Mally Shechory Bitton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3794047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mally Shechory Bitton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mally Shechory |
| FAMILY NAME | Bitton |
| SIGNATURE | BITTON M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ariel University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7299-2692 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sex Work and Sexual Victimization
Attitudes toward sexual violence and victim‐blaming are culturally dependent and should be examined within specific social and legal contexts. The present study sought to compare Israeli police officers' ( N = 220) and students' ( N = 230) perceptions toward sex working rape victims. Participants were presented with a vignette describing a rape, where the victim was either identified as a sex worker or not. They then provided ratings of blame and…
Rape Myths, Gender Roles, and Perceptions of Sexuality
This study examined the interplay of rape myth acceptance (RMA), gender role stereotypes, and self-perceptions of sexuality among Ultra-Orthodox, formerly Ultra-Orthodox, and secular Jewish women. The study included 253 Jewish women ( M = 29.21, SD = 6.90), primarily Israeli-born. Regression analysis showed that conservative gender roles and negative sexual self-perceptions predicted higher RMA. Ultra-Orthodox women exhibited more conservative ge…
Death in the name of honor
Honor killings are a complex social phenomenon within Israel's Arab society, reflecting tensions between patriarchal traditions and modern values of equality and human rights. This study aims to develop a predictive model for understanding attitudes toward honor killings in this population, exploring the influence of cultural, social, and demographic factors. A total of 296 Israeli Arabs participated in the study. Utilizing purposive sampling, da…
The interrelations between resilience, distress, and transphobia among transgender individuals in Israel
Fear of Crime and Terrorism Among Backpackers
This study aimed to compare fear of terrorism and fear of crime among backpackers and investigate the differences between Israeli and Western backpackers. A cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to 120 Israeli backpackers and 109 backpackers from Western countries. Findings showed no significant differences in fear of crime between the groups, with 40% reporting exposure to crime in their home country. Israeli backpackers had higher expo…
Psychological factors and the use of psychoactive substances in relation to sexual orientation
Parents' Perceptions of Children's Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent-Child Interaction During the Covid-19 Lockdown
The study examined parents' perceptions of their children's behavioral difficulties (CBD) and positive parent-child interaction (PCI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel, as well as the associations among parents' psychological distress, parents' COVID-19-related worries, parents' coping, and parents' resilience. Participants were 437 parents of minor children. Parents reported more behavioral and emotional difficulties alongside with mo…
From Their Angle
This research focused on how defense attorneys who represent sex offenders perceive their work with them and whether this representation affects their daily life and mental well-being. Fifteen defense attorneys working for the Public Defender’s Office in Israel were interviewed using a semi-structured interview. The findings indicated two major issues related to defense attorney perception of their work: (1) the distinctiveness of representing se…
Mental Health and Coping in the Shadow of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard. Israel, similar to all other nations, was forced to cope with the unknown. “Flattening the curve” of infections has become a common term among specialists and decision makers, while explaining restricting measurements taken toward the population. Israelis, who had previously learned to deal with life under constant security threat, are now facing a new reality. The purpose of the study was …
Pathways to Crime and Emerging Adulthood
The current study evaluates differences between inmates and normative young male adults based on the Pathways to Crime model. Research findings support the model’s assumptions, showing that inmate characteristics are consistent with the Life-Course Persistent (LCP) pathway, while the characteristics of the non-inmates are mostly consistent with the abstainers’ pathway. This investigation makes a theoretical contribution, demonstrating the model’s…
Readiness to Break the Law among Ideological Young Adults in Contested Israeli Settlements
Evacuation of Jewish settlements was and still is a controversial issue within Israeli society and elsewhere. The dispute is between those who support it and those who call for their continued establishment and annexation to the State of Israel. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors related to the readiness of Jewish young adults to participate in acts of protest, as well as to break the law, for ideological reasons. 224 young adult…
Battered women in Orthodox communities in Israel
The purpose of this study was to assess the association between family and social support, posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, and coping styles among ultra-Orthodox Jewish battered women (BW) who chose to flee to a shelter. In all, 88 women took part in the study. Positive correlations were found between appealing to friends, shelter staff, professionals, or neighbors for help in stressful situations and the use of problem-focused coping. Posit…
Children's emotional and behavioral problems in the shadow of terrorism
Community cohesion, sense of threat, and fear of crime
The study deals with the concentration of African refugees in southern Tel-Aviv neighborhoods. It analyzes the impact of this situation on Israeli residents' perception of their neighborhood. Based on a sample of 214 people, four analyses were conducted: (1) symbolic and real threat felt by the residents; (2) fear of crime, neighborhood disorder, perceived risk, and community cohesiveness; (3) objective exposure; and (4) distress. Distress in the…
