A. Ph.D. Dissertation

A Social-Behavioral Model for Understanding Youth Violence in Israel (284p in Hebrew). June 2000. Bar-Ilan University. Supervised by Dr. Yossi Harel.

B. Articles in Refereed Journals
Published
1. Laufer, A. (2003) Psychological Growth in the Aftermath of Terrorist Acts.
Palestinian Israeli Journal. 10(4). 30-36.

2. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). The Role of Family, Peers and School Perception
in Prediction Involvement in Youth Violence. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 15(3): 235-246.
SJR IF: 0.154; Ranking: Q3 Public Health, Environmental & Occupational Health; Cited: 36.

3. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). "Correlations Between School Perception and
Pupil Involvement in Bullying, Physical Fights and Weapon Carrying. Megamot, 42(3), 437-459. [Hebrew].

4. Solomon, Z., & Laufer, A. (2004). In the shadow of terror: changes in world
assumptions in Israeli youth. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma ,9, 353-364.(as well as a chapter in an edited book n.2)
(equal contribution)
SJR IF: 0.443 Ranking: Q3, Psychiatry & Mental Health; Cited: 31.

5. Laufer, A & Solomon, Z. (2006). Posttraumatic Symptoms and Posttraumatic
Growth among Israeli Youth Exposed to Terror Incidents. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25(4), 429-447.
SJR IF: 0.951; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited:235

6. Laufer, A., Harel, Y. & Mulcho, M. (2006). Daring, Substance use and
Involvement in Violence among School Children: Exploring a Path Model Journal of School Violence, 5, 71-88.
SJR IF: 0.101; Ranking: Q4, Education. Cited: 10

7. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Do Israeli Male and Female Adolescents Cope
Differently with Terror Attacks? Society and Welfare, 26(4), 479-501.[Hebrew].

8. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Responses of Israeli Youth to Terror:
Posttraumatic Symptoms and Indicators of Psychological Growth. Megamot, 44(3), 407-423. [Hebrew].

9. Laufer, A. (2006). Relationships Between Exposure to terror and Ideological
commitment among Adolescents Politically Inclined toward the Right, Center and Left. Judea and Samaria Research, 15, 281-298. [Hebrew].

10*. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2007). Youth Involvement in the Resistance to the
Disengagement Plan: Assessment of Legal and Illegal Activities. Judea and Samaria, 16, 363-376. [Hebrew].

11*. Hamama-Raz, Y., Solomon, Z., Cohen, A., & Laufer, A. (2008). PTSD
symptoms, Forgiveness and Revenge among Israeli-Palestinian and Jewish Adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 521-529. (Equal contribution).
SJR IF: 1.391; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited: 46

12*. Levine, S. Z., Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Stein. A., & Solomon, Z. (2008).
Posttraumatic Growth in Adolescence: Examining its Components and Relationship with PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 492-496.
SJR IF: 1.391; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited: 133

13*. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Levels of distress and belief in
authorities law in light of geopolitical changes among youth living. Judea & Samaria Research Studies, 17, 239-252. [Hebrew]. (Equal contribution).

14*. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Social Control Theory and the
Connection with Ideological Offenders among Israeli Youth During the Gaza Disengagement Period. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 52, 454-473.
SJR IF: 0.668 Ranking: Q2, Applied Psychology; Cited:19

15.* Laufer, A. (2009). Posttraumatic growth: A positive illusion or a new way
to understand how people cope with trauma. Society and Welfare, 29(1), 63-84 [Hebrew]

16*. Laufer, A., Shechory, M., & Solomon, Z. (2009). The association between
right-wing political ideology and youth distress. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26, 1-13.
SJR IF: 0.318; Ranking: Q2 Social Science (Miscellaneous). Cited: 8.

17*. Laufer, A. & Shechory, M. (2009). Emotional distress and ideological
segregation two years after the disengagement plan among youth who were evacuated or who resisted the evacuation. Society and Welfare, 29(4), 431-453. [Hebrew].

18*. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Gender differences in PTSD in Israeli youth
exposed to terror attacks. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.24, 959-976.
SJR IF: 1.130; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited: 58.

19* Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Levine, S., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Posttraumatic
growth in adolescence: The role of religiosity, distress and forgiveness. Journal of social and clinical psychology, 28(7), 862-880.
SJR IF: 0.806; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited:43

20*. Levine, S.Z., Laufer, A., Stein, E., Hamama-Raz, Y., & Solomon, Z. (2009).
Examining the relationship between resilience and posttraumatic growth, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 282-286.
SJR IF: 1.558; Ranking: Q1 Clinical Psychology. Cited:219

21*. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2010). Distress levels among teenagers who
participated in anti-disengagement activities. Megamot, 46, 552-574. [Hebrew]

22*. Harel-Fisch, Y., Radwan, Q., Walsh, S.D., Laufer, A., Amitai, G., Fogel-
Grinvald, H., & Ziad, A. (2010). Psycholosocial outcomes related to subjective threat from armed conflict events (STACE): Findings from the Israeli-Palestinian cross-cultural HBSC study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 34. 623-638.
SJR IF: 1.846; Ranking: Q1 Developmental & Educational Psychology. Cited:43

23*. Laufer, A., Solomon, Z., & Levine, S. Z. (2010) Elaboration on Posttraumatic
Growth in Youth Exposed to Terror: The Role of Religiosity and Political Ideology. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(6) 647-653.
SJR IF: 1.306; Ranking: Q1 Social Psychology. Cited: 25.
24*. Laufer, A. & Solomon, Z. (2010) Political Ideology and Psychological
Symptoms following Terror. Youth and Society, 41(3), 414-433.
SJR IF: 0.710; Ranking: Q1 Social Science (Miscellaneous); Cited:8
25*. Shechory, M., & A. Laufer. (2011). Ideological delinquency: Gender
differences among Israeli youth during the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 55(2), 326-343. (Equal contribution).
SJR IF: 0.626 Ranking: Q2, Applied Psychology; Cited:13

26*. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Resistance among evacuated youth:
Involvement in illegal activity and connection to the rule of law and to attitudes toward the State, the Yesha Council and the Rabbis. Israeli Criminology. 1, 7-27. [Hebrew] (Equal contribution).

27*. Laufer, A. & Solomon, Z. (2011). The role of religious orientations in youth's
Posttraumatic symptoms after exposure to terror. Journal of religion and health, 50. 687-699.
SJR IF: 0.315; Ranking: Q1, Religious Studies; Cited: 16.

28*. Fienklestein, M., Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2012). Coping strategies of
Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: Association with PTSD and distress. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 53, 490-498. (Equal contribution)
SJR IF: 0.850; Ranking: Q1, Arts & Humanities (Miscellaneous); Cited: 13

29*. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2015). Evacuation following missile attacks,
distress and behavioral problems among children in southern Israeli communities. Society and Welfare, 35(2), 203-230. (Equal contribution). [Hebrew].

30*. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2017). PTSD and PTG among Israeli
mothers: Opposite facets of exposure to terrorism. Stress and Health, 33, 676-683. (Equal contribution).

31* Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. Children's emotional and behavioral
problems in the shadow of terrorism: The Case of Israel. Accepted for publication in Children and Youth Services Review (Equal contribution).

C. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books
1. Solomon, Z., Laufer, A., & Lavi, T. (2005). Childhood in the shadow of Intifada:
Exposure and posttraumatic reaction of Israeli youth. (Pp 77-110). In E. Somer and A. Bleich (Eds). Early interventions after disasters and terrorism: The Israeli experience. Tel-Aviv: Ramot, Tel-Aviv University. [Hebrew].

2. Solomon, Z. & Laufer, A. (2005). Israeli youth cope with terror: Vulnerability and Resilience. (Pp. 229-246). In M. Ungar (Ed). Handbood for Working with Children and Youth. Pathways to Resilience. California: Sage Publication.

3* Laufer, A. & Shechori, M. (2008). Chpater 11: Alienation and emotional distress
among relocated youth following the Gaza Disengagement. (Pp. 212-23)1. in N. Ronel, K. Jaishankar and M. Bensimon (Ed.), Trends and Issues In Victimology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

4.*. Laufer A., & Solomon, Z. (2010). Chapter 2. Posttraumatic Growth in Israeli
Jews. (Pp.15-31). In T. Weiss and R. Berger (Eds.), Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice. NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

5*. Laufer. A. & Shechory-Bitton, M (2013). Forced displacement and its
implications on youth's distress and posttraumatic growth. In K. Jaishankar & N. Ronel (Eds.). Global Criminology (pp.253-268). London New York: CRS Press (Tylor & Frasoncis Group).

