Ofra Mayseless

Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University (1984)
Professor HAVER
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:

Visit the website of the 'Second Israeli Conference for the Study of Contemporary Spiritualities' - English Version, Hebrew Version

פרופ' עפרה מייזלס מתארחת בתכניתו של דב אלבוים בערוץ הראשון , 2.4.2010, - 'מקבלים שבת - תכנית מיוחדת לפסח'

Recorded Lecture on: Spiritual Development, Prof. Ofra Mayseless 11.10.2007- הרצאה מצולמת בנושא התפתחות רוחנית, פרופ' עפרה מייזלס (The lecture starts at 1:29:00)

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 )

Psychometric information coding: doc, pdf

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: dudi_g@staff.oranim.ac.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

5. Indicators of adulthood
השאלון מאפשר לזהות מהי תפיסתו של המשיב לגבי המאפיינים של היות מבוגר במסגרת החברה בה הוא נמצא. ניתן להעברה בכל הגילאים אם יש יכולת קריאה והבנה רלוונטית. הועבר בישראל בקרב מתבגרים, מבוגרים בבגרות הצומחת והוריהם. לציטוט המקור לפיתוח הכלי ולרקע על מבנה הסולמות של הכלי כמו גם על מהימנות ותוקף ראה הפרק הבא:

Mayseless, O. & Scharf, M. (2003). What does it mean to be an Adult? The Israeli Experience. In J.J. Arnett, N.L. Galambos (Eds.), New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (#100): Exploring cultural conceptions of the transition to adulthood. San Francisco, CA: Wiley, Jossey-Bass.
ofram@edu.haifa.ac.il במידה והינך עושה שימוש בכלי זה אנא יידע אותי. עפרה מייזלס

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)

Name of Student M.A/ Ph.D Thesis

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 Keller
(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
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
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

 


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 1 May, 2011