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Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design : driving assessment 2013, 2013

Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to ... more Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to the independent driving phase. This study examines the potential of IVDR (In-Vehicle Data Recorder) systems, which provide feedback on driving performances, and parental monitoring to restrain young male drivers' aggressive driving behavior. The IVDR system was installed in the family car of young drivers for a period of 12 months, starting in the accompanied driving phase and continuing to the first nine months of independent driving. The system documents events based on measurements of extreme G-forces in the vehicles. 242 families of young male drivers participated in the study. They were randomly allocated into 4 groups: (1) FFNG-Family Feedback No Guidance-all members of the family were exposed to feedback on their own driving behavior and that of the other family members; (2) FFPG-Family Feedback Parental Guidance-similar to the previous group with the addition of personal guidance given to parents on ways to enhance their involvement and monitoring of their sons' driving; (3) IFNG-Individual Feedback No Guidance-each driver received feedback only on his own driving behavior; (4) CNTL-a control group that received no feedback or parental guidance. The collected data from the IVDR was analyzed and the results indicate substantial benefits to drivers in the FFPG group in which parents received personal guidance to enhance their parental involvement and feedback on their son's driving behavior, compared to the CNTL group which did not receive any feedback.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013

This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitorin... more This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving. The research used an in-vehicle data recorder (IVDR), which documented events of extreme gravitational forces measured in the vehicles that participated in the experiment. Two hundred forty-two families of young male drivers participated in the research. Participants were randomly allocated into four groups: (a) family feedback, no guidance, in which all members of a family were exposed to feedback on their own driving and on that of other family members; (b) family feedback, parental guidance, in which, in addition to the family feedback, parents received personal guidance on ways to enhance their involvement with and monitor their sons' driving; (c) individual feedback, no guidance, in which family members received feedback only on their own driving behavior and not that of other family members; a...

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2014

This study focuses on investigating the driving behavior of young novice male drivers during the ... more This study focuses on investigating the driving behavior of young novice male drivers during the first year of driving (three months of accompanied driving and the following nine months of solo driving). The study's objective is to examine the potential of various feedback forms on driving to affect young drivers' behavior and

Journal of Adolescence, 2015

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to t... more Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family feedback plus parent training in vigilant care. Feedback and risk assessment were conducted through in-vehicle data recorders. A significant difference was found in favor of the vigilant care group compared to the no feedback group. When only the drivers in the high risk percentiles were considered, the vigilant care group was found superior to the family feedback group. The findings suggest that parental training in vigilant care may help reduce driving risk.

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 1992

Impact factors are nonspecific psychotherapeutic variables that refer to treatments' ability to o... more Impact factors are nonspecific psychotherapeutic variables that refer to treatments' ability to overcome clients' tendency to disregard, neglect, or forget them. A scale was developed to assess impact factors in the field of smoking cessation. It was validated on 76 studies that included 210 treatment groups. Its two component subscales measure treatment elements that aim at overcoming clients' potential disregard by means of: a) Drama, surprise, arousal, and special states of consciousness (Special-States Scale), and b) effort expenditure, commitment, and directness of approach to problem (Activism Scale). These subscales succeeded in partially predicting treatment success, showing that the impact factors are promising nonspecific variables in psychotherapy research and practice. The present study is an attempt to investigate the concept of therapeutic impact (Omer, 1987) as a nonspecific factor in directive psychotherapy. Impact refers to the ability of an intervention to register in the client's mind and remain available

Family process, Jan 16, 2015

Parent training in nonviolent resistance was adapted to deal with situations of suicide threat by... more Parent training in nonviolent resistance was adapted to deal with situations of suicide threat by children, adolescents, and young adults. The approach aims at reducing the risk potential and the mutual distress surrounding the threat-interaction. Parent training in nonviolent resistance has been shown to help parents move from helplessness to presence, from isolation to connectedness, from submission to resistance, from escalation to self-control, and from mutual distancing and hostility to care and support. Those emphases can be crucial for the diminution of suicide risk. Parents show good ability to implement the approach and report gains on various areas over and beyond the reduction in suicide threat. A particular advantage is that the method can be used also in cases where the young person threatening suicide is not willing to cooperate.

