Yuval Palgi
Biographic Data
| ID | 182880 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yuval Palgi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yuval |
| FAMILY NAME | Palgi |
| SIGNATURE | PALGI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8675-5513 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 45 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Marital responsiveness and well-being among retired Arab couples: A dyadic response surface analysis
This study explores the relationships among perceived marital responsiveness, life satisfaction, and marital quality among retired Arab couples, a context that remains largely understudied in non-Western collectivist societies compared with Western societies. The participants were 108 retired heterosexual Arab couples in Israel (216 participants; husbands’ mean age = 70.31 years, wives’ mean age = 65.07 years, mean marital duration = 43.58 years)…
The impact of war-related stressors on subjective views of aging in daily life
The experience of stress, adversity, and extreme life events can significantly impact the aging process. Yet, empirical evidence is sparse regarding the impact of war-related stress on midlife and older adults’ subjective views of aging, especially in short-term, daily contexts. We investigated the experience of war-related stress on subjective age, subjective accelerated aging, and subjective nearness to death in two samples of adults aged 50 an…
Daily Health Problems, Views of Aging, and the Moderating Role of Awareness of Age-Related Changes
Our findings underscore the importance of perceiving age-related losses in daily life. Perceiving changes as age-related may influence how daily experiences are interpreted and their impact on developmental outcomes
The Intersection of Traumatic Events Across Generations: PTSD Symptoms Among War Veterans With Holocaust Survivor Parents Before and Following the October 7 Terror Attack
Previous traumatic exposure, as well as ancestral trauma, may render individuals more sensitive to subsequent trauma. The current study examined the intersection between traumatic events across generations by assessing change in post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms before and after the October 7 terror attack among Israeli war veterans while accounting for parental Holocaust exposure. A web‐based random sample of 331 Yom Kippur War male…
Family Over‐Involvement Mediates PTSD Symptoms in Holocaust Descendants Following the October 7 Attack: A Prospective Study
Family over‐involvement, defined as emotions, thoughts, and behaviors indicating an over‐protection of family members and preoccupation with family legacy, is recognized as a unique yet underexplored mechanism in the intergenerational effects of trauma. The study examined the role of family over‐involvement in predicting post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Holocaust descendants following the October 7 attack and during the Israel…
Relational Turbulence Among Retired Couples in Arab Society: An Apim Analysis
Objective This study examined how relational uncertainty and partner interdependence predict marital satisfaction and intimacy among post‐retirement Arab couples in Israel. Background Retirement has rarely been studied in Arab society, despite its growing relevance due to significant shifts in family roles, gender norms, and social structures. Understanding how couples navigate this life transition is critical, especially in conservative cultural…
Views of aging and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among older adult war veterans in the context of renewed war
Present findings suggest that exposure to current trauma of war among older adult war veterans might uniquely shape the long-term trajectories of their VoA and PTSD symptoms, while contradicting the previously found PTSD symptoms-VoA directionality
Italian validation of the positive solitude scale
Positive Solitude (PS) is the decision to use one's time for a meaningful activity, with a choice made by and for oneself. The purpose of this study is to validate the Italian version of the Positive Solitude Scale (PSS) developed by Palgi et al. (2021a). Data were collected through the administration of a questionnaire to 1,120 Italian adults. Confirmatory factor analyses showed a bi-factor structure, indicating that the scale can be considered …
The Architectural Layout of Long-Term Care Units: Relationships between Support for Residents’ Well-Being and for Caregivers’ Burnout and Resilience
With a growing need for long-term care facilities in general, and for specialized dementia units in particular, it is important to ensure that the architectural layouts of such facilities support the well-being of both the residents and the unit caregivers. This study aimed to investigate correlations between the support provided by the architectural layout of long-term care units for enhancing residents' well-being and for decreasing unit caregi…
Cultural Differences in Daily Coupling of Subjective Views of Aging and Negative Affect
It is important to adopt a cultural perspective when investigating daily fluctuations in VoA and their correlates. In applied contexts, this might help to identify cultural groups that are particularly sensitive to the effects of VoA
Attitudes to aging mediate the reciprocal effects of health anxiety and physical functioning
OBJECTIVE: To understand if attitudes to aging mediate the reciprocal effects of health anxiety and physical functioning among older adults with medical conditions. We examined: (1) if these effects are reciprocal; (2) if attitudes to aging (psychological loss, psychological growth, physical change) play a mediating role in these effects. DESIGN: = 6.29) reporting at least one chronic medical condition completed two phone interviews across six mo…
