Sabina Lissitsa
Biographic Data
| ID | 307927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sabina Lissitsa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sabina |
| FAMILY NAME | Lissitsa |
| SIGNATURE | LISSITSA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ariel University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2468-2619 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Adverse childhood experiences, loneliness, and doomscrolling on social media newsfeeds among adult men across Generations X, Y, Z
This study reveals generational distinctions in both the emotional mechanisms underlying doomscrolling and the broader role of digital media in the lives of men. Interpreted through the lens of generationally molded masculinities, these distinctions help contextualize differences in digital media use across cohorts, with doomscrolling representing one domain in which early adversity may be reflected later in life
Lenin, Putin, and Rage Guy: Internet memes in the discourse of a Russian far-right community
Generations X, Y, Z: The Moderating Role of Self-Reliance in Relationships Between Loneliness, Social Media Addiction, and Life Satisfaction in Men
In today’s sociocultural milieu, characterized by pervasive social media and evolving conceptions of masculinity, this study examines the interplay among loneliness, social media addiction, self-reliance, and life satisfaction across Generations (Gen) X, Y, and Z. Employing a comprehensive model, the study explores social media addiction as a mediator between loneliness and life satisfaction, with a focus on the moderating role of the pivotal mas…
Navigating masculinity: Social phobia and psychological distress among Israeli men across generations X, Y, Z, and the mediating role of gender role discrepancy and social media addiction
Frying bacon’ or ‘drinking smoothies’? Disparagement humor in the wartime discourse of a Russian far-right online community
The article analyzes the online humorous practices and discursive conventions of a far-right Russian Telegram community during a sociopolitical crisis. A sample of 130 disparagement jokes is examined to find out how existential uncertainty, created by the outbreak of a full-scale war, affects the far-right humorous othering. The jokes were published in a Local Crew channel a month before and a month after two moments of the most acute sociopoliti…
Three generations, one nation: How Mediated National Assimilation Shapes Transgenerational Views About “Others” in Foreign News
Purpose This study aims to challenge the theoretical assumption of differences in the perception of European asylum seekers as “others” between Generations X, Y and Z in a cross-cultural encounter mediating foreign news. The research examines how media representation influences perceptions of geographically and culturally distant “others” among Israeli heavy news consumers. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative methodology thr…
The non‐dormant beast: Antisemitism in communities of Russian nationalists on Vkontakte
The article explores the specifics of Russian antisemitic discourse of recent years using the example of three nationalist communities on Vkontakte, the most popular Russian social networking site, by means of critical discourse analysis. The main strategies they employ to frame the Jews online are stereotyping Jews as ungrateful and greedy, labelling the liberal opposition as Jews and using conspiracy narratives of Jews controlling the elites. T…
Looking for accommodations? What motivates consumer information search behavior on Instagram, Facebook groups and personal profiles on social networking sites
Purpose This paper aims to examine the association between the perceived values of information (economic, hedonic, functional, psychological) and the actual use of social networking channels (Instagram/Facebook groups/SNS personal profiles or messaging) for seeking information on accommodations. Design/methodology/approach 879 respondents aged 18–55, who travel abroad as individual tourists at least once a year and are responsible for their own a…
Journalistic and reception mechanisms of remote threat domestication: EU asylum seekers in Israeli media
The current study reveals the mechanisms used by both media and news consumers for domesticating distant threatening events. To this end, the study applies thematic analysis to textual and visual content presented in media items (Study 1) and media content reception from the perspective of news consumers (Study 2). Study 1 sample included 209 Israeli media items in Hebrew, covering asylum seekers in Europe from 2014 to 2019. Study 2 is based on s…
Black sheep”—physical, social, and behavioral diversity as a barrier to STEM educational choice
This study explores the active non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educational choices made by young women who grew up in a STEM occupational habitus, yet deviated from the expected trajectory exemplified by their parents. Employing Bourdieu's concept of occupational habitus and the Microclass Mobility Model, the study investigates possible limitations these models and concepts may face or further nuances they may require…
Right-Wing Safe Space' Versus 'Comrade Major: Media Ideologies of Far-Right Russian Social Media Users
A significant part of far-right activities worldwide take place within the media ecosystem formed by accounts and communities on social media platforms. Drawing on the media ideology approach, this study investigates how far-right Russian internet users perceive various social media platforms and how their sociopolitical beliefs affect these perceptions. Based on a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, we argue that far-right users asses…
Generations X, Y, Z: Attitudes toward social workers in the age of media technologies
Economic contact in service encounters between groups in protracted conflict