Sheltered women's perceptions of their abusive marital relationship
The Core Conflictual Relationship Themes (CCRT) approach was applied in order to examine the conflictual nature of sheltered women's perceptions of their marital relationship following domestic violence in Israel. Thirty-six sheltered women and 89 community-based women were compared. The CCRT method was useful in revealing that battered women, when thinking retrospectively about their relationships with their abusive partners, are concerned with …
Therapeutic crisis intervention system in residential care for children and youth
Problematic internet use and sensation seeking
Effect of Ethnicity on Parenting Styles and Attitudes Toward Violence Among Jewish and Arab Muslim Israeli Mothers
The cultural heterogeneity of Israeli society creates a unique opportunity to study the effects of ethnicity and intergenerational differences on parenting styles, attitudes, and practices. Three groups of mother-daughter dyads took part in the study: Native-born Jewish (NBJ) Israelis (155 dyads), Jewish Mizrahi (JM) immigrants (immigrants from Muslim countries (133 dyads), and native-born Arab Muslim (NBA) Israelis (86 dyads). Participants were …
Pathways to crime and risk factors among Arab female adolescents in Israel
Intergenerational Differences in Parenting Styles of Mother-Daughter Dyads Among Immigrants and Native-Born Israelis
The study examined and compared intergenerational differences in parenting styles, attitudes toward child-rearing, and corporal punishment (CP) in three groups of mother-daughter dyads in Israel: immigrants from Ethiopia and from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and native-born Israelis. Results show that ethnicity, mothers' parenting styles, and mothers' attitudes toward CP significantly explain 21% to 26% of the variance in daughters' parenting st…
A Glimpse Into the World of Battered Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women in Israel
Using a mixed-methods approach to content analysis, we interviewed 88 ultra-Orthodox Jewish women who had endured spousal abuse and chose to find refuge in the only shelter in Israel specifically designated for religious women. All had experienced some type of spousal abuse for several years. The majority summarized the period they spent in the shelter in positive terms and reported that they had developed personal strength and that their social …
Therapeutic crisis intervention system in residential care for children and youth
Intergenerational Differences in Parenting Styles of Mother-Daughter Dyads Among Immigrants and Native-Born Israelis
The study examined and compared intergenerational differences in parenting styles, attitudes toward child-rearing, and corporal punishment (CP) in three groups of mother-daughter dyads in Israel: immigrants from Ethiopia and from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and native-born Israelis. Results show that ethnicity, mothers' parenting styles, and mothers' attitudes toward CP significantly explain 21% to 26% of the variance in daughters' parenting st…
Problematic internet use and sensation seeking
Effect of Ethnicity on Parenting Styles and Attitudes Toward Violence Among Jewish and Arab Muslim Israeli Mothers
The cultural heterogeneity of Israeli society creates a unique opportunity to study the effects of ethnicity and intergenerational differences on parenting styles, attitudes, and practices. Three groups of mother-daughter dyads took part in the study: Native-born Jewish (NBJ) Israelis (155 dyads), Jewish Mizrahi (JM) immigrants (immigrants from Muslim countries (133 dyads), and native-born Arab Muslim (NBA) Israelis (86 dyads). Participants were …
A Glimpse Into the World of Battered Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women in Israel
Using a mixed-methods approach to content analysis, we interviewed 88 ultra-Orthodox Jewish women who had endured spousal abuse and chose to find refuge in the only shelter in Israel specifically designated for religious women. All had experienced some type of spousal abuse for several years. The majority summarized the period they spent in the shelter in positive terms and reported that they had developed personal strength and that their social …
Pathways to crime and risk factors among Arab female adolescents in Israel
Intergenerational Differences in Parenting Styles of Mother-Daughter Dyads Among Immigrants and Native-Born Israelis
The study examined and compared intergenerational differences in parenting styles, attitudes toward child-rearing, and corporal punishment (CP) in three groups of mother-daughter dyads in Israel: immigrants from Ethiopia and from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and native-born Israelis. Results show that ethnicity, mothers' parenting styles, and mothers' attitudes toward CP significantly explain 21% to 26% of the variance in daughters' parenting st…
Sheltered women's perceptions of their abusive marital relationship
The Core Conflictual Relationship Themes (CCRT) approach was applied in order to examine the conflictual nature of sheltered women's perceptions of their marital relationship following domestic violence in Israel. Thirty-six sheltered women and 89 community-based women were compared. The CCRT method was useful in revealing that battered women, when thinking retrospectively about their relationships with their abusive partners, are concerned with …
Therapeutic crisis intervention system in residential care for children and youth
Problematic internet use and sensation seeking
Effect of Ethnicity on Parenting Styles and Attitudes Toward Violence Among Jewish and Arab Muslim Israeli Mothers
The cultural heterogeneity of Israeli society creates a unique opportunity to study the effects of ethnicity and intergenerational differences on parenting styles, attitudes, and practices. Three groups of mother-daughter dyads took part in the study: Native-born Jewish (NBJ) Israelis (155 dyads), Jewish Mizrahi (JM) immigrants (immigrants from Muslim countries (133 dyads), and native-born Arab Muslim (NBA) Israelis (86 dyads). Participants were …