D. Articles in Conference Proceeding

Laufer, A. (2005). Changes in the self and World Assumptions among youth exposed
to terror incidents. A Handbook for working with children and youth: Pathways to resilence across cultures and contexts. Nova Scotia: Dlhousie University, Halifax.

E. Other Scientific Publications
1.* Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Participation of Jewish Youth in Samaria
and Judea in Illegal Activities against the Dismantling of Settlements. Mifne, Forum for Social Issues, 43-47. [Hebrew] (Equal contribution).

2.* Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). The effects of security-related stress on
children and mothers – an examination of the distress levels with reference to temporary respite, and the involvement of governmental and non-governmental institutions. National Insurance Institute of Israel. [Hebrew]. (Equal contribution).

מאז ינואר 2005 אני משמשת בהתנדבות כחברת המערכת ההאקזקוטיבית של כתב העת המדעי השיט "סוגיות חברתיות בישראל, כתב עת לנושאי חברה".

נובמבר 2009 זכיה במענק מחקר מטעם הביטוח הלאומי והמו"פ האזורי השומרון ובקעת הירדן. סך של 119,900 ₪ לבחינת סימפטומים של מצוקה אצל ילדים בעוטף שדרות.

מרץ 2007- זכיה במענק מחקר מטעם המו"פ האזורי השומרון ובקעת הירדן, לבחינת השפעת ההתנתקות על הרווחה הנפשית של בני נוער.

יולי 2005- זכיה במענק מחקר מטעם המו"פ האזורי השומרון ובקעת הירדן, לבחינת השפעת ההתנתקות ועברינות אידיאולוגית על מתבגרים החיים בשומרון. המחקר הוא שיתוף פעולה עם ד"ר מלי שחורי מהמכללה האקדמית יהודה ושומרון.

עמיתת מחקר בפרויקט HBSC (Health Behavior in School age Children) -חקר התנהגויות סיכון בקרב בני נוער, בראשות ד"ר יוסי הראל ובחסות WHO.

מילגות ופרסים:

מרץ 2007 זכיה בפרס מטעם קרן ענבר

2004 מרצה מצטיין במכללה האקדמית יהודה ושומרון

2002 מלגת פוסט דוקטורט מטעם מרכז אדלר לילדים בסיכון שליד ביה"ס לעו"ס באונ' ת"א.

2000 מלגת הנשיא והדיקן לדוקטורנטים מצטיינים.

1999 פרס עידוד לתלמידי תואר שלישי עם פוטנציאל מדעי מבטיח, מטעם אוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1998 מילגת הצטיינות ומעורבות מחלקתית, מטעם הפקולטה למדעי חברה והמחלקה לסוציולוגיה ואנתרופולוגיה באוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1998 מילגת הערכה לתואר שלישי מהועדה למלגות ופרסים לתלמידי תואר שלישי באוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1997 פרס עידוד לתלמידי תואר שלישי עם פוטנציאל מדעי מבטיח, מטעם אוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1995 פרס רקטור אוניברסיטת בר-אילן על הצטיינות מיוחדת בלמודי התואר השני.

1994 הכללה ברשימת הדיקן של "תלמידים מצטיינים" לתואר שני

1994 מילגת הצטיינות לתואר שני מהועדה למלגות ופרסים לתלמידי תואר שני באוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1993 מילגת הצטיינות לתואר שני מהועדה למלגות ופרסים לתלמידי תואר שני באוניברסיטת בר-אילן.

1991 מילגת הצטיינות לתואר ראשון מהועדה לפרסים ומלגות לתלמידי תואר ראשון באוניברסיטת בר-אילן

Name: Avital Laufer                                       Date: July, 1, 2025

CURRICULUM VITA

1. Personal Details

Permanent Home Address: Shpigelman 11 Netanya Israel

Office Phone: 972-9-8607835

E-mail:  [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3045-2844

2. Higher Education

A.    Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

B. Post-Doctoral Studies

3. Academic Positions and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education

4. Offices in Academic Administration

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

2024- The National Insurance Institute.  Member of the Round Table of the

Advisory Committee of the National Insurance Institute, Rehabilitation Department, developing and formulating responses for assisting civilians injured in hostile actions during the War of the Iron Swords.

Miscellaneous

From November 2009 until October 2017 I was elected as the Vice Mayor of Netanya and in charge of the education system for the city. The education system in Netanya includes 399 kindergartens, 57 elementary schools and 24 high schools. I worked full-time in the municipality and took a leave from my academic activities.

