Florina Uzefovsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 2749652 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florina Uzefovsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florina |
| FAMILY NAME | Uzefovsky |
| SIGNATURE | UZEFOVSKY F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4571-2514 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Firstborn’s empathy and the sibling relationship quality: The moderating role of maternal emotional availability
This study examined how a firstborn child's empathy interacts with maternal emotional availability (EA) to predict later positive sibling relationships. The study included 108 families expecting a second child who also had a 10- to 45-month-old firstborn child ( M = 24.6 months, SD = 7.42; 58 girls). Before the second-born child arrived, the firstborn child's empathic abilities were measured, and a mother-child play interaction was videotaped and…
Convergence and divergence of empathic concern and empathic happiness in early childhood: Evidence from young infants and children
While most research focused on empathic responses to negative emotions, little is known about empathy to positive emotions. We aimed to bridge this gap by examining infants' and children's empathic responses to distress and happiness, while differentiating between cognitive and emotional empathy. We conducted three studies with N = 119 3-month-old infants; N = 169 10-19 months-old infants; and N = 61 24-60 months-old children (all Jewish-Israeli)…
Firstborn Behavioral Problems Predict Later Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Mind‐Mindedness
Our study investigated the link between a firstborn child's behavior after the birth of a sibling and the quality of their sibling relationship over time, while considering the moderating role of maternal sensitivity and mind‐mindedness. This study included 117 Israeli families expecting a second child. Data were collected at three time points: during pregnancy, 4–6 months after the birth of the second child, and 18 months after the birth of the …
Empathy and parenthood: The moderating role of maternal trait empathy on parental burnout
The ability to empathize with others enables us to effectively interact with each other and may have specifically evolved to support parental roles and caregiving. The relationship between parenting and trait empathy is little understood as previous research focused on empathy exclusively in the context of parenting, for example parental sensitivity. Here we aimed to understand how trait empathy may moderate the association between child's negati…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Empathy as a driver of prosocial behaviour: Highly conserved neurobehavioural mechanisms across species
Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of parental care for offspring, as well as within kinship bonds, to help facilitate group living. In this paper, we integrate the perspectives of evolution, animal behaviour, developmental psychology, and social and clinical neuroscience to elucidate our understa…
Values in Middle Childhood: Social and Genetic Contributions
Theories of value development often identify adolescence as the period for value formation, and cultural and familial factors as the sources for value priorities. However, recent research suggests that value priorities can be observed as early as in middle childhood, and several studies, including one on preadolescents, have suggested a genetic contribution to individual differences in values. In the current study, 174 pairs of monozygotic and di…
The Dopamine D4 receptor gene shows a gender-sensitive association with cognitive empathy: Evidence from two independent samples
Increasing evidence points to a role of dopaminergic pathways in modulating social behavior. Specifically, a polymorphic region in the third exon of the Dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) has been associated with a host of social behaviors, often in an environment-sensitive manner. Empathy is thought to be an important motivator of prosocial behaviors and can be seen as multifaceted, combining cognitive empathy (CE) and emotional empathy (EE). In the cu…
Values in Middle Childhood: Social and Genetic Contributions
Theories of value development often identify adolescence as the period for value formation, and cultural and familial factors as the sources for value priorities. However, recent research suggests that value priorities can be observed as early as in middle childhood, and several studies, including one on preadolescents, have suggested a genetic contribution to individual differences in values. In the current study, 174 pairs of monozygotic and di…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Firstborn Behavioral Problems Predict Later Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Mind‐Mindedness
Our study investigated the link between a firstborn child's behavior after the birth of a sibling and the quality of their sibling relationship over time, while considering the moderating role of maternal sensitivity and mind‐mindedness. This study included 117 Israeli families expecting a second child. Data were collected at three time points: during pregnancy, 4–6 months after the birth of the second child, and 18 months after the birth of the …
Empathy and parenthood: The moderating role of maternal trait empathy on parental burnout
The ability to empathize with others enables us to effectively interact with each other and may have specifically evolved to support parental roles and caregiving. The relationship between parenting and trait empathy is little understood as previous research focused on empathy exclusively in the context of parenting, for example parental sensitivity. Here we aimed to understand how trait empathy may moderate the association between child's negati…
The Dopamine D4 receptor gene shows a gender-sensitive association with cognitive empathy: Evidence from two independent samples
Increasing evidence points to a role of dopaminergic pathways in modulating social behavior. Specifically, a polymorphic region in the third exon of the Dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) has been associated with a host of social behaviors, often in an environment-sensitive manner. Empathy is thought to be an important motivator of prosocial behaviors and can be seen as multifaceted, combining cognitive empathy (CE) and emotional empathy (EE). In the cu…
Values in Middle Childhood: Social and Genetic Contributions
Theories of value development often identify adolescence as the period for value formation, and cultural and familial factors as the sources for value priorities. However, recent research suggests that value priorities can be observed as early as in middle childhood, and several studies, including one on preadolescents, have suggested a genetic contribution to individual differences in values. In the current study, 174 pairs of monozygotic and di…
Empathy as a driver of prosocial behaviour: Highly conserved neurobehavioural mechanisms across species
Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of parental care for offspring, as well as within kinship bonds, to help facilitate group living. In this paper, we integrate the perspectives of evolution, animal behaviour, developmental psychology, and social and clinical neuroscience to elucidate our understa…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Empathy and parenthood: The moderating role of maternal trait empathy on parental burnout
The ability to empathize with others enables us to effectively interact with each other and may have specifically evolved to support parental roles and caregiving. The relationship between parenting and trait empathy is little understood as previous research focused on empathy exclusively in the context of parenting, for example parental sensitivity. Here we aimed to understand how trait empathy may moderate the association between child's negati…
Firstborn’s empathy and the sibling relationship quality: The moderating role of maternal emotional availability
This study examined how a firstborn child's empathy interacts with maternal emotional availability (EA) to predict later positive sibling relationships. The study included 108 families expecting a second child who also had a 10- to 45-month-old firstborn child ( M = 24.6 months, SD = 7.42; 58 girls). Before the second-born child arrived, the firstborn child's empathic abilities were measured, and a mother-child play interaction was videotaped and…
Convergence and divergence of empathic concern and empathic happiness in early childhood: Evidence from young infants and children
While most research focused on empathic responses to negative emotions, little is known about empathy to positive emotions. We aimed to bridge this gap by examining infants' and children's empathic responses to distress and happiness, while differentiating between cognitive and emotional empathy. We conducted three studies with N = 119 3-month-old infants; N = 169 10-19 months-old infants; and N = 61 24-60 months-old children (all Jewish-Israeli)…
Firstborn Behavioral Problems Predict Later Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Mind‐Mindedness
Our study investigated the link between a firstborn child's behavior after the birth of a sibling and the quality of their sibling relationship over time, while considering the moderating role of maternal sensitivity and mind‐mindedness. This study included 117 Israeli families expecting a second child. Data were collected at three time points: during pregnancy, 4–6 months after the birth of the second child, and 18 months after the birth of the …
Developmental psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Empathy (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Context (archaeology) (3 works) · Distress (3 works) · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)