Autorität durch Beziehung, 2013

Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Haim Omer, Ari... more Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Haim Omer, Arist von Schlippe Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Broschiertes Buch Autorität ist kein Begriff, der spontan mit Beziehung in Verbindung gebracht wird. Tatsächlich führt Autorität, die durch Furcht, Bestrafung und Distanz hergestellt wird, eher zum Verlust von Bezogenheit. Wenn sie aber auf Präsenz basiert, das heißt auf der elterlichen Botschaft: "Wir sind da und wir bleiben da!"t sogar den wesentlichen Rahmen bieten, der Beziehung möglich macht. In Beratungen berichten Eltern, dass die Beziehung, nicht selten durch Gewaltakte oder durch selbstzerstörerische Handlungen seitens des Kindes, verloren gegangen ist. Die Eltern fühlen sich in einer solchen Situation hilflos, verlieren ihre Stimme, ihren Platz, ihren Einfluss. Gleichzeitig steigt damit die Gefahr, dass dann auch Geschwister zu Opfern werden.Die Autoren greifen die Prinzipien des gewaltlosen Widerstands auf und bieten als "Coaching für Eltern", wie elterliche Präsenz wiederhergestellt werden kann. Sowohl Beraterinnen und Berater als auch betroffene Eltern können mit Hilfe der beigefügten Anleitung die konkreten Schritte für die Wiedergewinnung der elterlichen Präsenz nachvollziehen. Sie lernen, systematisch zu deeskalieren, und verstehen die Bedeutung von Versöhnungsgesten und die Rolle der Aktivierung von sozialer Unterstützung. Eine große Bedeutung hat hier die unerlässliche Allianz zwischen Lehrern und Eltern-so dass auch Pädagogen das Buch mit Gewinn lesen werden. Download Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltl ...pdf Online lesen Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewal ...pdf

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to t... more Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family feedback plus parent training in vigilant care. Feedback and risk assessment were conducted through in-vehicle data recorders. A significant difference was found in favor of the vigilant care group compared to the no feedback group. When only the drivers in the high risk percentiles were considered, the vigilant care group was found superior to the family feedback group. The findings suggest that parental training in vigilant care may help reduce driving risk.

Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to ... more Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to the independent driving phase. This study examines the potential of IVDR (In-Vehicle Data Recorder) systems, which provide feedback on driving performances, and parental monitoring to restrain young male drivers' aggressive driving behavior. The IVDR system was installed in the family car of young drivers for a period of 12 months, starting in the accompanied driving phase and continuing to the first nine months of independent driving. The system documents events based on measurements of extreme G-forces in the vehicles. 242 families of young male drivers participated in the study. They were randomly allocated into 4 groups: (1) FFNG-Family Feedback No Guidance-all members of the family were exposed to feedback on their own driving behavior and that of the other family members; (2) FFPG-Family Feedback Parental Guidance-similar to the previous group with the addition of personal guidance given to parents on ways to enhance their involvement and monitoring of their sons' driving; (3) IFNG-Individual Feedback No Guidance-each driver received feedback only on his own driving behavior; (4) CNTL-a control group that received no feedback or parental guidance. The collected data from the IVDR was analyzed and the results indicate substantial benefits to drivers in the FFPG group in which parents received personal guidance to enhance their parental involvement and feedback on their son's driving behavior, compared to the CNTL group which did not receive any feedback.

This study examines the impact of providing feedback and of guidance regarding parental monitorin... more This study examines the impact of providing feedback and of guidance regarding parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology - J CONSULT CLIN PSYCHOL, 1994

This article reviews the misuse of statistical tests in psychotherapy research studies published ... more This article reviews the misuse of statistical tests in psychotherapy research studies published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in the years 1967–1968, 1977–1978, and 1987–1988. It focuses on 3 major problems in statistical practice: inappropriate uses of null hypothesis tests and p values, neglect of effect size, and inflation of Type I error rate. The impressive frequency of these problems is documented, and changes in statistical practices over the past 3 decades are interpreted in light of trends in psychotherapy research. The article concludes with practical suggestions for rational application of statistical tests.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental ... more ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving. The research used an in-vehicle data recorder (IVDR), which documented events of extreme gravitational forces measured in the vehicles that participated in the experiment. Two hundred forty-two families of young male drivers participated in the research. Participants were randomly allocated into four groups: (a) family feedback, no guidance, in which all members of a family were exposed to feedback on their own driving and on that of other family members; (b) family feedback, parental guidance, in which, in addition to the family feedback, parents received personal guidance on ways to enhance their involvement with and monitor their sons' driving; (c) individual feedback, no guidance, in which family members received feedback only on their own driving behavior and not that of other family members; and (d) a control group, which received no feedback at all. IVDRs were installed in family cars for 12 months, starting from the time that the young driver received his driver's license. This period included the initial 3 months of the accompanied driving phase and 9 months of independent driving. The driving exposure of young drivers increased significantly during the solo period compared with that during the accompanied period. The results indicate substantial differences in behavior between young drivers in the control group and the group that received both feedback and guidance on parental involvement.

