The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

Stress, Support, and Resilience During Wartime: A Dyadic Longitudinal Study of Parental Exhaustion

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to broaden the understanding of how parental exhaustion evolves during war, and how war exposure and social support are associated with these changes within individuals and between partners. Background Wars exert strain on parents. The Balance...

Regulating the future of procreation: a proposed comprehensive framework for in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) in Israel

Abstract In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is a novel reproductive technology that promises to derive functional human gametes from both embryonic and reprogrammed somatic cells. Currently, this technology is still in the experimental stages, but is approaching clinical viability, whi...

Complex, but not simple, motor tasks assessment improves detection of motor-cognitive interaction in midlife

Abstract Executive and motor function are bidirectionally linked and decline as we age, yet motor-cognitive links are predominantly studied in older adults, while studies focused on midlife report mixed results. We aimed to evaluate whether motor tasks of varying complexity refle...

Lived Experience and Economic Decision-Making in Contexts of Poverty: Jewish and Arab Families in Israel

This study examined how families living in poverty in Israel experience economic decision-making within a neoliberal context that attributes poverty to individual failure. Using a mixed-methods design, the study combined 32 qualitative interviews with Jewish and Arab families wit...

Beyond the battlefield: Interpersonal predictors of women's mental health during extended partner deployment

Abstract Objective The goal was to identify predictors of psychological distress and growth in reservists' wives. Background The prolonged Swords of Iron War has placed an unprecedented burden on Israeli reservists' partners. This study explored their psychological, relational, a...