Ruth Maytles

Biographic Data

ID4443302
NAMERuth Maytles
GIVEN NAMESRuth
FAMILY NAMEMaytles
SIGNATUREMAYTLES R
AFFILIATIONSHadassah Academic College
ORCID0000-0003-0656-2373
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Death anxiety during warfare

    Ruth Maytles, Yaira Hamama-RazARTICLEDeath Studies2025References: 6

    This study explored how meaning in life relates to death and dying anxiety among Israeli civilians during wartime by examining the mediating roles of cognitive age perception and intolerance of uncertainty. A sample of 400 adults (50.5% women; M age 47.76 years) completed measures of death anxiety, exposure to events related to the October 7th massacre, meaning, cognitive age, and uncertainty tolerance. Findings showed that cognitive age percepti…

  • A Teaching Model for Social Work Students Who Served in Military Reserves During Wartime

    Ruth Maytles, Shiri Shinan-Altman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2025References: 1

  • Subjective Nearness-to-Death and Covid-19 Worries Among Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel

    Open AccessItschak Trachtingot, Ruth Maytles et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2024

  • Death perceptions, grief, and distress in Ultra-Orthodox Jews who witnessed the 2021 Meron disaster

    Gali Weissberger, Yoav S Bergman et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2024References: 4

    On April 29, 2021, during an Ultra-Orthodox annual communal event in Meron, a crowd rush resulted in the deaths of 45 individuals. Experiencing such events may intensify death proximity (subjective nearness to death, SNtD) and death anxiety, and increase distress. Furthermore, the experience of grief following the trauma may disrupt defense mechanisms that reduce death-related anxieties. Thus, we examined the mediating role of death anxiety on th…

  • Sense of community, meaning in life, and satisfaction with life among Ultra‐Orthodox Jews

    Open AccessEyal Klonover, Ruth Maytles et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2023Cited by: 1References: 21

    The Ultra‐Orthodox community in Israel, characterized by close‐knit ties and strong community values, has been particularly vulnerable to COVID‐19, both epidemiologically and socially. Accordingly, the current study examined whether the connection between the sense of community and life satisfaction in this population is mediated by meaning in life (MIL). Three hundred and fifty‐eight Ultra‐Orthodox participants (age range: 30−70; M = 49.50, SD =…

  • Caregiving burden and depressive symptoms among ultra‐orthodox Jews

    Open AccessRuth Maytles, Yoav S Bergman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community & Applied…2021Cited by: 3

    Individuals who care for aging parents or relatives often experience caregiving burden, which is associated with various negative psychological outcomes. During the current COVID‐19 pandemic, the conflict between caring for older relatives and taking the necessary personal precautions against infection may be exacerbated among individuals who belong to social groups, which perceive caring for others as an indispensable cultural construct. Accordi…