Self and Perceived Others’ Views of Aging and Their Association with Mental Health in the Second Half of Life
This study focuses on the concepts of subjective age and subjective nearness-to-death (views-of-aging) and examines the association between individuals’ chronological age, self, and others’ perceptions of these variables and mental health. A total of 267 participants aged 40–95 M = 64.33 provided sociodemographic information and filled out scales assessing self and others’ views-of-aging, depressive symptoms, and their well-being. After controlli…
Factors associated with ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD have been understudied in the older population. The study focused on the associations between traumatic exposure before the pandemic, COVID-19 worries, depression, and loneliness with current PTSD and CPTSD among older adults. A random sample of five hundred and twelve Israeli older adults ( Mage = 72.67 ± 3.81, range 68-87) was recruited using a Web-based survey company ( Ipanel, Israe…
Echoes of ancestral trauma: Russo-Ukrainian War salience and psychological distress among subsequent generations in Holocaust survivor families
Findings suggest a specific vulnerability due to intergenerational transmission of trauma in Holocaust survivor families, including increased preoccupation with and perceptiveness to potential threats of human-induced trauma. Strengthening previous recommendations, mental health practitioners should focus on reducing the preoccupation with threat and the increased psychological distress of Holocaust survivor families when faced with current adver…
Subjective Views of Aging: Theory, Research, and Practice
Participation in life-review playback theater enhances mental health of community-dwelling older adults: A randomized controlled trial
Emotion regulation through music and mindfulness are associated with positive solitude differently at the second half of life
Mindfulness and emotion regulation through music listening are skills that share some attributes with the skill of positive solitude (PS; defined as an inner choice to dedicate time to a meaningful, enjoyable activity or experience managed by oneself, with or without the presence of others). Nevertheless, little is known about their relationship with PS in the second half of life. Hence, we recruited a convenience sample of community-dwelling adu…
The Association Between Views of Aging and Subjective Cognitive Complaints in Older Adults: Findings From Two Samples
This cross-sectional study examined whether views of aging (VoA) relate to subjective cognitive complaints in two separate cohorts of older adults. Ageist attitudes, attitudes to aging (psychological loss, physical change, and psychological growth), subjective age, and subjective successful aging were examined. A moderating effect of chronological age was also examined. Samples included 572 adults aged 50 or older (Sample 1; mean age = 67.63, SD …
Covid-19 post-vaccination depression in older Israeli adults: The role of negative world assumptions
Older adults in our sample were susceptible to unique factors associated with clinical depression influenced by their world assumptions during their COVID-19 vaccination. The high level of depression following vaccination indicates that it may take time to recover from depression associated with pandemic distress. Cognitive interventions that focus on world assumptions are recommended
Family involvement and secondary traumatization in Holocaust survivor families: An actor–partner interdependence model
The findings suggest a unique interpersonal mechanism of intergenerational transmission of trauma in Holocaust families that appears to affect both generations, which may help design multigenerational interventions with survivor families, focusing on family involvement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Post-lockdown Depression”: Adaptation Difficulties, Depressive Symptoms, and the Role of Positive Solitude When Returning to Routine After the Lifting of Nation-Wide Covid-19 Social Restrictions
The current findings are of special interest to public welfare, as adaptation difficulties were associated with higher chance for clinical depressive symptoms, while positive solitude was found to be as an efficient moderator during this period. The large proportion of depressive symptoms that persist despite lifting of social restrictions should be taken into consideration by policy makers when designing return-to-routine plans
Subjective Views of Aging: Theory, Research, and Practice
Positive Solitude Scale: Theoretical Background, Development and Validation
The Definition and Categories of Positive Solitude: Older and Younger Adults’ Perspectives on Spending Time by Themselves
This paper attempts to develop a better understanding of the positive solitude (PS) phenomenon and its meaning among age groups, as well as formulate a unanimous definition for PS. A qualitative study ( N = 124) was conducted. Participants were gerontology professionals and laypeople. Interviews were conducted and content was analyzed in order to understand the essence of PS, themes, and subthemes. Two major categories were found: the essence and…
Subjective accelerated aging moderates the association between Covid-19 health worries and peritraumatic distress among older adults
These findings indicate that negative views of aging may serve as an amplifying factor for traumatic distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although preliminary, the findings provide insight for potential screening and interventions of older adults at risk of developing peritraumatic distress symptoms during the global pandemic
