Avshalom Rokach
Biographic Data
| ID | 108453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Avshalom Rokach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Avshalom |
| FAMILY NAME | Rokach |
| SIGNATURE | ROKACH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8057-6776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 45 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 45 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Love Culturally
This paper, relying on a thematic review of the literature, aimed to explore the influence of culture on human relations, particularly on love. We highlighted the innate need of humans to belong and be part of a community and, moreover, partake in an intimate relationship. Most humans yearn for intimacy, and thus it was defined and described. In our Western culture, intimacy is often found in marriage, usually built on love. Love, if not nurtured…
The Meanings of Love
Research has long demonstrated that humans need love, and when that love is provided it boosts personal wellbeing, as well as increased relational satisfaction (Mostova et al., 2022). Moreover, sim
Experiences of loneliness in lower- and middle-income countries
The Covid-19 era
Loneliness in Intimate Relationships Scale (Lirs)
Intimate relationships have been shown to be loneliness positively related to self-esteem. Happiness and well-being and have also been regarded as a buffer against loneliness. Nevertheless, substantive research indicates that intimate relationships and marriage can produce or result in loneliness and thus seriously affect the person's physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Loneliness in intimate relationships may damage the relationship if…
Pearls of Wisdom
Reminiscing by older adults can facilitate beneficial outcomes through the preparation for the end of life, the cohesiveness of life narratives, and creation of life meanings. Given this, and the historical challenges of communication between generations, the objective of this study was two-fold: (1) to harness the beneficial role reminiscence can play in the mental health of older adults; (2) to facilitate generational learning by documenting an…
The Road to Becoming a Psychologist
In order to become a full-fledged psychologist, one must undertake a long, demanding, and quite difficult journey in academia. The academic journey holds a promise of delivering knowledge, interesting theories, and strategies on helping those who need psychological assessment and/or treatment. However, the constant expectation of keeping up with the material, of succeeding in tests and exams, and of preparing to proceed to the next educational le…
‘Raising’ Psychologists-to-Be
I started teaching undergraduate and graduate psychology students more than three decades ago. Already during my own academic journey, studying and aiming to gain acceptance to a program in a more
Religiosity and Coping with Loneliness
Loneliness is a universal experience which transcends age, sex, geography, and culture. Religion, and often one's religiosity, are known to affect one's approach to life, behaviour, and social involvement. The present, preliminary study aimed to explore whether coping with loneliness is influenced by one's religious observance. The present study focused on Israeli Jews. 250 participants identified themselves as Secular, Conservative, or Orthodox,…
Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome
A treatment protocol for a newly proposed diagnosis called Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome (PTRS) is outlined. As one of the most salient ways in which PTRS differs from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is that the former lacks the numbing of affect that the latter includes, treatment accordingly differs. Four stages of treatment are described, namely: (1) Understanding, normalization, and desensitization (which focuses on coping with th…
The Effects of Gender and Marital Status on Loneliness of the Aged
This study explored the qualitative aspects of loneliness in the elderly. Eighty-nine men were compared to 239 women in the age range of 61–94. A 30-item yes/no loneliness questionnaire was utilized to compare the loneliness experience in the two samples. The questionnaire comprises 5 qualitative dimensions of loneliness, namely Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self – alienat…
The Effect of Age and Culture on the Causes of Loneliness
This study examined the influence of age and cultural background on the causes of loneliness. A total of 194 Canadians and 209 participants from the Czech Republic formed the participant pool. Rather than comparing the two populations and disregarding within and between the age differences the cultural groups were divided into age subgroups. These were young adults (18–30 years old), adults (31–59), and seniors (60–89). Participants answered a 29…
Self-Perception of the Antecedents of Loneliness among New Mothers and Pregnant Women
This study examined the perceived causes of loneliness of pregnant women and mothers during the first year after childbirth experience. These were compared with the causes of loneliness of women in the general population. 91 pregnant women, 97 women during the first year following childbirth, and 208 women from the general population (M age = 30.4, SD = 10.4) answered a 29-item Loneliness Antecedents Questionnaire. In the questionnaire were 5 dim…
Loneliness of People With Physical Disabilities
Physical disability has a profound effect on one's quality of life, social intercourse and emotional well-being. Loneliness has been found to be a frequent companion of those afflicted with chronic illnesses that result in physical disabilities. This study examined the qualitative aspects of that loneliness. Five hundred and ninety-three participants volunteered to answer a 30-item yes/no questionnaire. Those with physical disabilities were compa…
The Loneliness of Youth Homeless
At the dawn of the 21st century, both loneliness and homelessness are more pervasive than we would possibly like to admit. In this study, the experience of loneliness of the homeless youth and young adults was compared to that of the same age groups in the general population. Forty nine homeless youth and 64 young adults as well as 79 youth and 132 young adults from the generell population answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire, which captures t…
Loneliness in Domestically Abused Women
The qualitative aspects of loneliness in abused women were explored. 80 women, victims of domestic abuse who were staying in shelters, were compared with 84 women from the general population who had no history of abusive relationships. A 30-item loneliness questionnaire, having five qualitative dimensions of loneliness, namely Emotional Distress, Social Inadequacy and Alienation, Growth and Discovery, Interpersonal Isolation, and Self-alienation,…
