Prof. Ricky Finzi-Dottan

Telephone

ricky.finzi-dottan@biu.ac.il

Education

1986	Ph.D.	Tel-Aviv University, School of Social Work
1986	M.A.	Tel-Aviv University (with distinction), School of Social Work
1972	B.A.	Haifa University, School of Social Work

Research Grants

2010-2013	Israeli Science Foundation – ISF- Research Grant: "The Practice of Fatherhood among Divorced Custodial Fathers in Israel: Involvement and Affections", with Dr. Orna Cohen, Tel Aviv University.
2007-2008	Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services- Research Grant: "Couples in Family Court", with Dr. Orna Cohen, Tel Aviv University
2004	Bar Ilan University – Women's Studies, Scholarship in memory of Prof. Dafna Izra'eli, The Experience of Motherhood for Alienated Mothers
2001	The Research Advancement Committee, Bar-Ilan University
1995	The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, JDC - Israel Children at Risk - Research Grant: “Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics of Abused vs. Neglected Children in Emergency Centers as Opposed to those Who Live at Home”.

Papers Presented At Scientific Conferences

Year	Place		Subject of Conference	Subject of Presentation
1995	Jerusalem		The International Conference of Social Work and Health,	Short term group intervention as a means of improving the adjustment of children of mentally ill parents
1997	Jerusalem		The 7^th International Conference of Family Therapy	Separation and divorce viewed through the attachment theory
1998	Jerusalem		International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)	Attachment Styles in Maltreated Children: A Comparison Study
2001	Tel Aviv		"The Promised Childhood Congress"; International child Psychiatry Conference	Attachment in the Family – Divorce Process
2001	Sheraton Harborside Hotel & Conference Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA		7^th International family Violence Research Conference	Physically Abused Children: A profile of characteristic emotional and behavioral responses
2003	Sheraton Harborside Hotel & Conference Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA		8^th International family Violence Research Conference	Comparison of Ego Defenses among Physically Abused, Neglected, and Non-Maltreated Children
2003	Milano, Italy		XIth European Conference on Developmental Psychology	ADHD and attachment – A real relationship?
2004	Sheraton Harborside Hotel & Conference Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA		9^th International family Violence Research Conference	The perception of childhood emotional abuse in adulthood as mediated by defense mechanisms
2005	Tenerife, Spain		XIIth European Conference on Developmental Psychology	From Emotional Abuse in Childhood to Psychopathology in Adulthood: A Path Mediated by Primitive Defense Mechanisms and Self-Concept.
2006	Montreal, Canada		2^nd International Congress for Psychoanalytic Family Therapy	Working With Grandparents Who Are Caregivers of Their Grandchildren
2007	Jena, Germany		13^th European Conference on Developmental Psychology	What are the Desirable Traits in a Marriage Candidate? Who is Afraid of Intimacy?
2008	Crete, Greece		2^nd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection	The Role of Rejection and Acceptance Expectancy in Considerations Concerning Desirable Marriage Candidates
2008	Hong-Kong; China		XVII^th ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect	Childhood Emotional Abuse: Developmental Consequences
2009	Porto, Portugal		International Congress on Family, School and Society Special Education	PTSD Reactions among Adolescents with Learning Disabilities Who Were Exposed to Terror Attacks: The Role of Attachment.
2010	Padua, Italy		3^rd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection	Children’s Personality in Relation to Family Size and Maternal Parenting
2011	London, UK		ISSID 2011 – Personality & Individual Differences	Stress related growth in parents of children with ADHD: The effects of emotional intelligence, social support, parental sense of competence and perception of parenting as challenge vs. threat
2012	Triest, Italy		16th European Conference on Personality	Spillover of compassion fatigue into marriage quality: the role of self-differentiation, professional self-esteem, Colleague support, and traumatic life events
2012 15-16 October	Crete, Greece		International symposium- Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Various Difficulties and Disabilities	Children with ADHD - Clinical and research data: Implications for practice
2012 5-7 November	Tel Aviv, Israel	1^st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries.		Aggression, Guilt, and Conduct Disorder in Former Soviet Union Immigrant Adolescents: The Role of Parenting Style and Ego Identity.
2013 10-13 January	Chandigarh – India		4^th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance & Rejection	Predictors of warmth and involvement in child rearing among married and divorced fathers
2013 15-18 September	Dublin, Ireland		13th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect	Promoting Mental Health and Future Outlook for Youngsters at Risk Leaving Out-of Home Care
2^nd-3^rd January, 2014	Hod Ha'Sharon, Sha'arei Mishpat		International Family Law with Emphasis on the Work of the Hague Conference on Private international Law	The Welfare of the Child and Return of Children Under the Hague Convention: A Mental Health Practitioner's Perspective
24-27 June 2014	Kishinev Moldova		5^th international Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection	Paternal Warmth and Involvement: The Impact of Paternal Narcissism
3-6, September, 2014	Madrid, Spain		Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR).	Involvement and warmth of custodial fathers: Comparison with married and non-residential divorced fathers
7-10, July, 2015	Milan, Italy		The 14^th European Congress of Psychology	Aggression, Guilt, and Conduct Disorder in Former Soviet Union Immigrant Adolescents: The Role of Parenting Style and Ego Identity
27-30 September, 2015	Bucharest. Romania		14th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect	The Intergenerational Transmission of Abuse: The Effect on Parenting

