Table 3 Number and percentage of masters and doctoral theses in psychology and social work in universities in Israel addressing primary prevention, both direct and indirect ¹

Reviewed doctoral and master's theses: N = 1960

Direct – 2

Direct – 2

Direct – 1

Indirect/related – 4

Indirect/related – 104 (5.3%)

Indirect/related – 10 (0.5%)

Doctoral Theses in Psychology

University I ²

0 Theses

n: 8 Doctoral theses (6.5%):

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 123

Direct – 1

Indirect/related – 7 (5.7%)

Examples:

Direct: The interaction between suicidal behavior and socio-cultural factors: A new examination of the

sequence approach compared with the categorical approach (part of the WHO Suicide Prevention project in Europe)

Indirect/related: Risk and resilience factors for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder among infants as a result of extended exposure to terrorism and warfare

University II

0 Theses

n: 1 Doctoral thesis

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 26

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 1

Example:

Indirect/related: The relationship between difficult life experiences, subjective well-being, adjustment in aging and morbidity

University III

0 Theses

n: 1 Doctoral thesis

n: 1 Doctoral thesis

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 34

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 1

Example:

Indirect/related: Genetic factors and personality traits associated with anorexia nervosa among female athletes and not-athletes

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 1

Example:

Indirect/related: The role of cognitions in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder

University IV

0 Theses

n: 3 Doctoral theses

n: 2 Doctoral theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 35

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 3

Example:

Indirect/related: Vulnerability to depression and somatization among Bedouin and Jewish students

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 2

Example:

Indirect/related: Early developmental pathways in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

University V

0 Theses

n: 6 Doctoral theses (16.6%):

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 36

Directed – 0

Indirect/related – 6 (16.6%)

Example:

Indirect/related: Psychological adjustment following the experience of combat: a comparative study among soldiers who were injured or lost their teammates during a combat

Master's Theses in Psychology

University I

n: 2 Master's theses Direct – 0

n: 9 Master's theses (3.6%)

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 248

Indirect/related – 2

Direct – 0

Example:

Indirect/related: The relationship between major life events, personality and depression and anxiety among youth in the general population

Indirect/related – 9 (3.6%)

Example:

Indirect/related: The impact of social support, self-disclosure and life events on psychological distress, depression and suicidal tendency among Gush Katif evacuees groups during the Disengagement Plan

University II

n: 1 Master's thesis

n: 8 Master's theses (3%)

n: 2 Master's theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 267

Direct – 1 (0.4%)

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 0

Indirect/related – 8 (3%)

Example:

Example:

Direct: Political violence and psychological distress: The impact of a school based intervention program on behavioral problems and post-traumatic stress disorder among adolescents

Indirect/related: Children of migrant workers in Israel: Self-esteem and self-efficacy as moderating factors in the relationship between minority stress and psychological distress and behavioral problems

Direct – 1

Indirect/related – 1

Example:

Direct: Resilience in the face of political violence: A school based intervention program for youth at risk: Behavioral problems and social support

Indirect/related: When the senses are too sharp: Sensory regulation, ritual and anxiety among preschoolers

University III

n: 1 Master's thesis

n: 6 Master's theses (3.7%)

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 163

Direct – 1(0.6%)

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 0

Indirect/related – 6 (3.7%)

Example:

Example:

Direct: Primary prevention of eating disorders: Examination of the effectiveness of an experimental program for preventing an eating disorder at young ages

Indirect/related: Predictors of emotional distress among delinquent adolescents residing in sponsored dormitories: individual and familial risk factors, and gender differences

University IV

0 Theses

n: 3 Master's theses

n: 5 Master's theses (3.3%):

Reviewed master's theses: N = 153

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 3

Indirect/related – 5 (3.3%)

Example:

Example:

Indirect/related – "You're abnormal if you're not afraid": Coping and resilience in the discourse of Israeli bus drivers who have experienced terrorist attacks

Indirect/related – Examining effortful control ability and negative emotionality in 2 & 3 years of age children at risk of ADHD

University V

0 Theses

n: 7 Master's theses (2.5%)

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 278

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 7 (2.5%)

Example:

Indirect/related: Loss and trauma: The impact of losing a teammate during battle on the psychological adjustment of soldiers who took part in the battle

Doctoral Theses in Social Work

University I

0 Theses

n: 2 Doctoral theses

n: 1 Doctoral thesis

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 76

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 2

Indirect/related – 1

Example:

Example:

Indirect/related: Loss of resources, personal values and development of distress among Israeli terror victims, natives and immigrants

Indirect/related: The predictive value cognitive and behavioral characteristics for a psychotic episode among adolescents

University II

n: 1 Doctoral thesis

n: 2 Doctoral theses

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 22

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 1

Indirect/related – 2

Example:

Example:

Indirect/related: Gambling among teens: Association with temperament, coherence and exposure to advertisement

Indirect/related: Behavioral and emotional functioning of adolescents who were adopted at infancy and adolescents who were adopted after age two

University III

0 Theses

n: 6 Doctoral theses (14.3%)

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 42

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 6 (14.3%)

Example:

Indirect/related: Exposure to violence in the community and its consequences among adolescents in Israel: Can family and teachers' support moderate the negative effects of the exposure?

University IV

0 Theses

n: 2 Doctoral theses (25%)

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 8

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 2 (25%)

Example:

Indirect/related: Childbirth as re-traumatization: Childhood sexual abuse and its effects on symptoms of distress before and after giving birth

University V

0 Theses

n: 2 Doctoral theses

0 Theses

Reviewed doctoral theses: N = 24

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 2

Example:

Indirect/related – Pick and get hurt? The effect of working with battered women on their care providers' life

Master's Theses in Social Work

University I

0 Theses

n: 5 Masters theses (7%):

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 71

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 5 (7%)

Example:

Indirect/related: Grow and overcome: youth after the Second Lebanon War: The relationship among the characteristics of the exposure, the eviction from home and the school atmosphere on stress reactions a year after the war

University II

0 Theses

n: 10 Master's theses (7.6%):

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 131

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 10 (7.6%)

Example:

Indirect/related: The relationship between the intergenerational conflict among Arab female adolescents and the tendency to develop an eating disorder

University IV

0 Theses

n: 13 Master's theses (18.1%):

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 72

Direct – 1

Indirect/related – 12 (16.7%)

Example:

Direct: Success factors in culturally sensitive interventions of Maslan – Rape Crisis Center in the Negev

Indirect/related: Consequences of political violence on mental, social and familial functioning of youth from the Gaza Strip and West Bank

University V

n: 1 Master's thesis

n: 12 Master's theses (8%):

0 Theses

Reviewed master's theses: N = 151

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

Indirect/related – 1 (0.7%)

Indirect/related – 12 (8%)

Example:

Example:

Indirect/related: The relationship between eating disorders and body image and media exposure and sense of empowerment among adolescence in Israel

Indirect/related: Long-term effects of the Second Lebanon War on Adolescents: The connection between level of exposure and personal and social resources with post-traumatic symptoms, anxiety, and perception of the future