Ofra Mayseless

Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University (1984)
Professor HAVER*
* This rank is an intermediate rank between an American Associate Professor and an American Full Professor
Dean of Faculty of Education
Certified Clinical Psychologist 

Fields of interest:
Attachment, caregiving, parents-children relationships, transition to adulthood , Spiritual Development
Phone (w) (972) 4 8240767 
Phone (h) (972) 4 8245074
Fax (972) 4 8240911 
Email: ofram@construct.haifa.ac.il


Research Projects

1.  Socio-emotional Developmental Trajectories of Young Men in Israel -
    An ongoing longitudinal research
2.  Home-Leaving Transition into Military Service of Adolescent Girls in Israel
3.  Parental Authority and School Adjustment - A study of a representative sample
     of Israeli adolescents

General Synopsis of Research Interests  

A New Book! "Parenting Representations: Theory , Research and Clinical Implications"
View Book's Dedication


Publication (With Links to PDF Copy)

Publications in English

Publications in Hebrew - מאמרים בעברית

For Interested Visitors:

Recorded Lecture on: Spiritual Development, Prof. Ofra Myseless - הרצאה מצולמת בנושא התפתחות רוחנית, פרופ' עפרה מייזלס

The inclusion of spirituality in psychotherapy: developmental levels, personal processes, and moral dilemmas, Prof. Ofra Mayseless.
Presented at a conference on: New Expressions of Spirituality Szeged, Hungary, 7-8 November 2008

List of Publications on Spirituality- click here

To Ouri Mayseless Web Site - לאתר האינטרנט של אורי מייזלס - click here

Measures

1. RFMQ - Relationships with Father and Mother Questionnaire
(Download English copy: doc  html , Download Hebrew copy: doc )

Intended for 12-20 year olds.
Covers seven aspects
: Emotional Closeness, Communication, Mutuality, Open Confrontation,
Coolness and Rejection, Autonomy, Supervision

2. Attachment Doll Story Completion Task (ASCT)

Intended for middle childhood
For Manual and details contact Dr. David Granot Email: granotvardy@012.net.il

3. Inadequate Boundaries Questionnaire (IBQ) - Mayseless& Scharf (2002) (Download Copy of Questionnaire- English Version , Hebrew Version , Psychometric information )

4. Attitudes and Values of Israeli Adolescents -
Questionnaire (Male Version, Female Version, General explanation)
שאלוני עמדות לגבי שרות בצהל מתוך המחקר: 'תפיסות עולם ועמדות של תלמידים בבתי ספר תיכוניים כלפי נושאי צבא ובטחון' (1989), מאת פרופ' עפרה מייזלס,ד"ר ראובן גל ומר אלי פישוף
להורדת השאלון לבנים לחצו כאן
להורדת השאלון לבנות לחצו כאן
להורדת הסבר כללי על השאלון לחצו כא

Current Students

Ph.D Students

Name of Student Ph.D Thesis

Michal Sholt

Verbal and nonverbal representations of mothers - mothers sculpturing and talking about themselves

Inbal Kivenson-Baron

Fearless and stimulation seeking children - behavioral and physiological   characteristics

Sofi Barzilai

Searching for meaning through channeling
Einat Keren Changes in the relationship between the mother and her adult children facing early difficult experiences
Nurit Breznitz An experimental study of the mental characteristics ascribed to self expansiveness
Former Students (since 2002)

Monica Goren    (MA 2002)        The association between attachment  styles and adaptation of young                                       men to basic training

Inbal Kivenson   (MA 2002)        The association between care giving strategies of mothers, their own                                       and  their son’s coping with basic training

Irena Keler         (MA 2002)        Development of precursors of  parental behavior as expressed in                                            responses to infants at different age periods before adulthood.

Ruth Schnarch    (MA 2002)        The association between  representations of attachment and                                                    representations of care giving among   mothers of adolescents

Iris Wolberg       (MA 2003)        The association between the capacity  of the mother to “let go” of her                                     adolescent daughter and the development of emotional autonomy                                                      of the daughter

David Granot      (Ph.D. 2003)     Social information processing as Mediator between child’s                                                      representations of the mother-child attachment relationships and social                                                     adjustment in Middle childhood

Limor Goldner     (MA 2006)       Socio-emotional processes in mentoring

Einat Keren         (MA 2006)       Hierarchies of attachment relationships across the life span

Tali Steinbach      (MA 2006)       What women want?  Attraction to men who take risks


Courses)

1. The motivational basis of love, caregiving, and nurturance (MA course) Link to the course website

2. Teachers as a significant educational figures (MA course) 315.4103 Link to the course website

3. Selected topics in developmental research (MA course) 306.4114 Link to the course website

Last updated :  07 September 2008