7-10 June, 2016	Madrid, Spain	6th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection ISIPAR	Predictors of parental acceptance and warmth: Gender or responsibility?
20-24, July, 2016	Toronto, Canada	International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)	Are parental caregiving and affections affected by gender or responsibility?
29.6-1.7.2017	London, UK.	International Attachment Conference	Parental caregiving: Gender differences between married and divorced custodial mothers and fathers
11-14 July, 2017	Amsterdam, Nederland	15th European Congress of Psychology	Involvement and acceptance of custodial fathers: The role of narcissism and caregiving
May 15-18, 2018	Athens, Greece	7^th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection	Antecedents of spousal marital satisfaction: Remembered parental acceptance in childhood, self-differentiation and fear of intimacy
June 4 – 7, 2019	Madrid, Spain	EASSW Conference 2019	How can social workers overcome compassion fatigue and its spillover into family life? Implications for education and training
June 5-8, 2022	Ljubljana, Slovenia	17Th European Congress of Psychology	Children under fire: The role of maternal caregiving, reflection functioning and post traumatic stress disorder
June, 15-18, 2022	Geneva, New York, USA	9th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance Rejection	Couple relationship satisfaction: The role of recollection of parental acceptance, self-differentiation, and spousal caregiving (Poster – in abstinence)

National Conferences
Year	Place	Subject of conference	Subject of Presentation
1991	Tel Aviv	The Israeli child and Adolescent Psychiatry Association	Attachment Styles Classification Questionnaire
1993	Tel Aviv	The Eating Disorder Conference of the Israeli Society for Family and Marriage Therapy	Self Control Over Over-Eating
1993	Ramat Gan	The 24^th Conference of Psychologist Federation	A Team-Work Model in Diagnosis and Evaluation of Children at Risk
1995	Tel Aviv	The Israeli Society of Growth and Development	Ethical and Practical Dilemmas in Expect Opinion Regarding Children of Murdered and Murderers
1996	Ramat Gan	The Israeli Society for Family and Marriage Therapy	Children of Mentally-Ill Parents
1997	Jerusalem	The Institute of Legal Training for Attorneys and Legal Advisers,	Violence towards Children in the Family - A Diagnostic Tool as ‘Assisting-Evidence’
1997	Ma'alot	The third conference of infancy therapists	The best interest of the infant in parental divorce
1997	Jerusalem	The 1^st Interdisciplinary Conference “Children at Risk”	Physical Child Abuse - a Diagnostic Profile
1997	Tel Aviv	Social-Work School Conference	Children at Risk - Back to the Case-Work
2003	Tel Aviv	The 16^th conference of the Association of Social workers and the Israel Association of Schools of Social Work	From Emotional Abuse in Childhood to Psychopathology in Adulthood: A Path Mediated by Primitive Defense Mechanisms and Self-Concept
2003	Tel Aviv	Infants, Toddlers and Families, The I.B. Harris Program	Children and families in the 21^stcentury
2004	Jerusalem	The 14^th conference for social workers in residential setting for children and adolescents	Incest and consequences in adulthood
2005	Tel Aviv	The Israeli Society for Family and Marriage Therapy	Disordered Couple
2008	Tel Aviv	Child Protection Association – Sibling sexual assault	Sibling incest
2011	Neve Illan	The Ministry of Justice, Juvenile Court judges	Childhood emotional abuse – Developmental consequences
November, 2014	Tel-Aviv	The 18th National Conference of Social Work	What Trouble Custodial Fathers?