Resilience and Vulnerability Among Aging Holocaust Survivors and Their Families: An Intergenerational Overview
This paper reviews the literature on the long-term effects of the Holocaust on survivors, their offspring, and their grandchildren. Two major conclusions are drawn. First, the functioning of these three generations is best characterized by general resilience along with specific vulnerabilities. Thus, although most survivors and their descendents lead normal lives, specific vulnerabilities may appear under adverse situations and are interwoven in …
The Effects of Age Stereotypes on Physical and Mental Health Are Mediated by Self-perceptions of Aging
Congruent with theoretical assumptions, our findings provide empirical support for a directional pathway by which AS shape later SPA. We conclude that AS and SPA may affect physical health outcomes more strongly than mental health outcomes. Studies that assess both types of VoA are needed to illuminate the pathways by which VoA influence aging outcomes
For Better and for Worse: The Relationship between Future Expectations and Functioning in the Second Half of Life
Late-life positive and negative expectancies are less interdependent than they are in younger age, probably due to their stronger interaction when associating with functioning. Expectancies interact either to reflect an attempt to preserve the functional status quo (low expectancy to improve and to decline) or may signal a highly complex mental organization (high expectancy to improve and to decline)
Does the Relationship Between Affect Complexity and Self-Esteem Differ in Young-Old and Old-Old Participants
These findings may imply that the affect complexity is associated with buffering the noxious effect of deteriorating SE in old age. Future studies should examine further the intrapersonal relationship between affect complexity and SE in late life
Measuring Self-Perceptions of Aging: Differences Between Measures When Predicting Health Outcomes
Evidence supports using the AgeCog scale of Ongoing Development to predict domain-relevant, psychological health outcomes. However, the multidimensionality of SPA is best measured by the ATOA subscale or a combination of the two AgeCog scales. Both forms of measurement were found to maximize the amount of explained variance for psychological and physiological indicators of well-being and ill-being
Cognitive Interference in the Context of Daily Stressors, Daily Awareness of Age-Related Change, and General Aging Attitudes
Both individual differences and fluctuating daily perceptions of aging appear to be important for older adults' cognitive interference. Consistent with other work, positive ATOA protected against daily stressor effects. Further elucidating these relationships can increase understanding of and facilitate efforts to improve (daily) cognitive experiences in older adults
The moderating role of subjective nearness-to-death in the association between health worries and death anxieties from Covid-19
The purpose of this study was to examine whether subjective nearness-to-death moderated the association between health worries and death anxiety due to the COVID-19 outbreak among older adults in Israel. Using an online survey, 277 participants were recruited and completed self-reported questionnaires, which included background characteristics, exposure to COVID-19 risk experiences, self-rated health, subjective nearness-to-death, health worries …
Which Factors do Older Adults Consider When Estimating the Time Left for Them to Live
Older adults appear to have implicit knowledge of the factors that affect their SNtD. Yet, this knowledge is sometimes biased and does not necessarily represent variables that have been identified as related to actual longevity
Family Involvement and Holocaust Salience among Offspring and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
The present research focuses on family involvement reported by offspring and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors (OHS and GHS, respectively). Study 1 included a convenience sample of 75 participants, divided into 2 groups (36 OHS and 39 comparisons). Study 2 included a convenience sample of 92 dyads of OHS and GHS. Both samples completed the Family Involvement Questionnaire and the Holocaust Salience Scale. In line with the hypotheses, Study 1 f…
The relationship between demographic/educational parameters and perceptions, knowledge and earthquake mitigation in Israel
Perceptions, knowledge and mitigation are factors that might play a role in preventing injury and loss of life during a major earthquake.2 Little is known about the relationships between different demographic and educational parameters and these factors. A national representative sample of 495 adults was investigated in order to determine the relationship between demographic and educational parameters in terms of the perceived threat, perceived c…
The Moderating Role of Views of Aging in the Longitudinal Relationship Between Physical Health and Mental Distress
Subjective age and SLE represent distinct features of views of aging. Subjective age may reflect perceptions of one's aging process, associated more directly with health-related outcomes over time. SLE reflects future, death-related perceptions, therefore perhaps less directly associated with such outcomes
Subjective Age and Emotion Covariation: Findings From Two Daily Experience Studies
The relationship between subjective age and emotion covariation is discussed in light of lifespan theories
Dispositional optimism and terminal decline in global quality of life
