A. Ph.D. Dissertation

1. A Social-Behavioral Model for Understanding Youth Violence in Israel
   Ph.D. Dissertation, Bar-Ilan University, June 2000 (284p, Hebrew).
   Supervisor: Dr. Yossi Harel.

B. Published Articles (Journal Articles)

1. Laufer, A. (2003). Psychological growth in the aftermath of terrorist acts. Palestinian Israeli Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture, 10(4), 30–36.

2. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). The role of family, peers and school perception in predicting involvement in youth violence. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 15(3), 235–246.

3. Laufer, A., & Harel, Y. (2003). Correlations between school perception and pupil involvement in bullying, physical fights and weapon carrying. Megamot, 42(3), 437–459. [Hebrew].

4. Solomon, Z., & Laufer, A. (2004). In the shadow of terror: changes in world assumptions in Israeli youth. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 9, 353–364.

5. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Posttraumatic Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth among Israeli Youth Exposed to Terror Incidents. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25(4), 429–447.

6. Laufer, A., Harel, Y., & Mulcho, M. (2006). Daring, substance use and involvement in violence among school children: Exploring a path model. Journal of School Violence, 5, 71–88.

7. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Do Israeli male and female adolescents cope differently with terror attacks? Society and Welfare, 26(4), 479–501. [Hebrew].

8. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2006). Responses of Israeli youth to terror: Posttraumatic symptoms and indicators of psychological growth. Megamot, 44(3), 407–423. [Hebrew].

9. Laufer, A. (2006). Relationships between exposure to terror and ideological commitment among adolescents politically inclined toward the right, center and left. Judea and Samaria Research, 15, 281–298. [Hebrew].

10. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2007). Youth involvement in the resistance to the disengagement plan: Assessment of legal and illegal activities. Judea and Samaria, 16, 363–376. [Hebrew].

11. Hamama-Raz, Y., Solomon, Z., Cohen, A., & Laufer, A. (2008). PTSD symptoms, Forgiveness and Revenge among Israeli-Palestinian and Jewish Adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 521–529.

12. Levine, S. Z., Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Stein, A., & Solomon, Z. (2008). Posttraumatic Growth in Adolescence: Examining its Components and Relationship with PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 492–496.

13. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Levels of distress and belief in authorities law in light of geopolitical changes among youth living. Judea & Samaria Research Studies, 17, 239–252. [Hebrew].

14. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Social Control Theory and the Connection with Ideological Offenders among Israeli Youth During the Gaza Disengagement Period. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 52, 454–473.

15. Laufer, A. (2009). Posttraumatic growth: A positive illusion or a new way to understand how people cope with trauma. Society and Welfare, 29(1), 63–84. [Hebrew].

16. Laufer, A., Shechory, M., & Solomon, Z. (2009). The association between right-wing political ideology and youth distress. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26, 1–13.

17. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2009). Emotional distress and ideological segregation two years after the disengagement plan among youth who were evacuated or who resisted the evacuation. Society and Welfare, 29(4), 431–453. [Hebrew].

18. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Gender differences in PTSD in Israeli youth exposed to terror attacks. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 959–976.

19. Laufer, A., Hamama-Raz, Y., Levine, S., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Posttraumatic growth in adolescence: The role of religiosity, distress and forgiveness. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28(7), 862–880.

20. Levine, S. Z., Laufer, A., Stein, E., Hamama-Raz, Y., & Solomon, Z. (2009). Examining the relationship between resilience and posttraumatic growth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 282–286.

21. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2010). Distress levels among teenagers who participated in anti-disengagement activities. Megamot, 46, 552–574. [Hebrew].

22. Harel-Fisch, Y., Radwan, Q., Walsh, S. D., Laufer, A., Amitai, G., Fogel-Grinvald, H., & Ziad, A. (2010). Psycholosocial outcomes related to subjective threat from armed conflict events (STACE)… Child Abuse and Neglect, 34, 623–638.

23. Laufer, A., Solomon, Z., & Levine, S. Z. (2010). Elaboration on Posttraumatic Growth in Youth Exposed to Terror: The Role of Religiosity and Political Ideology. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(6), 647–653.

24. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2010). Political Ideology and Psychological Symptoms following Terror. Youth and Society, 41(3), 414–433.

25. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Ideological delinquency: Gender differences among Israeli youth during the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 55(2), 326–343.

26. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Resistance among evacuated youth… Israeli Criminology, 1, 7–27. [Hebrew].

27. Laufer, A., & Shechory, M. (2011). The role of religious orientations in youth's posttraumatic symptoms after exposure to terror. Journal of Religion and Health, 50, 687–699.

28. Fienklestein, M., Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2012). Coping strategies of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: Association with PTSD and distress. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 53, 490–498.

29. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2015). Evacuation following missile attacks… Society and Welfare, 35(2), 203–230. [Hebrew].

30. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2017). PTSD and PTG among Israeli mothers… Stress and Health, 33, 676–683.

31. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2018). Children's emotional and behavioral problems in the shadow of terrorism. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 302–307.

32. Lahav, Y., Price, N., Crompton, L., Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2019). Sexual satisfaction in spouses of ex-POWs… Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45(8), 755–766.

33. Laufer, A., Levin, Y., Gelkopf, M., Crompton, L., & Solomon, Z. (2019). Sex differences in continuous missile exposure and symptomatology. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 56(3), 19–26.

34. Laufer, A., & Shechory Bitton, M. (2020). Are security tensions associated with parental assessment… Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 1582–1588.

35. Finklestein, M., Pagorek-Eshel, S., & Laufer, A. (2020). Adolescents’ individual-resilience… Journal of Family Studies.

36. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2020). Mental health and coping in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Israeli case. Frontiers in Psychology.

37. Kaidesh, N., Ben-Shlomo, I., Laufer, A., & Finklestein, M. (2021). Stress Factors and Mental Health among Israeli Medical Students… Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

38. Shechory Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2021). Fear of the unknown… Frontiers in Psychology, 12:660777.

39. Laufer, A., & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2021). Gender differences in the reaction to COVID-19. Women & Health, 61(8), 800–810.

40. Finkelstein, M., & Laufer, A. (2021). Resilience, growth, and posttraumatic symptoms among social workers… Social Work Research.

41. Laufer, A., & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2021). Parents’ perceptions of children’s behavioral difficulties… Journal of Family Issues, 44(3), 725–744.

42. Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2022). Posttraumatic growth (PTG) among parents of children with special needs. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 27(1), 18–34.

43. Laufer, A., et al. (2022). Salutogenic and pathogenic factors among young adult refugees in Germany. Journal of Refugee Studies.

44. Isman, E., & Laufer, A. (2022). Following the amendment of the special education law in Israel… International Journal of Inclusive Education, 28(13), 3065–3081.

45. Khatib, A., Laufer, A., & Finkelstein, M. (2023). Family resilience… Death Studies, 47(2), 211–220.

46. Laufer, A., Khatib, A., & Finkelstein, M. (2023). The association between mental health literacy and resilience… Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 19(4), 36–48.

47. Walg, M., Khatib, A., Laufer, A., et al. (2024). Post-migration stress… Stress and Health, e3378.

48. Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2024). Differential Impact on Parental Quality of Life… Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(2), e13227.

49. Shechory-Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2024). Psychological symptoms and coping strategies… TEMIDA, 27(2), 153–170.

50. Laufer, A. (2024). PTSD Among Body Handlers: The Role of Task-Related Characteristics… Journal of Loss and Trauma, 1–20.

51. Shechory Bitton, M., Laufer, A., & Zvi, L. (2024). Understanding the Impact of Extreme Terrorist Events… International Journal of Health and Clinical Psychology, 24(4).

52. Laufer, A., & Isman, E. (2024). Long-term consequences of lockdown… European Journal of Special Needs Education, 40(5), 928–942.

53. Khatib, A., Laufer, A., & Finkelstein, M., Gelkopf, M. (2025). Cultural adaptation of the mental health literacy scale. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 27(1), 19–28.

54. Finkelstein, M., Kapolinc, A., Toprok, M., & Laufer, A. (2025). Coping with Trauma and Developing Family Resilience… Society and Welfare. [Hebrew].