Organization of Scientific Conferences

2012	Cultural Psychiatry, to be held on October 2012; Member of the organizing committee.
2005	"Therapy with Disordered couples – from frustration to challenge". The Israeli Society for Family and Marriage Therapy. Member of Scientific Committee.
2002	"Father Hunger", Conference at Tel-Aviv University. Member of Scientific Committee.
2002	The 15^th conference of the Association of Social workers and the Israel Association of Schools of Social Work (Tel Aviv, Israel) Chairman of Plenary Session: “Intervention with Children at Risk – a Look at the Future”. Member of the Scientific Committee & Chairman of track of: Children and Adolescents at Risk & Therapeutic Intervention.

Positions at the University:

2002 to date: Developing and organizing a two-year program for the certification of couple and family therapists in the Continuing Education Unit.

2016: Head of M.A. program in Sapir Academic College, School of Social Work

2013-2014: Academic coordinator of the MA program in the Jerusalem religious college.

Professional Functions:

2007 to date: Chair, the Committee for Social Work Expertise in Mental Health

1999 to date: Member, Ethics Committee at Geha Mental Health Center

2016: Chairman, Committee for proposal for ISF grants in social work

2014-2015: Examining ISF proposals

1999-2013: Member of the National Committee for Mental Health

1990-2000: Chairman, Committee for Writing and Editing the book: "Social Work Expertise in Mental Health"

Reviewing manuscripts submitted to:

Journal of Family Violence; Children & Youth Services Review; Personality & Individual Differences; Personal Relationships; Journal of Child and Family Studies; Stress & Health; Psychology of Men Masculinity; Psychological Trauma; Self & Identity; Violence & Victims

Memberships in Professional Societies:

- The Israeli Association for Psychotherapy

- The Israeli Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

- The International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection

Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals

Pardess, E., Finzi, R., Sever, J. (1993). Evaluating the best interests of the child - a model of multidisciplinary teamwork. Medicine and Law, 12, 205-211. (PubMed- 13 quotations).

Finzi, R., Har-Even, D., Weizman, A., Tyano, S., & Shnit, D. (1996). The adaptation of the attachment style questionnaire for latency-aged children. Psychologia [Hebrew- Psychology], 5, 167-177.

Finzi, R, Stange D. (1997). Short term group intervention as a means of improving the adjustment of children of mentally ill parents. Social Work with Groups, 20, 69-80. (Google Scholar 12 quotations)

Finzi, R. Peled, E., Ram, A. (1998). The impact of incest on witnessing siblings. Chevra VeRevacha [Hebrew-Society and Welfare[, 18, 269-280.

Finzi, R. Shnit, D. Weizman, A. (1999). Physical child abuse: A characteristic profile and a diagnostic tool. Chevra VeRevacha [Hebrew-Society and Welfare[, 19 (4), 433-460.

Cohen, O., Finzi, R., & Avi-Yonah, O. (1999). An attachment based typology of divorcing couples. Family Therapy, 26, 167-190. (JCR- 12 quotations; Google Scholar 17 quotations) – Equal contribution.

Finzi, R., Cohen, O., & Weizman, A. (2000). Features and consequences of emotional abuse in children and adolescents. Ha’Refua [Hebrew – Medicine], 138, 237-240.

