Rinat Lifshitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6515823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rinat Lifshitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rinat |
| FAMILY NAME | Lifshitz |
| SIGNATURE | LIFSHITZ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Phone contact with parents contributed to emotional closeness and life satisfaction of Israeli and German students during 2010–2014
Introduction This study explored the contribution of various contact modes of adult children with their parents to the children's emotional closeness with parents and to the children's life satisfaction. Methods Students at colleges and universities in Israel ( N = 557) and in Germany ( N = 535) were recruited during 2010-2011 and 2013-2014, respectively, through convenience sampling and completed web-based questionnaires reporting on the frequen…
Resilience and vulnerability indicators of health care workers in geriatric medical centers amid cumulative adversity
Coping with cumulative adversity may lead to emerging vulnerability, diminished resilience, and negative psychological consequences. In an organizational framework, personal vulnerability may affect institutional resilience. This study examined resilience and vulnerability indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic and other stressors (e.g. terror) among employees at geriatric medical centers and identified potential protective resources. Data were …
Older adults' attitudes toward using Euthanasia at the end-of life
Background: There is a paucity of studies that compare older adults' attitudes toward Euthanasia in two different terminal illnesses. Moreover, these studies did not relate to potentially influencing psycho-social factors. The current study aimed to examine the impact of a diverse range of variables on attitudes among older adults toward Euthanasia in two medical conditions: cancer and Parkinson's disease. Methods: A total of 501 individuals aged…
Vulnerability and Resilience in Sensitive Research
The emotional experiences of quantitative researchers, particularly while conducting sensitive research, are largely neglected. This article aims to advance the awareness of possible emotional strains for quantitative researchers engaged in sensitive research. It qualitatively assesses the ethical and emotional experiences of quantitative researchers conducting a study on aging of bereaved parents and people with a physical disability. Based on t…
Inventory of complicated grief
This study examines the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Hebrew version of Prigerson's Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), on 116 middle-aged and older Israeli bereaved parents. Analysis revealed a three-factor structure: emotional distress, yearning for the dead and social-emotional detachment . A high percentage of explained variance and sound internal consistency were found for the entire scale and for all factors, as w…
Internet use and well-being in later life
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at exploring the Internet's role in supporting subjective well-being in later life by applying a functional approach, namely, simultaneously but separately examining each of the principal online functions common among older adults (interpersonal communication, information, task performance and leisure). METHODS: Data were collected online from 306 Internet users aged 50 years and over. Subjective well-being was measur…
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Internet use and well-being in later life
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at exploring the Internet's role in supporting subjective well-being in later life by applying a functional approach, namely, simultaneously but separately examining each of the principal online functions common among older adults (interpersonal communication, information, task performance and leisure). METHODS: Data were collected online from 306 Internet users aged 50 years and over. Subjective well-being was measur…
Inventory of complicated grief
This study examines the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Hebrew version of Prigerson's Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), on 116 middle-aged and older Israeli bereaved parents. Analysis revealed a three-factor structure: emotional distress, yearning for the dead and social-emotional detachment . A high percentage of explained variance and sound internal consistency were found for the entire scale and for all factors, as w…
Vulnerability and Resilience in Sensitive Research
The emotional experiences of quantitative researchers, particularly while conducting sensitive research, are largely neglected. This article aims to advance the awareness of possible emotional strains for quantitative researchers engaged in sensitive research. It qualitatively assesses the ethical and emotional experiences of quantitative researchers conducting a study on aging of bereaved parents and people with a physical disability. Based on t…
Older adults' attitudes toward using Euthanasia at the end-of life
Background: There is a paucity of studies that compare older adults' attitudes toward Euthanasia in two different terminal illnesses. Moreover, these studies did not relate to potentially influencing psycho-social factors. The current study aimed to examine the impact of a diverse range of variables on attitudes among older adults toward Euthanasia in two medical conditions: cancer and Parkinson's disease. Methods: A total of 501 individuals aged…
Phone contact with parents contributed to emotional closeness and life satisfaction of Israeli and German students during 2010–2014
Introduction This study explored the contribution of various contact modes of adult children with their parents to the children's emotional closeness with parents and to the children's life satisfaction. Methods Students at colleges and universities in Israel ( N = 557) and in Germany ( N = 535) were recruited during 2010-2011 and 2013-2014, respectively, through convenience sampling and completed web-based questionnaires reporting on the frequen…
Resilience and vulnerability indicators of health care workers in geriatric medical centers amid cumulative adversity
Coping with cumulative adversity may lead to emerging vulnerability, diminished resilience, and negative psychological consequences. In an organizational framework, personal vulnerability may affect institutional resilience. This study examined resilience and vulnerability indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic and other stressors (e.g. terror) among employees at geriatric medical centers and identified potential protective resources. Data were …
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 works) · Life satisfaction (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Psychological resilience (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work)