The study examines whether qualitative and quantitative characteristics of intercultural service encounters (ISEs) between majority customers and ethnic minority service providers are associated with better attitudes toward the entire minority group. The study was conducted in Israel through an online survey of 402 respondents. The study revealed that the customers derived pleasure from high perceived value of services and from taking advantage o…
Are you talking to me? Generation X, Y, Z responses to mobile advertising
This study explores intergenerational differences in attitudes toward mobile advertising (addressing their informativeness, irritation, trustworthiness, entertainment, and intrusiveness) and actual response to mobile advertising messages in Israel. Using an online survey ( N = 408) and drawing on Congruence Theory and Generation Cohort Theory, we focus on three generations: X, Y, and Z. Findings show that all generations responded negatively when…
Timing patterns for making STEM-related educational choices in academic education – findings of a narrative study
The labour market for young STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) graduates requires flexibility and adaptability, which may potentially conflict with the spreading worldwide tendency toward delayed graduation. This is a cause for concern among academicians, policy makers and practitioners at all levels, as it may generate important psychological and labour market consequences for the young people. The current study explored choice…
The Silent Generation vs Baby Boomers: Socio-demographic and psychological predictors of the “gray” digital inequalities
Gender and/or Religiosity? – Intersectional approach to the challenges of religious women in STEM fields
Domestication of remote threats: From vicarious learning of foreign events to local intergroup relations
A Distant Threat Made Local? The Carry-over Effect of Perceived Threat from Asylum Seekers in Europe to Israeli Local Outgroups
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of perceived threat from asylum seekers in EU (EUAS) on attitudes toward Israeli local outgroups, controlling for face to-face interaction with the latter. The study was conducted using an online survey of 1311 Israeli Jews. Realistic threat from EUAS was negatively related to positive attitudes toward three local outgroups, while the association between symbolic threat from EUAS and attitud…
Socioeconomic or marital status? Factors driving digital inequality among single and married mothers - findings of a repeated cross-sectional study, 2014-2019
Content Matters, Fake or Not: Media Content Influence on Perceived Intergroup Threat
We investigate how consumption of media content leads to change in perception of an outgroup, and how is such change affected when the content is presented as false. 403 Israeli participants filled out a questionnaire measuring realistic and symbolic threat towards EU asylum seekers (EUAS). after 10-14 days, participants read an article about EUAS. Group 1 read a positive article, group 2 read a negative article and group 3 read the same negative…
E-government services use among single Israeli mothers
Using data from Annual Social Surveys of the Central Bureau of Statistics, this article focuses on patterns of digital inequality among Israeli single mothers in 2014–19. Only half of single mothers in Israel used e-government services. A higher percentage of e-government use was found among high socioeconomic status (SES) single mothers, compared to their counterparts from low SES. Both groups preserve their pace of e-government adoption; so if …
Effects of digital use on trust in political institutions among ethnic minority and hegemonic group – A case study
Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y: Identifying generational differences in effects of personality traits in on-demand radio use
Coevolution between Parasocial Interaction in Digital Media and Social Contact with LGBT People
Using a mixed methods approach, this research focuses on the association between exposure to online LGBT-related content and direct contact with LGBT people. We found that online parasocial contact facilitates both offline and online social interaction with members of the LGBT community. Consistent with parasocial contact theory, we found a positive association between exposure to LGBT-related content in online news and on social media and attitu…
Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y: Identifying generational differences in effects of personality traits in on-demand radio use
Secondary transfer effect of positive and negative online contact between groups involved in high-intensity conflict
Coevolution between Parasocial Interaction in Digital Media and Social Contact with LGBT People
Using a mixed methods approach, this research focuses on the association between exposure to online LGBT-related content and direct contact with LGBT people. We found that online parasocial contact facilitates both offline and online social interaction with members of the LGBT community. Consistent with parasocial contact theory, we found a positive association between exposure to LGBT-related content in online news and on social media and attitu…
Criteria of sociocultural adjustment: The case of the Russian Community in Israel since 1989
Enrolment in Mathematics and Physics at The Advanced Level in Secondary School Among Two Generations of Highly Skilled Immigrants
This research focuses on enrolment in advanced level Mathematics and Physics in secondary school among first and second generations of Former Soviet Union immigrants and third generation Israeli‐born Jews. The article made use of the Israeli Ministry of Education's database, which includes data on all students who finished their secondary education with a matriculation certificate in 2013. Our findings show the advantage of enrolment in Physics, …