Finzi, R., Cohen, O., & Ram, A. (2000). Attachment and divorce. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 11, 1-20. (JCR- 8 quotations; Google Scholar 30 quotations)

Finzi, R., Cohen, O., Sapir, Y., & Weizman, A. (2000) Attachment styles in maltreated children: A comparative study. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 31, 113-128. (IF -1.43 Q4 70/82; JCR- 38 quotations; Google Scholar 143 quotations)

Finzi, R., Ram, A. Shnit, D., Har-Even, D., Tyano, S., & Weizman, A. (2001). Depressive symptoms and suicidality in physically abused children. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 71, 98-107. (IF – 2.047; Q1 5/43; JCR- 32 quotations; Google Scholar 76 quotations)

Finzi, R. & Cohen, O. (2001). Couples in divorce: a contribution of attachment theory. Sichot [Hebrew- Dialogue], 15, 235-244.

Cohen, O., Slonim, I., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2001). How women perceive their family resiliency. Chevra VeRevacha [Hebrew-Society and Welfare[, 21, 177-194.

Finzi, R., Ram, A., Har-Even, D., Shnit, D., & Weizman, A. (2001) Attachment styles and aggression in physically abused and neglected children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30, 769-786. (IF-3.259 Q1 17/73 ; JCR- 78 quotations; Google Scholar 249 quotations)

Cohen, O., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2002). Parental narcissism – the difficulties of the non custodial father. Sichot (Hebrew- Dialogue), 16, 64-73 – Equal contribution

Ram, A. Finzi-Dottan, R.., & Cohen, O. (2002). The non-custodial parent and his infant. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 36, 41-55. (JCR- 7 quotations; Google Scholar 12 quotations) – Equal contribution.

Cohen, O., Slonim, I., Finzi-Dottan, R., & Leichtentritt, R. (2002). Family Resilience: The Israeli Women’s Perspective. American Journal of Family Therapy, 30, 173-187. (IF – 0.965 Q3 93/130 ; JCR- 15 quotations; Google Scholar 76 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R.., & Tyano, S. (2002). Les caractéristiques des symptômes post traumatiques de maltraitance infantile : inceste et maltraitance physique. Perspectives Psychiatriques, 41, 389-399. (Google Scholar 3 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R., Har-Even, D., Shnit, D., & Weizman, A. (2002). Psychosocial characterization of physically abused children from low socio-economic households in comparison to neglected and non-maltreated children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11, 441-453. (IF-1.556; Q2 22/46; JCR- 14 quotations; Google Scholar 42 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Cohen, O., Iwaniec, D., Sapir, Y., & Weizman, A. (2003). The drug-user husband and his wife: Attachment styles, family cohesion, and adaptability. Substance Use and Misuse, 38, 271-292. (IF 1.38 Q4 64/78; JCR- 27 quotations; Google Scholar 89 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Har-Even, D., & Weizman, A. (2003). Comparison of ego defenses among physically abused children, neglected and non-maltreated children. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 44, 388-395. (IF 2.833; Q2 68/146; JCR- 12 quotations; Google Scholar 27 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R., Cohen, O., & Tyano, S. (2004). Le couple : sa formation, sa destruction et ce qu’il y a entre les deux. Perspectives Psychiatriques, 43 (4), 310-317. (Google Scholar 1 quotation).

Cohen, O., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2005). Parent child relationships during the divorce process, from attachment theory and intergenerational perspectives. Contemporarily Family Therapy, 27, 81-99. (Q4 28/29; I.F. 0.20; JCR- 21 quotations; Google Scholar 77 quotations) - Equal contribution.

Finzi-Dottan, R., Cohen, O., Iwaniec, D. Sapir, Y., & Weizman, A. (2006).The child in the family of a drug-user father: Attachment styles and family characteristics. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 6(1-2), 89-111. (Google Scholar - 15 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R., Dekel, R., Lavi, T., & Su’ali, T. (2006). PTSD reactions among children with learning disabilities exposed to terror attacks. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 47, 144-151. (IF 2.833; Q2 68/146; JCR- 18 quotations; Google Scholar 34 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Karu, T. (2006). From emotional abuse in childhood to psychopathology in adulthood: A path mediated by immature defense mechanisms and self-esteem. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194, 616-210. (IF 2.333 Q3 145/199 ; JCR-18 quotations; Google Scholar 132 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Manor, I. & Tyano, S. (2006). ADHD, temperament, and parental style as predictors of the child’s attachment patterns. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 37, 103-114. (IF 1.024; Q2 30/76; JCR- 41 quotations; Google Scholar 134 quotations)

