A5035734383- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Team Dynamics and Performance
Princeton University
2023-2025
University of Haifa
2022-2025
Bar-Ilan University
2016-2021
Given the powerful implications of relationship quality for health and well-being, a central mission science is explaining why some romantic relationships thrive more than others. This large-scale project used machine learning (i.e., Random Forests) to 1) quantify extent which predictable 2) identify constructs reliably predict quality. Across 43 dyadic longitudinal datasets from 29 laboratories, top relationship-specific predictors were perceived-partner commitment, appreciation, sexual...
Adolescence is a critical period for social development, which COVID-19 has dramatically altered. Quarantined youths had limited in-person interactions with peers. The present study used an intensive longitudinal design to investigate changes in interpersonal dynamics and mental health during COVID-19. Specifically, we investigated whether the associations between different contexts-that is, "spillover"-changed was associated depressive symptoms. Approximately 1 year prior onset of COVID-19,...
Objective. There is a growing consensus that interpersonal processes are key to understanding psychotherapy. How might be reflected in the brain? Recent research proposes inter-brain synchrony crucial neural component of interaction. The current proof-of-concept study examines, for first time, therapist-patient measurement during multiple sessions. To guide design future studies, we performed precursory test small sample association between and therapeutic change, hypothesizing it would...
Intensive longitudinal methods (ILMs), in which data are gathered from participants multiple times with short intervals (typically 24 hours or less apart), have gained considerable ground personality research and may be useful exploring causality both classic trait models more novel contextualized state models. We briefly review the various terms uses of ILMs fields psychology present five main strategies that can help researchers infer ILM studies. discuss use temporal precedence to...
Deficits in emotional processing are considered to underlie a range of psychopathologies, and thus constitute crucial target improve mental health. Given the broad consensus on importance during psychotherapy reduce symptomology, it is surprising that there no self-report scale designed measure this construct. The purpose study was develop Emotional Processing Self-Report (EP-SR), practical easy-to-use tool for assessing client therapeutic sessions. In Study 1, 53 items were developed...
ABSTRACT Music appears universally in human infancy with self‐evident effects: as many parents know intuitively, infants love to be sung to. The long‐term effects of parental singing remain unclear, however. In an offset‐design exploratory 10‐week randomized trial conducted 2023 (110 families young infants, M age = 3.67 months, 53% female, 73% White), the study manipulated frequency infant‐directed via a music enrichment intervention. Results, measured by smartphone‐based ecological...
Recent research on empathy finds evidence for 2 different pathways that enable individuals to accurately infer other persons' inner mental states: an automatic, indirect pathway operates by having a state similar the target's and (correctly) assuming this is target's, more controlled direct involves assessing with no regard one's own. We present 3 daily diary studies (N = 53, 38 80 couples) examining contribution of these empathic accuracy in assessments romantic partners' negative moods,...
Several contemporary models conceptualize emotion as inherently interpersonal. We demonstrate how network analysis, a class of statistical methods often used to examine intrapersonal dynamic processes, provides potential avenue for parameterizing interpersonal dynamics (and in general). claim that this method allows (a) observing at various temporal levels; (b) examining occurring through emotional pathways; and (c) capturing variations networks, which can subsequently be predict changes...
Social touch is an important form of interpersonal emotion regulation. In recent years, the regulation effects two types have been studied extensively: handholding and stroking (specifically skin with C-tactile afferents on forearm, i.e. C-touch). While some studies compare their effectiveness, mixed results, no study to date has examined which type subjectively preferred. Given potential bidirectional communication provided by handholding, we hypothesized that regulate intense emotions,...
Abstract People constantly make inferences about others' beliefs and preferences. can draw on various sources of information to these inferences, including stereotypes, self‐knowledge, target‐specific knowledge. What leads people use each over others? The current study examined factors that influence the information, focusing three interpersonal dimensions – extent which feel (a) familiar with, (b) similar to, or (c) like target. In four studies (total N = 1136), participants inferred...
Abstract The perception that a partner is supportive, tied to beneficial relational and personal outcomes, may be shaped by reality (the partner's actual support) but often also biased. Using T. V. West D. A. Kenny's (2011) truth‐and‐bias model, the balance between truth one bias type—the tendency maintain perceived mutuality projecting one's own supportiveness onto partner—was examined. It was hypothesized this will altered behavior's psychological significance scope of behavior being...
Recent developments in personality research highlight the value of modelling dynamic state–like manifestations personality. The present work integrates these with prominent clinical models addressing within–person multiplicity and promotes exploration centred on that function as cohesive organizational units. Such units possess distinct subjective qualities are characterized by specific affects, behaviours, cognitions, desires tend to be co–activated. As background, we review both theory...
Music appears universally in human infancy with self-evident effects: as many parents know intuitively, infants love to be sung to. The long-term effects of parental singing are unknown, however. In an offset-design exploratory 10-week randomized trial (N = 110 families young infants, Mage 3.67 months, 53% female, 73% White), we manipulated the frequency infant-directed via a music enrichment intervention. results, measured by smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment, show that...
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Abstract Many prize synchrony as the ingredient that turns a discordant conversation into delightful duet. Although failure to align is sometimes associated with discord, exploring divergent opinions can also foster understanding and agreement, satisfy curiosity, spur imagination. Using fMRI hyperscanning natural language processing, we tested if dyadic alignment or exploration during decision-making conversations was more effective route agreement. Dyads ( N = 60) discussed pressing...
Various studies have demonstrated associations between personality disorders and relationship satisfaction. The authors examine the attention seeking grandiosity, both features of narcissistic disorder, satisfaction before after transition to parenthood. then expand their analysis parental postpartum depression (PPD). Nonclinical couples (N = 103 couples) expecting first child completed measures seeking, birth, satisfaction, PPD symptoms 3 months afterward. Attention was associated with less...
ObjectiveThere is a growing consensus that interpersonal processes are key to understanding psychotherapy. However, neuroscientific inquiries of therapeutic have been limited (offline) assessments patients outside treatment sessions. The current study examines, for the first time, online neurological between and therapists during Recent research proposes inter-brain synchrony biomarker interaction quality. We hypothesized over course therapy would gradually increase, this increase – i.e.,...
Adolescence is a critical period for social development, which COVID-19 has dramatically altered. Quarantined youths had limited in-person interactions with peers. The present study used an intensive longitudinal design to investigate changes in interpersonal dynamics and mental health during COVID-19. Specifically, we investigated whether the associations between different contexts – i.e., “spillover” changed COVID-19, was associated depressive symptoms. Approximately one year prior onset...