We examined whether dispositional optimism relates to change in global quality of life (QOL) as a function of either chronological age or years to impending death. We used a sample of 2,096 deceased postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials who were enrolled in the 2005-2010 Extension Study and for whom at least 1 global QOL and optimism measure were analyzed. Growth curve models were examined. Competing models were …
Delineating Terminal Change in Subjective Well-Being and Subjective Health: Brief Report
The present study investigated whether several evaluative indicators of subjective well-being (SWB) and subjective health decline as death approaches and which of them shows a stronger decline. Using three-wave longitudinal data from deceased participants of the Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study (N = 1,360; age range 75–94 at T1= Time 1), we found a stronger decline in most evaluative indicators when plotted by distance-to-death relati…
Transgenerational effects of trauma in midlife: Evidence for resilience and vulnerability in offspring of Holocaust survivors
Despite abundant research on offspring of Holocaust survivors (OHS), it is relatively unknown how they function in middle age. Transgenerational effects of the Holocaust may be stronger among middle-aged OHS as they previously suffered from early inclement natal and postnatal environment and now face age-related decline. However, middle-aged OHS may successfully maintain the resilience they demonstrated at a younger age. This study performed a wi…
For Better and for Worse: The Relationship between Future Expectations and Functioning in the Second Half of Life
Late-life positive and negative expectancies are less interdependent than they are in younger age, probably due to their stronger interaction when associating with functioning. Expectancies interact either to reflect an attempt to preserve the functional status quo (low expectancy to improve and to decline) or may signal a highly complex mental organization (high expectancy to improve and to decline)
Resilience and Vulnerability Among Aging Holocaust Survivors and Their Families: An Intergenerational Overview
This paper reviews the literature on the long-term effects of the Holocaust on survivors, their offspring, and their grandchildren. Two major conclusions are drawn. First, the functioning of these three generations is best characterized by general resilience along with specific vulnerabilities. Thus, although most survivors and their descendents lead normal lives, specific vulnerabilities may appear under adverse situations and are interwoven in …
The relationship between demographic/educational parameters and perceptions, knowledge and earthquake mitigation in Israel
Perceptions, knowledge and mitigation are factors that might play a role in preventing injury and loss of life during a major earthquake.2 Little is known about the relationships between different demographic and educational parameters and these factors. A national representative sample of 495 adults was investigated in order to determine the relationship between demographic and educational parameters in terms of the perceived threat, perceived c…
Formal Education Level Versus Self-Rated Literacy as Predictors of Cognitive Aging
Self-rated literacy was found to be a better predictor of late-life cognitive functioning than was the level of formal education. The results have implications for studies of age-related differences in which education level is taken into account
Does the Relationship Between Affect Complexity and Self-Esteem Differ in Young-Old and Old-Old Participants
These findings may imply that the affect complexity is associated with buffering the noxious effect of deteriorating SE in old age. Future studies should examine further the intrapersonal relationship between affect complexity and SE in late life
Trauma transmission through perceived parental burden among Holocaust survivors’ offspring and grandchildren
A cross-cultural longitudinal examination of the effect of cumulative adversity on the mental and physical health of older adults
Self-oriented adversity refers to traumatic events that primarily inflict the self, whereas other-oriented adversity refers to events that affect the self by primarily targeting others. The present study aimed to examine whether cultural background moderates the effects of self-oriented and other-oriented adversity on mental and physical health of older adults. Using longitudinal data from the Israeli component of the Survey of Health and Retirem…
Quality of life attenuates age-related decline in functional status of older adults
Dispositional optimism and terminal decline in global quality of life
We examined whether dispositional optimism relates to change in global quality of life (QOL) as a function of either chronological age or years to impending death. We used a sample of 2,096 deceased postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials who were enrolled in the 2005-2010 Extension Study and for whom at least 1 global QOL and optimism measure were analyzed. Growth curve models were examined. Competing models were …
Family Involvement and Holocaust Salience among Offspring and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
The present research focuses on family involvement reported by offspring and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors (OHS and GHS, respectively). Study 1 included a convenience sample of 75 participants, divided into 2 groups (36 OHS and 39 comparisons). Study 2 included a convenience sample of 92 dyads of OHS and GHS. Both samples completed the Family Involvement Questionnaire and the Holocaust Salience Scale. In line with the hypotheses, Study 1 f…