Bauminger, N., Finzi-Dottan, R., Chanson, S., & Har-Even, D. (2008). Intimacy in Adolescent Friendship: The role of attachment, coherence, and self-disclosure. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 409–428. (IF 2.235; Q2 38/88; JCR- 47; Google Scholar 168 quotations) Equal contribution.

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Zubery E. (2009). The role of depression and anxiety in impulsive and obsessive-compulsive behavior among anorexic and bulimic patients. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 17, 162 – 182. (IF-1.347; Q3 83/130; JCR- 8 quotations; Google Scholar 21 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Sharon Garty, R (2010). The contribution of attachment styles and self-efficacy to the mental health and future outlook of youngsters at risk. Chevra VeRevacha [Hebrew-Society and Welfare[, 30, 423-452.

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Cohen, O. (2011) Young adult sibling relations: The effects of perceived parental favoritism and narcissism. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 145, 1-22. (IF- 1.43 Q2 56/135; JCR- 11 quotations; Google Scholar 47 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Segal Triwitz, Y. & Golubchik, P. (2011). Predictors of stress- related growth in parents of children with ADHD. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 510-519. (IF-2.376; Q1 9/41; JCR- 14 quotations; Google Scholar 76 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Bilu, R. & Golubchik, P. (2011). Aggression and conduct disorder in Former Soviet Union immigrant adolescents: The role of parenting style and ego identity. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 918-926. (IF- 1.68; Q2 18/46; JCR- 17 quotations; Google Scholar 46 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Goldblatt, H. & Cohen-Masica, O. (2012). The experience of motherhood for alienated mothers. Child & Family Social Work, 17, 316-325. (IF- 1.23; Q2 16/46; JCR- 3 quotations; Google Scholar 16 quotations)

Cohen, O. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2012). Reasons for divorce and mental health following the break-up. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 53, 581-601. (Google Scholar- 37 quotations)- Equal contribution.

Golobchik, P., Sever, J., Finzi-Dottan, R., Kosov, I., & Weizman, A. (2013). The factors influencing decision making on children’s psychiatric hospitalization: A retrospective chart review. Community Mental Health Journal, 49, 73-78. (IF-1.46; Q3 58/82; JCR- 5 quotations; Google Scholar 7 quotations)

Cohen. O. & Finzi-Dottan R. (2013). Defense mechanisms and negotiation as predictors of co-parenting among divorcing couples: A dyadic perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30, 430-456. (IF 2.235; Q2 38/88; JCR- 4 quotations; Google Scholar 36 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R., & Cohen, O. (2014). Predictors of parental communication and cooperation among divorcing spouses. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23, 39-51. (IF-1.556; Q2 22/46; JCR- 4 quotations; Google Scholar 16 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Harel, G. (2014). Parents' potential for child abuse: An intergenerational perspective. Journal of Family Violence, 29, 397-408. (IF 1.647; Q3 97/130; JCR- 9 quotations; Google Scholar 38 quotations).

Cohen O. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2014). Contribution of health, maturity of defense mechanisms and co-parenting to the quality of life of divorced parents: A longitudinal study. Marriage & Family Review, 50, 395-415. (IF-0.47; Q3 21/33; Google Scholar 3 quotations)

Cohen O., Finzi-Dottan, R., Tangir G. (2014). The fatherhood experience of divorced fathers raising their children on their own in Israel. Chevra VeRevacha [Hebrew-Society and Welfare[, 34, 359-383. Equal contribution

Cohen O., Finzi-Dottan, R., G Tangir G. (2014). The fatherhood experience of divorced custodial fathers in Israel. Family Relations, 63, 639-653. (IF-1.28; Q2 21/46; JCR- 1 quotations; Google Scholar 15 quotations) – Equal contribution.