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001

This anti‐suicide text provides potential helpers (professional and lay) with clear guidelines fo... more This anti‐suicide text provides potential helpers (professional and lay) with clear guidelines for communicating with a declared suicidal person, particularly in real‐time situations, when time is crucial and the act cannot be physically prevented. The text also may have a preventative effect when diffused to the public as an anonymous address to potential suicides.

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 1987

Acute behavior disorganization is conceptualized as stemming from stimulus, performance, or affec... more Acute behavior disorganization is conceptualized as stemming from stimulus, performance, or affect overload. Approaches for contacting the disorganized person are described in which almost no demands are made on the person's initial functioning capacity. The contacting phase aims at bringing about a decrease in overload so that functioning may be restored as soon as possible.

Psychotherapy Research, 1994

An Impact Factors Process Scale (IFPS) was developed to assess impact-promoting activities in dir... more An Impact Factors Process Scale (IFPS) was developed to assess impact-promoting activities in directive therapy. The IFPS focuses on three major therapist activities: (1) the creation of special, surprising, and arousing events; (2) the attraction of attention; and (3) the mobilization of commitment and effort. The IFPS was shown to be consistent and reliable. It successfully ranked the level of

Psychotherapy Research, 1998

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008

Nonviolent resistance (NVR) is a new training model aimed at helping parents deal effectively wit... more Nonviolent resistance (NVR) is a new training model aimed at helping parents deal effectively with their helplessness, isolation, and escalatory interactions with their children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate training in NVR with the parents of children with acute behavior problems. Seventy‐three parents (41 families) were randomly assigned to a treatment group and wait‐list control group. Measures were taken at pretreatment, posttreatment, and a 1‐month follow‐up. In comparison with the wait‐list group, parents who received training in NVR showed a decrease in parental helplessness and escalatory behaviors, and an increase in perceived social support. The children’s negative behaviors as assessed by the parents also decreased significantly.

Family Process, 2013

Descriptions of parental authority and of the formation of a secure parent-child bond have remain... more Descriptions of parental authority and of the formation of a secure parent-child bond have remained unconnected in conceptualizations about parenting and child development. The parental anchoring function is here presented as an integrative metaphor for the two fields. Parents who fulfill an anchoring function offer a secure relational frame for the child, while also manifesting a stabilizing and legitimate kind of authority. The anchoring function enriches the two fields by: (1) adding a dimension of authority to the acknowledged functions of the safe haven and the secure base that are seen as core to a secure parent-child bond, and (2) adding considerations about the parent-child bond to Baumrind's classical description of authoritative parenting.

Family Process, 2012

Adult entitled dependence" is a condition characterized by the extreme dependence of grown childr... more Adult entitled dependence" is a condition characterized by the extreme dependence of grown children on their family and by levels of dysfunction, seemingly excessive in light of their apparent capacity to function. The family and the dependent adult become involved in an interaction in which the very attempts to alleviate the problem may aggravate it. Parent-training in nonviolent resistance (NVR) is an intervention that has been shown to be helpful to parents of behaviorally disturbed youth. Parent training in NVR offers parents means to shift away from a stance of helplessness toward realistic goals that are accomplishable without the collaboration of their offspring. We report on the parents of 27 entitled dependent grown children who participated in parent training in NVR. Additionally, we present 2 detailed case studies that exemplify the problem and the therapeutic process. Before treatment, the dependent adults were not working or studying, drew heavily on parental services (financial or otherwise), and were resistant to parental attempts to change the situation. Most parents succeeded in overcoming their helplessness and reducing the provision of parental services. In a considerable proportion of cases, the grown children started working or studying or moved to independent lodgings.

Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design : driving assessment 2013, 2013

Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to ... more Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to the independent driving phase. This study examines the potential of IVDR (In-Vehicle Data Recorder) systems, which provide feedback on driving performances, and parental monitoring to restrain young male drivers' aggressive driving behavior. The IVDR system was installed in the family car of young drivers for a period of 12 months, starting in the accompanied driving phase and continuing to the first nine months of independent driving. The system documents events based on measurements of extreme G-forces in the vehicles. 242 families of young male drivers participated in the study. They were randomly allocated into 4 groups: (1) FFNG-Family Feedback No Guidance-all members of the family were exposed to feedback on their own driving behavior and that of the other family members; (2) FFPG-Family Feedback Parental Guidance-similar to the previous group with the addition of personal guidance given to parents on ways to enhance their involvement and monitoring of their sons' driving; (3) IFNG-Individual Feedback No Guidance-each driver received feedback only on his own driving behavior; (4) CNTL-a control group that received no feedback or parental guidance. The collected data from the IVDR was analyzed and the results indicate substantial benefits to drivers in the FFPG group in which parents received personal guidance to enhance their parental involvement and feedback on their son's driving behavior, compared to the CNTL group which did not receive any feedback.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013

This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitorin... more This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving. The research used an in-vehicle data recorder (IVDR), which documented events of extreme gravitational forces measured in the vehicles that participated in the experiment. Two hundred forty-two families of young male drivers participated in the research. Participants were randomly allocated into four groups: (a) family feedback, no guidance, in which all members of a family were exposed to feedback on their own driving and on that of other family members; (b) family feedback, parental guidance, in which, in addition to the family feedback, parents received personal guidance on ways to enhance their involvement with and monitor their sons' driving; (c) individual feedback, no guidance, in which family members received feedback only on their own driving behavior and not that of other family members; a...

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2014

This study focuses on investigating the driving behavior of young novice male drivers during the ... more This study focuses on investigating the driving behavior of young novice male drivers during the first year of driving (three months of accompanied driving and the following nine months of solo driving). The study's objective is to examine the potential of various feedback forms on driving to affect young drivers' behavior and

Journal of Adolescence, 2015

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to t... more Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family feedback plus parent training in vigilant care. Feedback and risk assessment were conducted through in-vehicle data recorders. A significant difference was found in favor of the vigilant care group compared to the no feedback group. When only the drivers in the high risk percentiles were considered, the vigilant care group was found superior to the family feedback group. The findings suggest that parental training in vigilant care may help reduce driving risk.

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 1992

Impact factors are nonspecific psychotherapeutic variables that refer to treatments' ability to o... more Impact factors are nonspecific psychotherapeutic variables that refer to treatments' ability to overcome clients' tendency to disregard, neglect, or forget them. A scale was developed to assess impact factors in the field of smoking cessation. It was validated on 76 studies that included 210 treatment groups. Its two component subscales measure treatment elements that aim at overcoming clients' potential disregard by means of: a) Drama, surprise, arousal, and special states of consciousness (Special-States Scale), and b) effort expenditure, commitment, and directness of approach to problem (Activism Scale). These subscales succeeded in partially predicting treatment success, showing that the impact factors are promising nonspecific variables in psychotherapy research and practice. The present study is an attempt to investigate the concept of therapeutic impact (Omer, 1987) as a nonspecific factor in directive psychotherapy. Impact refers to the ability of an intervention to register in the client's mind and remain available

Family process, Jan 16, 2015

Parent training in nonviolent resistance was adapted to deal with situations of suicide threat by... more Parent training in nonviolent resistance was adapted to deal with situations of suicide threat by children, adolescents, and young adults. The approach aims at reducing the risk potential and the mutual distress surrounding the threat-interaction. Parent training in nonviolent resistance has been shown to help parents move from helplessness to presence, from isolation to connectedness, from submission to resistance, from escalation to self-control, and from mutual distancing and hostility to care and support. Those emphases can be crucial for the diminution of suicide risk. Parents show good ability to implement the approach and report gains on various areas over and beyond the reduction in suicide threat. A particular advantage is that the method can be used also in cases where the young person threatening suicide is not willing to cooperate.

