A. Shrira

Conjuring up ancestral specters: Post-October 7 attack psychological reactions in offspring of Holocaust survivors.

OBJECTIVE This study examined the psychological reactions of North American offspring of Holocaust survivors (OHS) following the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel and the rise in antisemitism. Previous research demonstrates intergenerational transmission in OHS. Despite mixed findings, the most consistent observations d...

Epigenetic mechnisms involved in posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Respective Roles of Negative and Positive Views of Aging in Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes.

OBJECTIVES Subjective views of aging (VoA) predict health outcomes, yet most studies rely on specific measures of VoA in relatively healthy samples. Referring to multidimensional (generalized and personal) and multidirectional (negative and positive) VoA constructs, we examined whether these VoA differentially predict...