PUBLICATIONS

1. D. Dissertation

A Social-Behavioral Model for Understanding Youth Violence in Israel (284p in Hebrew). June 2000. Bar-Ilan University. Supervised by Dr. Yossi Harel.

H index= 22; i10 index=33, Citation=2596

1. Published Articles
2. Laufer, A. (2003) Psychological growth in the aftermath of terrorist acts. Palestinian Israeli Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture. 10(4), 30-36.

2. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). The role of family, peers and school perception in predicting involvement in youth violence. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 15(3), 235-246.

3. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). Correlations between school perception and pupil involvement in bullying, physical fights and weapon carrying. Megamot, 42(3), 437-459. [Hebrew].

4. Solomon, Z., & Laufer, A. (2004). In the shadow of terror: changes in world assumptions in Israeli youth. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 9, 353-364. (as well as a chapter in an edited book n.2) Cited:54

5. Laufer, A & Solomon, Z. (2006). Posttraumatic Symptoms and Posttraumatic

Growth among Israeli Youth Exposed to Terror Incidents. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25(4), 429-447. doi:10.1521/jscp.2006.25.4.429   

6. Laufer, A., Harel, Y. & Mulcho, M. (2006). Daring, substance use and involvement in violence among school children: Exploring a path model. Journal of School Violence, 5, 71-88. Cited: 20

7. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Do Israeli male and female adolescents cope differently with terror attacks? Society and Welfare, 26(4), 479-501.[Hebrew].

8. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Responses of Israeli youth to terror: Posttraumatic symptoms and indicators of psychological growth. Megamot, 44(3), 407-423. [Hebrew].

9. Laufer, A. (2006). Relationships between exposure to terror and ideological commitment among adolescents politically inclined toward the right, center and left. Judea and Samaria Research, 15, 281-298. [Hebrew].

10. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2007). Youth involvement in the resistance to the disengagement plan: Assessment of legal and illegal activities. Judea and Samaria, 16, 363-376. [Hebrew].

11. Hamama-Raz, Y., Solomon, Z., Cohen, A., & Laufer, A. (2008). PTSD

symptoms, Forgiveness and Revenge among Israeli-Palestinian and Jewish Adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 521-529. (Equal contribution).

12 Levine, S. Z., Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Stein. A., & Solomon, Z. (2008).

Posttraumatic Growth in Adolescence: Examining its Components and Relationship with PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 492-496.

13. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Levels of distress and belief in authorities law in light of geopolitical changes among youth living. Judea & Samaria Research Studies, 17, 239-252. [Hebrew].

14. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Social Control Theory and the

Connection with Ideological Offenders among Israeli Youth During the Gaza Disengagement Period. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 52, 454-473.

15. Laufer, A. (2009). Posttraumatic growth: A positive illusion or a new way to understand how people cope with trauma. Society and Welfare, 29(1), 63-84 [Hebrew]

16. Laufer, A., Shechory, M., & Solomon, Z. (2009). The association between

right-wing political ideology and youth distress. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26, 1-13.

17. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2009). Emotional distress and ideological segregation two years after the disengagement plan among youth who were evacuated or who resisted the evacuation. Society and Welfare, 29(4), 431-453. [Hebrew].

18 Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Gender differences in PTSD in Israeli youth

exposed to terror attacks. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.24, 959-976. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508319367

19 Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Levine, S., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Posttraumatic

growth in adolescence: The role of religiosity, distress and forgiveness. Journal of social and clinical psychology, 28(7), 862-880.

20. Levine, S.Z., Laufer, A., Stein, E., Hamama-Raz, Y., & Solomon, Z. (2009).

Examining the relationship between resilience and posttraumatic growth,  Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 282-286.

21. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2010). Distress levels among teenagers who participated in anti-disengagement activities. Megamot, 46, 552-574. [Hebrew]

22. Harel-Fisch, Y., Radwan, Q., Walsh, S.D., Laufer, A., Amitai, G., Fogel-

Grinvald, H., & Ziad, A. (2010). Psycholosocial outcomes related to subjective threat from armed conflict events (STACE): Findings from the Israeli-Palestinian cross-cultural HBSC study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 34. 623-638.

23. Laufer, A., Solomon, Z., & Levine, S. Z. (2010) Elaboration on Posttraumatic

Growth in Youth Exposed to Terror: The Role of Religiosity and Political Ideology. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(6) 647-653.