Digital skills and extrinsic rewards in late career
Can online contacts between immigrants and veterans facilitate immigrants’ social integration
The current study analyzes whether cross-cultural communication through online social platforms between immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and different sectors of veteran Israelis reduces social distances and facilitates immigrants’ integration. The research was conducted through an online survey of 296 Former Soviet Union immigrants who use social media sites in Hebrew. The findings show a positive impact of online contacts, only on social…
Can digital skills raise occupational prestige among ethnic minorities
Using data from a large-scale Annual Social Survey of Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, we investigate the correlation between digital skills and occupational prestige among veteran Jews and two minority groups, namely Arabs and immigrants to Israel from the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Our findings show that both minority groups have significant disadvantages in occupational prestige compared to veteran Jews. Although causation cannot be infe…
Does the wind of change blow in late adulthood? Adoption of ICT by senior citizens during the past decade
Domestication of remote threats: From vicarious learning of foreign events to local intergroup relations
A Distant Threat Made Local? The Carry-over Effect of Perceived Threat from Asylum Seekers in Europe to Israeli Local Outgroups
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of perceived threat from asylum seekers in EU (EUAS) on attitudes toward Israeli local outgroups, controlling for face to-face interaction with the latter. The study was conducted using an online survey of 1311 Israeli Jews. Realistic threat from EUAS was negatively related to positive attitudes toward three local outgroups, while the association between symbolic threat from EUAS and attitud…
E-government services use among single Israeli mothers
Using data from Annual Social Surveys of the Central Bureau of Statistics, this article focuses on patterns of digital inequality among Israeli single mothers in 2014–19. Only half of single mothers in Israel used e-government services. A higher percentage of e-government use was found among high socioeconomic status (SES) single mothers, compared to their counterparts from low SES. Both groups preserve their pace of e-government adoption; so if …
Digital use as a mechanism to accrue economic capital: A Bourdieusian perspective
Using data from a large-scale Annual Social Survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics in Israel, this study examines the “second-level” digital divide between the Jewish majority and Arab minority in Israeli society. The goals of this paper were to present the digital inequality between these two groups; to examine the connection between digital uses and economic capital and to characterize the link between the digital and social inequalities. J…
Talking or acting? Gender differences in physical activity participation in Israel at the threshold of the 21stcentury
The absence of physical activity is an important factor affecting illness, mortality and high costs of medical treatment in the western world. The advances in technology in the last couple of decades led to a more passive lifestyle, thereby affecting population health. Although the number of Israelis declaring regular participation in physical activity is rising, their numbers are lower in comparison to percentages in the western world. The aim o…
Effects of digital use on trust in political institutions among ethnic minority and hegemonic group – A case study
Closing the Distance? Representation of European Asylum Seekers in Israeli Mainstream, Community, and Social Media
This study explores the rhetoric, discourse, visual representation, and news narratives regarding asylum seekers (AS) in the European Union in Israeli media. Integrating cultural representation theory and foreign news proximity-distance approaches, this research focuses on differences in media coverage of AS in the EU between mainstream, community, and social media, and then suggests a model and theoretical implications. The sample included 340 H…
The Short Term Effects of Immigrant Students on the Educational Achievements of Native‐Born Students
Since 1989 nearly one million immigrants from the FSU have arrived in Israel. Although well‐educated on average, most of these immigrants lacked economic means. The purpose of the present study is to examine whether the presence of immigrants in schools affected the educational achievements of their Israeli‐born peers. We analyzed data pertaining to 8,288 Israeli tenth graders who attended 208 schools in 1994. Respondents' records were obtained f…
Sex: The Power of the Powerless? The Use of Sex as a Spousal Influence Strategy in Vacation Purchase Decisions
This study is the first to test empirically the common notion regarding sexual manipulation as a spousal influence strategy during couples' vacation purchasing decisions. The study examined whether the use of sex as a spousal influence strategy is more prevalent among individuals who have less marital power than their spouses. Marital power is treated as two-dimensional: the first dimension is objective and composed of actual economic resources; …
Right-Wing Safe Space' Versus 'Comrade Major: Media Ideologies of Far-Right Russian Social Media Users
A significant part of far-right activities worldwide take place within the media ecosystem formed by accounts and communities on social media platforms. Drawing on the media ideology approach, this study investigates how far-right Russian internet users perceive various social media platforms and how their sociopolitical beliefs affect these perceptions. Based on a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, we argue that far-right users asses…