Coping with loneliness among the terminally ill
The Physically Disabled
Physical Disability has a profound effect on one's quality of life, social intercourse and emotional well being. Loneliness has been found to be a frequent companion of those afflicted with chronic illnesses that result in physical disabilities. The present study examined the ways in which the physically disabled cope with loneliness. Five hundred and ninety three participants volunteered to answer a 30-item yes/no questionnaire. The physically d…
The Self-Report Causes of Loneliness of Drug Users During Withdraw
Loneliness is generally a prevailing experience which is particularly familiar to adolescents and young adults. It is a subjective experience which is influenced by one's personality, life experiences, and situational variables. The present study examined the connection between drug cessation and the antecedents of loneliness. Drug abusers, during their stay in detox centers, were compared to drug abusers who participated in a methadone maintenan…
Age, Culture, and the Antecedents of Loneliness
Loneliness is a pervasive experience which everyone has experienced. It is a subjective experience, which is influenced by one's personality and situational variables. This study examined the influence of age and culture on the perceived causes of loneliness. One thousand, three hundred and forty-seven Canadian and Portuguese participants from all walks of life volunteered to answer an 82-item yes/no questionnaire reflecting on the causes of thei…
Homeless Youth
Homelessness is prevalent in our society and just like their counterparts in the general population, the homeless encounter, amongst other experiences, also loneliness. Their coping strategies with the pain of loneliness were compared to that of the general population. One hundred and thirteen youth and young adult homeless, and 211 participants from the general population answered a 34 item yes/no questionnaire which included the following copin…
Private Lives in Public Places
Drug Withdrawal and Coping With Loneliness
Private Lives Public Places
At the dawn ofthe 21st century, both loneliness and homelessness are more pervasive than we would possibly like to admit. In this study, the experience of loneliness of the homeless was compared to that of the general population. Two hundred and sixty six homeless and 595 men and women from the general population answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire. The experience of loneliness is composed ofthe following five factors: Emotional distress, Soc…
Giving Life
This study examined the qualitative aspects of loneliness that pregnant women and mothers during the first year after childbirth experience. These were compared to the loneliness of women in the general population. Ninety-one pregnant women, 97 women during the first year following childbirth, and 208 women from the general population answered a 30-item questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised five qualitative dimensions of loneliness, namely E…
Agricultural Development
The Subjectivity of Loneliness and Coping with it
Previous research, upon which the present study is based, identified five clearly distinguished factors which comprise the loneliness experience: Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self alienation. Further research indicated that the various coping strategies could be grouped into six factors, namely, Reflection and acceptance, Self-development and understanding. Social support…
Perceived Sources of Loneliness of Incarcerated Men
Relations of Perceived Causes and the Experience of Loneliness
Previous research yielded five factors which comprise the experience of loneliness, namely, Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery. Interpersonal isolation, and Self-alienation. The perceived causes of loneliness were grouped into factors of Personal inadequacies, Developmental deficits, Unfulfilling intimate relationships, Relocation and significant separations, and Social marginality. Using principal componen…
Perceived Sources of Loneliness of Incarcerated Men
The present study examined the influence of incarceration on sources of loneliness. It was hypothesized that incarcerated offenders would perceive the causes of their loneliness differently than a general population sample. 145 male offenders and 112 men from the general population who were recruited on a voluntary basis, reported the sources of their loneliness on a 15-item (yes/no) questionnaire. Analysis indicated a significant difference in t…
Coping With Loneliness in Adolescence
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on adolescents' ability to cope with loneliness. Three hundred and six adolescents (13–18 yrs. old) from Canada and Portugal answered an 86 item questionnaire which examined the beneficial strategies which they used to cope with loneliness. The strategies which were examined included Acceptance and reflection, Self development and understanding, Social support network, Distancing and…
Causes of Loneliness in Adolescence
Loneliness is a pervasive social problem and is experienced universally, regardless of one's race, gender, age or cultural background. Adolescents have been reported to be the most amenable to loneliness. This study examined the influence of cultural background on adolescents' perceptions of the causes of their loneliness. In the present study, 100 Canadian youth and 206 Portuguese adolescents answered an 82-items questionnaire. The questionnaire…
Loneliness and the Life Cycle
Loneliness is a prevailing experience which every person has experienced. This subjective experience is influenced by one's personality and situational variables. In the present study, the influence of age and sex on the experience of loneliness were examined. 711 participants volunteered to answer an 82-item yes/no questionnaire on their loneliness experience and its meaning. Four age groups were compared: 106 youths (13-18 years old), 255 young…
Loneliness in North America and Spain
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on the experience of loneliness. Six hundred and thirty-seven participants from North America and 454 from Spain volunteered to answer an 82-item questionnaire which examined the quality of their loneliness experiences. The factors which comprise the experience of loneliness are Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and S…
Perceived Causes of Uses Lonelines