24. Laufer, A. & Solomon, Z. (2010) Political Ideology and Psychological

Symptoms following Terror. Youth and Society, 41(3), 414-433.

25. Shechory, M., & A. Laufer. (2011). Ideological delinquency: Gender

differences among Israeli youth during the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 55(2), 326-343. (Equal contribution).

26. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Resistance among evacuated youth: Involvement in illegal activity and connection to the rule of law and to attitudes toward the State, the Yesha Council and the Rabbis. Israeli Criminology, 1, 7-27. [Hebrew]

27. 27. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2011). The role of religious orientations in youth's posttraumatic symptoms after exposure to terror. Journal of Religion and Health, 50, 687-699 doi:1007/s10943-009-9270-x

28. Fienklestein, M., Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2012). Coping strategies of

Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: Association with PTSD and distress. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 53, 490-498.  (Equal contribution)

29. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2015). Evacuation following missile attacks, distress and behavioral problems among children in southern Israeli communities. Society and Welfare, 35(2), 203-230 [Hebrew].

30. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2017). PTSD and PTG among Israeli mothers: Opposite facets of exposure to terrorism. Stress and Health, 33, 676-683.

31  Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2018). Children's emotional and behavioral problems in the shadow of terrorism: The case of Israel. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 302-307.doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.042

32 Lahav, Y., Price, N., Crompton, L., Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z.(2019). Sexual

satisfaction in spouses of ex-POWs: The role of PTSD symptoms and self-differentiation. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45:8. 755-766. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1594478

33 Laufer, A., Levin, Y., Gelkopf, M., Crompton, L., & Solmon, Z., (2019).

Sex differences in continuous missile exposure and symptomatology. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 56 (3), 19- 26.

34 Laufer, A., & Shechory Bitton, M. (2020). Are security tensions associated

with parental assessment of current and past child behavior? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 1582–1588. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01677-1

35 Finklestein, M., Pagorek-Eshel, S., & Laufer, A. (2020). Adolescents’

individual-resilience and its association with security threats, anxiety and family resilience. Journal of Family Studies. doi:10.1080/13229400.2020.1778504

36 Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2020). Mental health and coping in the

shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Israeli case. Frontiers in Psychology. 8, 568016. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.568016

37. Kaidesh, N., Ben-Shlomo, I., Laufer, A., Finklestein, M. (2021). Stress

Factors and Mental Health among Israeli Medical Students in Six- and Four-Year Programs. Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

38 Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2021) Fear of the unknown: Does fear of

terrorism differ from the fear of contracting COVID-19? Frontiers in

Psychology. 12: 660777. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660777

39 Laufer, A., & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2021). Gender differences in the reaction to

COVID-19. Women & health, 61(8), 800–810. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2021.1970083

40 Finkelstein, M., & Laufer, A. (2021). Resilience, growth, and posttraumatic

symptoms among social workers who are "double exposed". Social Work Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svab016

41 Laufer, A., & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2021). Parents’ perceptions of

children’s behavioral difficulties and the parent-child interaction during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Family Issues.  44 (3), 725-744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211054460

42* Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2022). Posttraumatic growth (PTG) among parents

of children with special needs. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 27:1, 18-34. doi: 10.1080/15325024.2021.1878336

43* Laufer, A., Böttche, M., Walg, M., Khatib, A., Maoz-Dotan, C., Hassan, H., &

Finkelstein, M. (2022). Salutogenic and pathogenic factors among young adult refugees in Germany: An exploratory study. Journal of Refugee Studies. feab110, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feab110

44* Isman, E., & Laufer, A. (2022). Following the amendment of the special

education law in Israel: perception of the educational setting and parental mental health and stress. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 28(13), 3065–3081. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2022.2143914

45*  Khatib, A., Laufer, A., & Finkelstein, M. (2023). Family resilience, social

support, and family coherence among Jewish, Muslim, and Druze widows who lost their spouses to sudden death. Death Studies. 47(2), 211-220

DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2043489

46* Laufer, A., Khatib, A., & Finkelstein, M. (2023). The association between

mental health literacy and resilience among individuals who received therapy and those who did not. Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 19 (4) 36-48. DOI: 10.1108/JMHTEP-08-2023-0072

47* Walg, M., Khatib, A., Laufer, A., Böttche, M., Maoz-  Dotan, C., Hassan, H., Hapfelmeier, G., & Finkelstein, M. (2024). Post-     migration stress, quality of life, and mental health among accompanied and    unaccompanied young refugees in Germany: How do adolescents feel after             fleeing? Stress and Health, e3378. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3378

48. * Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2024). Differential Impact on Parental Quality of Life: Comparing Parents to Children with ASD and Those with Other Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(2), e13227. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/cch.13227

49* Shechory- Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2024). Psychological symptoms and coping

strategies: A comparison between the first and third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. TEMIDA 27 (2). 153-170 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/TEM2402153S

50* Laufer, A. (2024). PTSD Among Body Handlers: The Role of Task-Related

Characteristics, Coping, and Well-Being. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2024.2406508

51* Shechory Bitton, M., Laufer, A., & Zvi, L. (2024). Understanding the Impact of

Extreme Terrorist Events on Evacuees and Non-Evacuees: A Study on Child Aggression and Social Problems. International Journal of Health and Clinical Psychology. 24(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100513

52. * Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2024). Long-term consequences of lockdown on

internalizing, attention and externalizing problems of children with special needs. European Journal of Special Needs Education. Doi:10.1080/08856257.2024.2445406

53. * Khatib, A., Laufer, A., Finkelstein, M., Gelkopf, M. (2025). Cultural adaptation

of the mental health literacy scale. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 27(1), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.057925

54. * Finkelstein, M., Kapolinc, A., Toprok, M., & Laufer, A. (2025). Coping with

Trauma and Developing Family Resilience According to the FOCUS Program: Working with a Family Affected on October 7^th. Society and Welfare. [Hebrew].

55. * Laufer, A. (2025). Posttraumatic growth and well-being among body

handlers: The role of resilience, coping strategies, and belief in a just world. Military Psychology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2025.2516264

56*  Laufer, A. (Accepted). Post-Traumatic Symptoms and Well-Being among

Reservists Involved in the Recovery and Identification of Bodies from the Hamas Attack on October 7^th. Society and Welfare. [Hebrew].

1. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books
2. Solomon, Z., Laufer, A., & Lavi, T. (2005). Childhood in the shadow of Intifada: Exposure and posttraumatic reaction of Israeli youth. In E. Somer and A. Bleich (Eds). Early interventions after disasters and terrorism: The Israeli experience (pp 77-110). Tel-Aviv: Ramot, Tel-Aviv University. [Hebrew].

2. Solomon, Z. & Laufer, A. (2005). Israeli youth cope with terror: Vulnerability and

resilience. In M. Ungar (Ed). Handbood for Working with Children and Youth. Pathways to Resilience (pp. 229-246). California: Sage Publication.

3. Laufer, A. & Shechori, M. (2008). Chapter 11: Alienation and emotional distress among relocated youth following the Gaza Disengagement. In N. Ronel, K. Jaishankar and M. Bensimon (Eds.), Trends and Issues In Victimology (pp. 212-231). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

4. Laufer A., & Solomon, Z. (2010). Chapter 2. Posttraumatic growth in Israeli Jews. in T. Weiss and R. Berger (Eds.), Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice (pp.15-31). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Cited: 19

5. Laufer. A. & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2013). Forced displacement and its implications on youth's distress and posttraumatic growth. In K. Jaishankar & N. Ronel (Eds.). Global Criminology (pp. 253-268). London: CRS Press (Tylor & Francis Group).

6.* Al-Krenawi, A., Laufer, A. (In Press). Implications for Social Work Practice:

            Understanding the Key Issues Faced by Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan. In       Ramon., S., and Zaviresk, G. Social Work in War-Torn Contexts. Springer.

D. Articles in Conference Proceedings

1. Laufer, A. (2005). Changes in the self and world assumptions among youth exposed to terror incidents. A Handbook for working with children and youth: Pathways to resilence across cultures and contexts. Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University, Halifax.

2. Shechory- Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Ideological delinquency, alienation from the State and emotional distress among adolescent girls. First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India: SASCV 2011 Conference Proceedings

1. Other Publications
2. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Participation of Jewish youth in Samaria and Judea in illegal activities against the dismantling of settlements. Mifne, Forum for Social Issues, 43-47. [Hebrew]

2. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). The effects of security-related stress on children and mothers – an examination of the distress levels with reference to temporary respite, and the involvement of governmental and non-governmental institutions. National Insurance Institute of Israel. [Hebrew].

3. Laufer, A. (2019). Rising from the ashes. Shem Olam, 23, 8-17. [Hebrew].