Gender and/or Religiosity? – Intersectional approach to the challenges of religious women in STEM fields
It's not what you know but where you come from: Cognitive skills, job autonomy and latent discrimination of ethnic minorities in Israel
The effect of digital variables on perceived employability in an ethnic minority and the hegemonic group
Based on data from a nationwide Annual Social Survey, the current study investigated the correlation between digital variables and perceived employability among the Jewish majority and Arab minority in Israel.In line with the human capital theory, Internet use for study and digital skills was positively correlated with perceived employability for the Jewish majority. Our findings among Arab participants only partially support our hypotheses. The …
Online digital Radion apps usages in Israel: Consumers, consumption and meaning
Percieved Optimal Marriage Age in the Internet Era—Findings of a Nationwide Survey
Based on data from the nationwide Annual Social Survey of the CBS in Israel and in-depth interviews, the current study investigated the association between Internet use and the perceived optimal marriage age for both genders among singles aged 20–45 in Israel. Respondents of both genders who use the Internet for seeking information reported a higher perceived optimal marital age than those who do not. The effect of social media use on perceived o…
Enrollment in Religious Schools and the Educational Achievements of Children of High-Skill Immigrants
The present study examines the effect of studying in schools of different levels of religiosity on academic achievements of first- and second- generation immigrant students from English-, Spanish-, and French-speaking countries in Israel. The sample included 52,043 students who completed twelfth grade in 2011. The findings of the Israeli case study indicate that choice of school based on religiosity interferes with the educational achievements of…
Sex: The Power of the Powerless? The Use of Sex as a Spousal Influence Strategy in Vacation Purchase Decisions
This study is the first to test empirically the common notion regarding sexual manipulation as a spousal influence strategy during couples' vacation purchasing decisions. The study examined whether the use of sex as a spousal influence strategy is more prevalent among individuals who have less marital power than their spouses. Marital power is treated as two-dimensional: the first dimension is objective and composed of actual economic resources; …
Criteria of sociocultural adjustment: The case of the Russian Community in Israel since 1989
Talking or acting? Gender differences in physical activity participation in Israel at the threshold of the 21stcentury
The absence of physical activity is an important factor affecting illness, mortality and high costs of medical treatment in the western world. The advances in technology in the last couple of decades led to a more passive lifestyle, thereby affecting population health. Although the number of Israelis declaring regular participation in physical activity is rising, their numbers are lower in comparison to percentages in the western world. The aim o…
Digital use as a mechanism to accrue economic capital: A Bourdieusian perspective
Using data from a large-scale Annual Social Survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics in Israel, this study examines the “second-level” digital divide between the Jewish majority and Arab minority in Israeli society. The goals of this paper were to present the digital inequality between these two groups; to examine the connection between digital uses and economic capital and to characterize the link between the digital and social inequalities. J…
Does the wind of change blow in late adulthood? Adoption of ICT by senior citizens during the past decade
The gap between knowledge and the ability to apply it: The case of adult Jewish-Israeli physical activity
This article has three goals: to examine whether any changes occurred in leisure time exercise patterns in the adult Jewish Israeli population between 2007 and 2012; to identify the barriers that prevented adult Israelis from exercising and what changes if any occurred in the barriers; and to examine the relationship between frequency of exercise and barriers to exercise during the six-year period under study. By way of exploring these issues, a …
The Short Term Effects of Immigrant Students on the Educational Achievements of Native‐Born Students
Since 1989 nearly one million immigrants from the FSU have arrived in Israel. Although well‐educated on average, most of these immigrants lacked economic means. The purpose of the present study is to examine whether the presence of immigrants in schools affected the educational achievements of their Israeli‐born peers. We analyzed data pertaining to 8,288 Israeli tenth graders who attended 208 schools in 1994. Respondents' records were obtained f…
Can online contacts between immigrants and veterans facilitate immigrants’ social integration
The current study analyzes whether cross-cultural communication through online social platforms between immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and different sectors of veteran Israelis reduces social distances and facilitates immigrants’ integration. The research was conducted through an online survey of 296 Former Soviet Union immigrants who use social media sites in Hebrew. The findings show a positive impact of online contacts, only on social…
Can digital skills raise occupational prestige among ethnic minorities
Using data from a large-scale Annual Social Survey of Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, we investigate the correlation between digital skills and occupational prestige among veteran Jews and two minority groups, namely Arabs and immigrants to Israel from the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Our findings show that both minority groups have significant disadvantages in occupational prestige compared to veteran Jews. Although causation cannot be infe…