Loneliness is a pervasive social problem which is experienced universally, regardless of one's race, gender, age or cultural background. This study examined the influences of cultural background on the perceptions of loneliness antecedents. In the present study, 711 Canadians, 568 Turks, and 398 Argentinians answered an 82-item questionnaire composed of five subscales, namely: Personal inadequacies, Developmental deficits, Unfulfilling intimate r…
The Experience of Loneliness in Adolescence
The present study is an examination of the influence of cultural background on adolescents' experience of loneliness. One hundred participants were recruited from Canadian and 206 from Portuguese high schools. They answered an 82-item questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of five subscales, namely: Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self-alienation. Results revealed sign…
The Effects of Culture on the Meaning of Loneliness
Coping with Loneliness
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on the beneficial ways in which adolescents cope with loneliness. Eighty Canadian youth and 168 adolescents from the Czech Republic formed the participants pool. They answered a 36 item yes/no questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of six subscales, namely: Reflection and acceptance, Self-development and understanding, Social support network, Distancing and denial, Religion and…
Loneliness and Drug Use in Young Adults
Loneliness is a prevailing experience which is particularly familiar to adolescents and young adults. It is a subjective experience which is influenced by one's personality, life experiences, and situational variables. The present study examined the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA) use on the experience of loneliness. The ecstasy users were compared to non ecstasy users and to a group of young adults in the general population who are non users of drug…
Causes of Loneliness of Those Afflicted With Life-Threatening Illnesses
The pain of loneliness is a universal social phenomenon, which is intensified by the diagnosis of a terminal illness. This study was aimed at investigating the causes of loneliness as perceived by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, those diagnosed with cancer, and the general population. 329 MS patients, 315 cancer patients, and 391 participants from the general population answered a 29-item questionnaire. Results indicated that with the exception…
Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome
This paper was aimed at describing a new trauma-based syndrome called Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome (PTRS) which may afflict individuals who have been traumatized by physical, sexual, and/or severe emotional abuse within the context of an intimate relationship. It differs from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a number of ways, the most salient of which are the lack of a tendency toward numbing of responsiveness, which creates a very …
Coping with Loneliness and Drug Use in Young Adults
Private Lives Public Places
At the dawn ofthe 21st century, both loneliness and homelessness are more pervasive than we would possibly like to admit. In this study, the experience of loneliness of the homeless was compared to that of the general population. Two hundred and sixty six homeless and 595 men and women from the general population answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire. The experience of loneliness is composed ofthe following five factors: Emotional distress, Soc…
Giving Life
This study examined the qualitative aspects of loneliness that pregnant women and mothers during the first year after childbirth experience. These were compared to the loneliness of women in the general population. Ninety-one pregnant women, 97 women during the first year following childbirth, and 208 women from the general population answered a 30-item questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised five qualitative dimensions of loneliness, namely E…
The Experience of Loneliness in University
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on university students' experience of loneliness. The total of 966 students, 484 from Canada and 482 from the Czech Republic participated in the study. They answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire composed of five subscales, namely: Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self-alienation. Results revealed a rather consi…
Loneliness in Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Loneliness is a universal social phenomenon often producing debilitating effects on many aspects of human functioning. The present study compared the qualitative aspects of loneliness in two terminally ill samples to that of a more healthy sample. 329 multiple sclerosis and 315 cancer patients, as well as 391 nonrandom healthy participants answered a 30-item questionnaire on loneliness. Analysis indicated the experience of loneliness which charac…
The Lonely and Homeless
The Physically Disabled
Physical Disability has a profound effect on one's quality of life, social intercourse and emotional well being. Loneliness has been found to be a frequent companion of those afflicted with chronic illnesses that result in physical disabilities. The present study examined the ways in which the physically disabled cope with loneliness. Five hundred and ninety three participants volunteered to answer a 30-item yes/no questionnaire. The physically d…
The Self-Report Causes of Loneliness of Drug Users During Withdraw
Loneliness is generally a prevailing experience which is particularly familiar to adolescents and young adults. It is a subjective experience which is influenced by one's personality, life experiences, and situational variables. The present study examined the connection between drug cessation and the antecedents of loneliness. Drug abusers, during their stay in detox centers, were compared to drug abusers who participated in a methadone maintenan…
Age, Culture, and the Antecedents of Loneliness
Loneliness is a pervasive experience which everyone has experienced. It is a subjective experience, which is influenced by one's personality and situational variables. This study examined the influence of age and culture on the perceived causes of loneliness. One thousand, three hundred and forty-seven Canadian and Portuguese participants from all walks of life volunteered to answer an 82-item yes/no questionnaire reflecting on the causes of thei…
Psychology (43 works) · Loneliness (38 works) · Clinical Psychology (33 works) · Social Psychology (31 works) · Clinical Psychology (29 works) · Social Psychology (27 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (21 works) · Psychiatry (21 works) · Developmental psychology (20 works) · Medicine (19 works)