55. Laufer, A. (2025). Posttraumatic growth and well-being among body handlers… Military Psychology, 1–11.

56. Laufer, A. (Accepted). Post-Traumatic Symptoms and Well-Being among Reservists… Society and Welfare. [Hebrew].

57. Laufer, A., Khatib, A., Finkelstein, M., & Klien, G. (2025). The Psychological Impact of the October 7 Hamas Terror Attack… International Journal of Psychology.

58. Shechory-Bitton, M., & Laufer A. (2025). In the Shadow of the October 7 Attack… Social Issues in Israel, 34(1), 35–56. [Hebrew].

59. Laufer, A., Khatib, A., & Finkelstein, M. (2025). Parental competence, anxiety, loneliness, and resilience during COVID-19… Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

60. Finkelstein, M., Toporek, M., Kapulnik, E., & Laufer, A. (2026). The Experience of Family Therapists Working with Traumatized Families… Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 52:e70099.

C. Articles / Chapters in Scientific Books

1. Solomon, Z., Laufer, A., & Lavi, T. (2005). Childhood in the shadow of Intifada… In E. Somer & A. Bleich (Eds.), Early interventions after disasters and terrorism (pp. 77–110). [Hebrew].

2. Solomon, Z., & Laufer, A. (2005). Israeli youth cope with terror: Vulnerability and resilience. In M. Ungar (Ed.), Handbook for Working with Children and Youth. Pathways to Resilience (pp. 229–246). Sage.

3. Laufer, A., & Shechori, M. (2008). Alienation and emotional distress among relocated youth… In N. Ronel et al. (Eds.), Trends and Issues In Victimology (pp. 212–231). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

4. Laufer, A., & Solomon, Z. (2010). Posttraumatic growth in Israeli Jews. In T. Weiss & R. Berger (Eds.), Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice (pp. 15–31). John Wiley & Sons.

5. Laufer, A., & Shechory-Bitton, M. (2013). Forced displacement and its implications on youth's distress… In K. Jaishankar & N. Ronel (Eds.), Global Criminology (pp. 253–268). CRC Press.

6. Al-Krenawi, A., & Laufer, A. (In Press). Implications for Social Work Practice… In Social Work in War-Torn Contexts. Springer.

D. Articles in Conference Proceedings

1. Laufer, A. (2005). Changes in the self and world assumptions among youth exposed to terror incidents. In A Handbook for working with children and youth: Pathways to resilience across cultures and contexts. Dalhousie University, Halifax.

2. Shechory-Bitton, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). Ideological delinquency, alienation from the State and emotional distress among adolescent girls. SASCV 2011 Conference Proceedings, Jaipur, India.

E. Other Publications

1. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2008). Participation of Jewish youth in Samaria and Judea in illegal activities against the dismantling of settlements. Mifne, Forum for Social Issues, 43–47. [Hebrew].

2. Shechory, M., & Laufer, A. (2011). The effects of security-related stress on children and mothers… National Insurance Institute of Israel. [Hebrew].

3. Laufer, A. (2019). Rising from the ashes. Shem Olam, 23, 8–17. [Hebrew].

The National Insurance Institute (2024–Present)

• Member of the Round Table of the Advisory Committee, Rehabilitation Department.
  Participating in developing and formulating responses for assisting civilians injured in hostile actions during the War of the Iron Swords.

Miscellaneous Public Roles

• Vice Mayor of Netanya (2009–2017)

  • Elected representative, in charge of the education system in the city.

  • Oversaw: 399 kindergartens, 57 elementary schools, 24 high schools.

  • Worked full-time in the municipality; took academic leave during this period.

Participation in Scholarly Conferences Abroad

2025

• Co-author, Oral Presentation
  The Psychological Impact of Extreme Terror Events on Children…
  Athens, Greece
  25th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology (Eurocrim 2025)
  3–6 September 2025
• Poster Presentation
  Psychological Impact of the October 7th Hamas Attack on Israel…
  Athens, Greece
  Eurocrim 2025
  3–6 September 2025
• Co-author, Oral Presentation
  From Exclusion to Inclusion: How Legislation…
  Prague, Czech Republic
  IACEP – International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology
  8–10 July 2025
• Author, Oral Presentation
  PTSD Among Body Handlers of the October 7th Terror Attack
  Tbilisi, Georgia
  ESTSS 2025 – 18th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference
  12–15 June 2025

