aspects of this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author writes about mobbing, an increasingly frequent phenomenon in private and public organizations. Mobbing, or psychological abuse, at the workplace is a syndrome of the "sick society" in which we live, and is performed by mobbers, the "sick people" we live with. This paper details the pathological personality structure of the mobber, profiles of mobbing victims and the consequences of mobbing on the health and life of the victim, as well as its impact on the family, i.e. the victim's environment. The loss suffered by the organization is also not negligible if we take into account sick leave time and the impaired health of normally high quality employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]