Digital skills and extrinsic rewards in late career
Enrollment in Religious Schools and the Educational Achievements of Children of High-Skill Immigrants
The present study examines the effect of studying in schools of different levels of religiosity on academic achievements of first- and second- generation immigrant students from English-, Spanish-, and French-speaking countries in Israel. The sample included 52,043 students who completed twelfth grade in 2011. The findings of the Israeli case study indicate that choice of school based on religiosity interferes with the educational achievements of…
Enrollment in Religious Schools and the Educational Achievements of Children of High-Skill Immigrants
Secondary transfer effect of positive and negative online contact between groups involved in high-intensity conflict
The effect of digital variables on perceived employability in an ethnic minority and the hegemonic group
Based on data from a nationwide Annual Social Survey, the current study investigated the correlation between digital variables and perceived employability among the Jewish majority and Arab minority in Israel.In line with the human capital theory, Internet use for study and digital skills was positively correlated with perceived employability for the Jewish majority. Our findings among Arab participants only partially support our hypotheses. The …
Online digital Radion apps usages in Israel: Consumers, consumption and meaning
Percieved Optimal Marriage Age in the Internet Era—Findings of a Nationwide Survey
Based on data from the nationwide Annual Social Survey of the CBS in Israel and in-depth interviews, the current study investigated the association between Internet use and the perceived optimal marriage age for both genders among singles aged 20–45 in Israel. Respondents of both genders who use the Internet for seeking information reported a higher perceived optimal marital age than those who do not. The effect of social media use on perceived o…
Enrolment in Mathematics and Physics at The Advanced Level in Secondary School Among Two Generations of Highly Skilled Immigrants
This research focuses on enrolment in advanced level Mathematics and Physics in secondary school among first and second generations of Former Soviet Union immigrants and third generation Israeli‐born Jews. The article made use of the Israeli Ministry of Education's database, which includes data on all students who finished their secondary education with a matriculation certificate in 2013. Our findings show the advantage of enrolment in Physics, …
Closing the Distance? Representation of European Asylum Seekers in Israeli Mainstream, Community, and Social Media
This study explores the rhetoric, discourse, visual representation, and news narratives regarding asylum seekers (AS) in the European Union in Israeli media. Integrating cultural representation theory and foreign news proximity-distance approaches, this research focuses on differences in media coverage of AS in the EU between mainstream, community, and social media, and then suggests a model and theoretical implications. The sample included 340 H…
It's not what you know but where you come from: Cognitive skills, job autonomy and latent discrimination of ethnic minorities in Israel
Content Matters, Fake or Not: Media Content Influence on Perceived Intergroup Threat
We investigate how consumption of media content leads to change in perception of an outgroup, and how is such change affected when the content is presented as false. 403 Israeli participants filled out a questionnaire measuring realistic and symbolic threat towards EU asylum seekers (EUAS). after 10-14 days, participants read an article about EUAS. Group 1 read a positive article, group 2 read a negative article and group 3 read the same negative…
E-government services use among single Israeli mothers
Using data from Annual Social Surveys of the Central Bureau of Statistics, this article focuses on patterns of digital inequality among Israeli single mothers in 2014–19. Only half of single mothers in Israel used e-government services. A higher percentage of e-government use was found among high socioeconomic status (SES) single mothers, compared to their counterparts from low SES. Both groups preserve their pace of e-government adoption; so if …
Effects of digital use on trust in political institutions among ethnic minority and hegemonic group – A case study
Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y: Identifying generational differences in effects of personality traits in on-demand radio use
Coevolution between Parasocial Interaction in Digital Media and Social Contact with LGBT People
Using a mixed methods approach, this research focuses on the association between exposure to online LGBT-related content and direct contact with LGBT people. We found that online parasocial contact facilitates both offline and online social interaction with members of the LGBT community. Consistent with parasocial contact theory, we found a positive association between exposure to LGBT-related content in online news and on social media and attitu…
Economic contact in service encounters between groups in protracted conflict
The study examines whether qualitative and quantitative characteristics of intercultural service encounters (ISEs) between majority customers and ethnic minority service providers are associated with better attitudes toward the entire minority group. The study was conducted in Israel through an online survey of 402 respondents. The study revealed that the customers derived pleasure from high perceived value of services and from taking advantage o…
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