2024

• Author, Oral Presentation
  Traumatic Exposure to Human Remains: PTSD Among Body Handlers
  London, UK
  EUROASIA – 5th World Conference on Psychology and Behavioral Science
  11 November 2024

2021

• Oral Presentation
  Parents’ perceptions of children’s behavioral difficulties… during COVID-19 lockdown
  Virtual Conference
  42nd STAR International Conference
  7–8 July 2021

2018

• Oral Presentation
  Is there a difference between resilience and posttraumatic growth?
  Budapest, Hungary
  9th European Conference on Positive Psychology
  27–30 June 2018
• Oral Presentation
  World assumptions among Israeli youth exposed to terror…
  Guadalajara, Mexico
  IACEP XVI Biennial International Conference
  28–31 January 2018

2011

• Oral Presentation
  Ideological delinquency, alienation from the state…
  Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV)
  14–17 January 2011

2009

• Oral Presentation
  Israeli women representation in local municipalities
  Seoul, South Korea
  2nd Metropolis Women International Network Forum
  21–24 October 2009

2008

• Oral Presentation
  The psychological effects of terror on youth
  Budapest, Hungary
  38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology
  26–30 June 2008

2005

• Oral Presentation
  Cultural commitment and social support…
  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference
  15–17 June 2005

2004

• Oral Presentation
  School dimensions that predict involvement in youth violence
  Beijing, China
  36th World Congress, International Institute of Sociology
  7–11 July 2004
• Oral Presentation
  Effects of terror incidents on Israeli adolescents…
  Beijing, China
  36th World Congress, International Institute of Sociology
  7–11 July 2004

2003

• Oral Presentation
  Adolescence violence as a function of attitude toward school
  Hawaii University, USA
  International Conference on Social Science
  12–15 July 2003

2002

• Invited Key Presentation
  Relationships between school perceptions and pupils' involvement in bullying…
  University of São Paulo, Brazil
  Seminario Internacional Violencia e Criança – A Escola Saudável
  14–16 August 2002

3. Participation in Scholarly Conferences in Israel

2024

• Shared traumatic reality…
  Jerusalem, Israel
  Like a Phoenix: From Trauma to Growth – Social Work in a Changing World
  24–25 September 2024

2023

• Empowerment through legislation…
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  MOFET 8th International Conference
  26–27 June 2023

2017

• Resilience and posttraumatic growth
  Jerusalem, Israel
  International Conference on Trauma and Mental Health
  May 2017

2007

• The ideological role and youth coping with political stressors…
  Ariel University
  17th Judea and Samaria Research Studies
  June 2007

• The association between religiosity, ideology and social support…
  Tel Aviv University
  Adler Center: Studies on Child Welfare
  May 2007

• Social and emotional implications for teenagers…
  Haifa University
  The 38th Conference of the Israeli Sociological Society
  February 2007

2006

• The influence of disengagement on youth…
  Ariel University
  16th Judea and Samaria Research Studies
  June 2006

2005

• Political ideology under pressure
  Ariel University
  15th Judea and Samaria Research Studies
  June 2005

2003

• PTSD among Israeli youth exposed to terror
  Ariel University
  13th Judea and Samaria Research Studies
  June 2003

2002

• Is the connection between violence and drug use among youth…?
  Haifa University
  Israeli Sociological Society Annual Conference
  February 2002

4. Organization of Conferences or Sessions

2021

• Chair of Session
  Stress and trauma during childhood
  Virtual
  42nd STAR International Conference
  7–8 July 2021

• Chair of Session
  Israelis' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Virtual
  ESTSS 2021 – Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic
  17–18 June 2021

• Chair of Session
  Education post COVID-19
  Netanya Academic College
  Dagan Conference for Strategy and Security
  9 June 2021

2007

• Chair of Session
  The effects of the Disengagement Plan on Israeli Society
  Haifa University
  38th Conference of the Israeli Sociological Society
  February 2007

2005

• Chair of Session
  Child soldiers and civil war
  Dalhousie University, Halifax
  Pathways to Resilience: International Conference
  June 2005

• Chair of Session
  Society under terror
  Beit Berl College
  36th Conference of the Israeli Sociological Society
  February 2005