Lower subjective life expectancy in later life is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma survivors
These findings suggest that different traumatic experiences, whether belonging to one's past or whether currently ongoing, predict PTSS in later life. Moreover, it appears that subjective time horizons until death, but not subjective age since birth, can buffer against the negative effect of the trauma. (PsycINFO Database Record
Which Factors do Older Adults Consider When Estimating the Time Left for Them to Live
Older adults appear to have implicit knowledge of the factors that affect their SNtD. Yet, this knowledge is sometimes biased and does not necessarily represent variables that have been identified as related to actual longevity
Subjective Age and Emotion Covariation: Findings From Two Daily Experience Studies
The relationship between subjective age and emotion covariation is discussed in light of lifespan theories
The loneliness pandemic: Loneliness and other concomitants of depression, anxiety and their comorbidity during the Covid-19 outbreak
Can subjective perceptions of trauma differentiate between ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD? A cross-cultural comparison of three African countries
Background: The primary aim of the current study was to establish the cutoffs scores for the Subjective Traumatic Outlook (STO), a relatively new tool that examines the introspective worldview of those exposed to traumatic events. This tool was developed as a complementary scale to be used in conjunction with the observed-phenomenological measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) complex PTSD (CPTSD). The present study examines the predict…
Early-life Health as a Lifelong Precursor of Self-Related Views of Aging in Later Life
This study provides new insight into potential early-life precursors of self-evaluations of aging. In particular, childhood diagnoses of chronic illness enhance negative SPA up to 50 years later. Non-normative experiences related to poor health in childhood are lifelong foundations for socioeconomic status, health, and for self-related beliefs about age and aging
The Moderating Role of Views of Aging in the Longitudinal Relationship Between Physical Health and Mental Distress
Subjective age and SLE represent distinct features of views of aging. Subjective age may reflect perceptions of one's aging process, associated more directly with health-related outcomes over time. SLE reflects future, death-related perceptions, therefore perhaps less directly associated with such outcomes
Measuring Self-Perceptions of Aging: Differences Between Measures When Predicting Health Outcomes
Evidence supports using the AgeCog scale of Ongoing Development to predict domain-relevant, psychological health outcomes. However, the multidimensionality of SPA is best measured by the ATOA subscale or a combination of the two AgeCog scales. Both forms of measurement were found to maximize the amount of explained variance for psychological and physiological indicators of well-being and ill-being
Cognitive Interference in the Context of Daily Stressors, Daily Awareness of Age-Related Change, and General Aging Attitudes
Both individual differences and fluctuating daily perceptions of aging appear to be important for older adults' cognitive interference. Consistent with other work, positive ATOA protected against daily stressor effects. Further elucidating these relationships can increase understanding of and facilitate efforts to improve (daily) cognitive experiences in older adults
The Effects of Age Stereotypes on Physical and Mental Health Are Mediated by Self-perceptions of Aging
Congruent with theoretical assumptions, our findings provide empirical support for a directional pathway by which AS shape later SPA. We conclude that AS and SPA may affect physical health outcomes more strongly than mental health outcomes. Studies that assess both types of VoA are needed to illuminate the pathways by which VoA influence aging outcomes
The moderating role of subjective nearness-to-death in the association between health worries and death anxieties from Covid-19
The purpose of this study was to examine whether subjective nearness-to-death moderated the association between health worries and death anxiety due to the COVID-19 outbreak among older adults in Israel. Using an online survey, 277 participants were recruited and completed self-reported questionnaires, which included background characteristics, exposure to COVID-19 risk experiences, self-rated health, subjective nearness-to-death, health worries …
Positive Solitude Scale: Theoretical Background, Development and Validation
The Definition and Categories of Positive Solitude: Older and Younger Adults’ Perspectives on Spending Time by Themselves
This paper attempts to develop a better understanding of the positive solitude (PS) phenomenon and its meaning among age groups, as well as formulate a unanimous definition for PS. A qualitative study ( N = 124) was conducted. Participants were gerontology professionals and laypeople. Interviews were conducted and content was analyzed in order to understand the essence of PS, themes, and subthemes. Two major categories were found: the essence and…
Psychology (43 works) · Medicine (31 works) · Gerontology (22 works) · Clinical Psychology (21 works) · Clinical Psychology (20 works) · Developmental psychology (19 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (18 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (18 works) · Psychiatry (17 works) · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (12 works)