Community cohesion, sense of threat, and fear of crime
The study deals with the concentration of African refugees in southern Tel-Aviv neighborhoods. It analyzes the impact of this situation on Israeli residents' perception of their neighborhood. Based on a sample of 214 people, four analyses were conducted: (1) symbolic and real threat felt by the residents; (2) fear of crime, neighborhood disorder, perceived risk, and community cohesiveness; (3) objective exposure; and (4) distress. Distress in the…
Battered women in Orthodox communities in Israel
The purpose of this study was to assess the association between family and social support, posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, and coping styles among ultra-Orthodox Jewish battered women (BW) who chose to flee to a shelter. In all, 88 women took part in the study. Positive correlations were found between appealing to friends, shelter staff, professionals, or neighbors for help in stressful situations and the use of problem-focused coping. Posit…
Children's emotional and behavioral problems in the shadow of terrorism
Pathways to Crime and Emerging Adulthood
The current study evaluates differences between inmates and normative young male adults based on the Pathways to Crime model. Research findings support the model’s assumptions, showing that inmate characteristics are consistent with the Life-Course Persistent (LCP) pathway, while the characteristics of the non-inmates are mostly consistent with the abstainers’ pathway. This investigation makes a theoretical contribution, demonstrating the model’s…
Readiness to Break the Law among Ideological Young Adults in Contested Israeli Settlements
Evacuation of Jewish settlements was and still is a controversial issue within Israeli society and elsewhere. The dispute is between those who support it and those who call for their continued establishment and annexation to the State of Israel. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors related to the readiness of Jewish young adults to participate in acts of protest, as well as to break the law, for ideological reasons. 224 young adult…
Mental Health and Coping in the Shadow of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard. Israel, similar to all other nations, was forced to cope with the unknown. “Flattening the curve” of infections has become a common term among specialists and decision makers, while explaining restricting measurements taken toward the population. Israelis, who had previously learned to deal with life under constant security threat, are now facing a new reality. The purpose of the study was …
From Their Angle
This research focused on how defense attorneys who represent sex offenders perceive their work with them and whether this representation affects their daily life and mental well-being. Fifteen defense attorneys working for the Public Defender’s Office in Israel were interviewed using a semi-structured interview. The findings indicated two major issues related to defense attorney perception of their work: (1) the distinctiveness of representing se…
Psychological factors and the use of psychoactive substances in relation to sexual orientation
Parents' Perceptions of Children's Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent-Child Interaction During the Covid-19 Lockdown
The study examined parents' perceptions of their children's behavioral difficulties (CBD) and positive parent-child interaction (PCI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel, as well as the associations among parents' psychological distress, parents' COVID-19-related worries, parents' coping, and parents' resilience. Participants were 437 parents of minor children. Parents reported more behavioral and emotional difficulties alongside with mo…
The interrelations between resilience, distress, and transphobia among transgender individuals in Israel
Fear of Crime and Terrorism Among Backpackers
This study aimed to compare fear of terrorism and fear of crime among backpackers and investigate the differences between Israeli and Western backpackers. A cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to 120 Israeli backpackers and 109 backpackers from Western countries. Findings showed no significant differences in fear of crime between the groups, with 40% reporting exposure to crime in their home country. Israeli backpackers had higher expo…
Rape Myths, Gender Roles, and Perceptions of Sexuality
This study examined the interplay of rape myth acceptance (RMA), gender role stereotypes, and self-perceptions of sexuality among Ultra-Orthodox, formerly Ultra-Orthodox, and secular Jewish women. The study included 253 Jewish women ( M = 29.21, SD = 6.90), primarily Israeli-born. Regression analysis showed that conservative gender roles and negative sexual self-perceptions predicted higher RMA. Ultra-Orthodox women exhibited more conservative ge…
Death in the name of honor
Honor killings are a complex social phenomenon within Israel's Arab society, reflecting tensions between patriarchal traditions and modern values of equality and human rights. This study aims to develop a predictive model for understanding attitudes toward honor killings in this population, exploring the influence of cultural, social, and demographic factors. A total of 296 Israeli Arabs participated in the study. Utilizing purposive sampling, da…
Sex Work and Sexual Victimization
Attitudes toward sexual violence and victim‐blaming are culturally dependent and should be examined within specific social and legal contexts. The present study sought to compare Israeli police officers' ( N = 220) and students' ( N = 230) perceptions toward sex working rape victims. Participants were presented with a vignette describing a rape, where the victim was either identified as a sex worker or not. They then provided ratings of blame and…
Psychology (19 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Criminology (5 works)