Waldman-Levi, A., Finzi-Dottan, R. & Weintraub, N. (2015). Attachment security and parental perception of competency among abused women in the shadow of PTSD and childhood exposure to domestic violence. Journal of child and Family Studies, 24, 57-65. (IF-1.556; Q2 22/46; JCR- 6 quotations; Google Scholar 25 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Cohen, O. (2016). Predictors of involvement and warmth of custodial fathers in Israel: Comparison with married and non-custodial divorced fathers. Family Process, 55, 171-187. (IF-2.67; Q1 28/127; JCR- 3 quotations; Google Scholar 18 quotations).

Kaimana MacDonald; Michael Thomas; Andres Sciolla; Beacher Schneider; Katherine Pappas; Gijs Bleijenberg; Martin Bohus; Bradley Bekh; Linda Carpenter; Alan Carr; Udo Dannlowski; Martin Dorahy; Claudia Fahlke; Ricky Finzi-Dottan; Arne Gerdner; Heide Glaesmer; Hans Jörgen Grabe; Marianne Heins; Dianna Kenny; Kaimana MacDonald; Daeho Kim; Hans Knoop; Jill Lobbestael; Christine Lochner; Grethe Lauritzen; Edle Ravndal (2016). Minimization of childhood maltreatment is common and consequential: Results from a large, multinational sample using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0146058. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146058 (IF-2.77; Q1 15/64; JCR- 39 quotations; Google Scholar 68 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R., Dayan-Gazith , E. Borosh , T., & Golubchik, P. (2016). Involvement and warmth of fathers with mental illness: The role of the caregiving system, parental self-efficacy, social support and child characteristics. Community Mental Health Journal, 52, 972-982. (IF-1.46; Q3 58/82; JCR- 1 quotations; Google Scholar 3 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Berckovitch Kormosh, M. (2016) Social workers in Israel: Compassion fatigue and spillover into married life. Journal of Social Service Research, 42, 703-717. (IF-0.78; Q4 38/42; JCR- 2 quotations; Google Scholar 15 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Cohen, O. (2017). Fatherhood: Comparison between divorced custodial fathers, married fathers and divorced non-custodial fathers in Israel. Marriage & Family Review, 53, 320-346. (IF-0.47; Q3 21/33; JCR- 1 quotations; Google Scholar 5 quotations)

Gewirtz-Meydan, A. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2018): Sexual satisfaction among couples: The role of attachment orientation and sexual motives. The Journal of Sex Research, 55, 178-190. (IF-2.63; Q1 31/127; JCR- 8 quotations; Google Scholar 14 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R., & Berckovitch Kormosh, M. (2018) The Spillover of compassion fatigue into marital quality: A mediation model. Traumatology, 24, 113-122. (IF-0.67; Google Scholar 5 quotations).

Harel, G. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2018). Childhood maltreatment and its effect on parenting among high-risk parents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27, 1513-1524. (IF- 1.23; Q2 23/46) – Equal contribution.

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Gilerenter, N. (2018). Ultra-orthodox Jews fathers in Israel: Predictors of involvement and acceptance. Family Issues, 39, 2735–2756. (IF-1.67; Q2 20/46; Google Scholar 3 quotations)

Gewirtz- Meydan, A. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2018). Narcissism and relationship satisfaction from a dyadic perspective: The mediating role of psychological aggression. Marriage & Family Review, 54, 296-312. (IF-0.47; Q3 21/33; JCR- 1 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Cohen, O. (2019). Involvement and acceptance of custodial fathers: The role of narcissism and caregiving. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 20, 82-92. (IF-3.202; Q2 26/63; JCR- 1 quotations; Google Scholar 1 quotations)

Finzi-Dottan, R. (2019). Acceptance and caregiving of married and divorced custodial mothers and fathers. Marriage & Family Review, 55, 384-401. (IF-0.47; Q3 21/33; Google Scholar 1 quotations ).

Waldman-Levi, A., Finzi-Dottan, R. & Cope, A. (2019). Mother-child joint play: The role of maternal caregiving and reflective function. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 94-104. DOI 10.1007/s10826-019-01638-8 (IF-1.556; Q2 22/46). Equal contribution

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Shraybom, H. (2019). Coming home: Fatherhood following release from prison. Children and Youth Services Review. 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104539 (IF- 1.68; Q2 18/46; Google Scholar 2 quotations).

