Yaniv Efrati

Filling the void: sense of absence as a comprehensive bridge between attachment, parent–adolescent communication, and addictive behaviors among adolescents

Abstract Adolescent addictive behaviors present a growing public health concern, yet the pathways leading from experiences of disconnection to persistent addictive patterns remain unclear. This study examined the Sense of Absence (SoA), a subjective feeling of inner void and disc...

Teachers’ Factors Contribute Meaningful Variance in Association with Autistic Adolescent Sexual Behavior Beyond Parental Factors

Abstract Introduction: Although substantial progress has been made in understanding sexual communication between autistic adolescents and parents or teachers separately, relatively little research has examined these influences together across the two main developmental contexts i...