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Segev M. (2020). Well-being of people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: The role of attachment style, parental treatment and couple relationship. Social Work in Mental Health, 18, 217-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2020.1721040

Talmon, A., Finzi-Dottan, R., & Ginzburg, K. (2020, October 8). “I Will Love You (Me) Forever”—A Longitudinal Study of Narcissism and Emotional Adjustment During the Transition to Motherhood. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/per0000442

Gewirt-Meydan, A. & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2020) Psychological abuse perpetration as a mediator between insecure attachment orientations and relationship satisfaction. Family Relations. DOI: 10.1111/fare.12490 Equal contribution.

Finzi-Dottan R. & Schiff, M. (In Press). Couple relationship satisfaction: The role of recollection of parental acceptance, self-differentiation, and spousal caregiving. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships DOI: 10.1177/02654075211033029

Finzi-Dottan, R., & Gewirtz-Meydan, A. (2021). Children under fire: The role of maternal caregiving, reflection functioning, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001205

Finzi-Dottan, R., Chaitchik-Chowers, G., & Segal Trivitz, Y. (2022). Caregiving dispositions as predictors of postpartum depression and mother-baby bonding: Parental self-efficacy and marital satisfaction as resources. Early Child Development and Care, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2022.2029429

Finzi-Dottan, R. (2023). The Role of Fear of Intimacy as Mediator between Self-Differentiation and Marital Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Model. The Family Journal, 31(3), 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163254

Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Estlein, R., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Narcissistic Traits and Attitudes Toward Infidelity: A Dyadic Analysis. Journal of Family Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0001126

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Gewirtz-Meydan, A. (2023). In love with a trauma survivor: When a history of childhood abuse interferes with relationship satisfaction among couples. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: 10.1177/088626052311980

Waldman-Levi, A., Sara C. Haden, S.C., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2023). Children’s play and leisure engagements: The effect of maternal traumatic events. Journal of Child and Family Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02692-z.

Estlein, R. Gewirtz-Meydan, A., & Finzi-Dottan, R. (2024). Maternal narcissism and child maladjustment: A dyadic study. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06993-4

Finzi-Dottan R. & Abadi H. (2024). From emotional abuse to a fear of intimacy: A preliminary study of the mediating role of attachment styles and rejection sensitivity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health J. Environ. 21(12), 1679; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21121679

Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books (which are not Conference Proceedings)

Finzi- Dottan, R. & Cohen O. (2014). Paternal Narcissism: Fathering very young children as comparison to fathering adolescents. A. Besser (Ed.) Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (pp. 259-279). New York: Nova.

Finzi-Dottan, R. (2015). Parenting Children with ADHD: Study findings and implications for practice (2015). In E. Kourkoutas & A. Hart, Innovative Practice and Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Difficulties and Disabilities (pp. 537-548). UK, Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Articles in Conference Proceedings

Finzi-Dottan, R., Har-Even, D., & Raz, G. (2011). Who is sensitive to rejection? The role of attachment, narcissism and fear of intimacy. In, E. Kourkoutas & F. Erkman (Eds.) Interpersonal acceptance and rejection: Social, emotional, and educational contexts. (pages 183-196) Boca Raton, FL: Brown Walker Press.

Finzi-Dottan, R. & Segal O. (2012). Children’s Psychological Adjustment in Relation to Family Size and Maternal Parenting. In 3^rd. book of ISIPAR Conference (pp. 21-34). Boca Raton, FL: Brown Walker Press.

Entries in Encyclopedias

Finzi-Dottan, R. (2011). Vulnerability for learning disorders. In, N.M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. New-York, NY: Springer. (Entry).

Courses

7691401 - Families in Health and Illness

Research

High risk children: coping, psychopathology, consequences in adulthood.
Family relations: coping with stress, couples, parenthood, sibling, divorce process.
Attachment and object relations theories.

Last Updated Date : 19/12/2024