Autorität durch Beziehung, 2013

Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Haim Omer, Ari... more Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Haim Omer, Arist von Schlippe Die Praxis des gewaltlosen Widerstands in der Erziehung Broschiertes Buch Autorität ist kein Begriff, der spontan mit Beziehung in Verbindung gebracht wird. Tatsächlich führt Autorität, die durch Furcht, Bestrafung und Distanz hergestellt wird, eher zum Verlust von Bezogenheit. Wenn sie aber auf Präsenz basiert, das heißt auf der elterlichen Botschaft: "Wir sind da und wir bleiben da!"t sogar den wesentlichen Rahmen bieten, der Beziehung möglich macht. In Beratungen berichten Eltern, dass die Beziehung, nicht selten durch Gewaltakte oder durch selbstzerstörerische Handlungen seitens des Kindes, verloren gegangen ist. Die Eltern fühlen sich in einer solchen Situation hilflos, verlieren ihre Stimme, ihren Platz, ihren Einfluss. Gleichzeitig steigt damit die Gefahr, dass dann auch Geschwister zu Opfern werden.Die Autoren greifen die Prinzipien des gewaltlosen Widerstands auf und bieten als "Coaching für Eltern", wie elterliche Präsenz wiederhergestellt werden kann. Sowohl Beraterinnen und Berater als auch betroffene Eltern können mit Hilfe der beigefügten Anleitung die konkreten Schritte für die Wiedergewinnung der elterlichen Präsenz nachvollziehen. Sie lernen, systematisch zu deeskalieren, und verstehen die Bedeutung von Versöhnungsgesten und die Rolle der Aktivierung von sozialer Unterstützung. Eine große Bedeutung hat hier die unerlässliche Allianz zwischen Lehrern und Eltern-so dass auch Pädagogen das Buch mit Gewinn lesen werden. Download Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewaltl ...pdf Online lesen Autorität durch Beziehung. Die Praxis des gewal ...pdf

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to t... more Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family feedback plus parent training in vigilant care. Feedback and risk assessment were conducted through in-vehicle data recorders. A significant difference was found in favor of the vigilant care group compared to the no feedback group. When only the drivers in the high risk percentiles were considered, the vigilant care group was found superior to the family feedback group. The findings suggest that parental training in vigilant care may help reduce driving risk.

Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to ... more Young male drivers are well known for their increased involvement in road crashes when moving to the independent driving phase. This study examines the potential of IVDR (In-Vehicle Data Recorder) systems, which provide feedback on driving performances, and parental monitoring to restrain young male drivers' aggressive driving behavior. The IVDR system was installed in the family car of young drivers for a period of 12 months, starting in the accompanied driving phase and continuing to the first nine months of independent driving. The system documents events based on measurements of extreme G-forces in the vehicles. 242 families of young male drivers participated in the study. They were randomly allocated into 4 groups: (1) FFNG-Family Feedback No Guidance-all members of the family were exposed to feedback on their own driving behavior and that of the other family members; (2) FFPG-Family Feedback Parental Guidance-similar to the previous group with the addition of personal guidance given to parents on ways to enhance their involvement and monitoring of their sons' driving; (3) IFNG-Individual Feedback No Guidance-each driver received feedback only on his own driving behavior; (4) CNTL-a control group that received no feedback or parental guidance. The collected data from the IVDR was analyzed and the results indicate substantial benefits to drivers in the FFPG group in which parents received personal guidance to enhance their parental involvement and feedback on their son's driving behavior, compared to the CNTL group which did not receive any feedback.

This study examines the impact of providing feedback and of guidance regarding parental monitorin... more This study examines the impact of providing feedback and of guidance regarding parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology - J CONSULT CLIN PSYCHOL, 1994

This article reviews the misuse of statistical tests in psychotherapy research studies published ... more This article reviews the misuse of statistical tests in psychotherapy research studies published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in the years 1967–1968, 1977–1978, and 1987–1988. It focuses on 3 major problems in statistical practice: inappropriate uses of null hypothesis tests and p values, neglect of effect size, and inflation of Type I error rate. The impressive frequency of these problems is documented, and changes in statistical practices over the past 3 decades are interpreted in light of trends in psychotherapy research. The article concludes with practical suggestions for rational application of statistical tests.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental ... more ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the provision of feedback and guidance about parental monitoring on the safety performance of young male drivers during their first year of driving. The research used an in-vehicle data recorder (IVDR), which documented events of extreme gravitational forces measured in the vehicles that participated in the experiment. Two hundred forty-two families of young male drivers participated in the research. Participants were randomly allocated into four groups: (a) family feedback, no guidance, in which all members of a family were exposed to feedback on their own driving and on that of other family members; (b) family feedback, parental guidance, in which, in addition to the family feedback, parents received personal guidance on ways to enhance their involvement with and monitor their sons' driving; (c) individual feedback, no guidance, in which family members received feedback only on their own driving behavior and not that of other family members; and (d) a control group, which received no feedback at all. IVDRs were installed in family cars for 12 months, starting from the time that the young driver received his driver's license. This period included the initial 3 months of the accompanied driving phase and 9 months of independent driving. The driving exposure of young drivers increased significantly during the solo period compared with that during the accompanied period. The results indicate substantial differences in behavior between young drivers in the control group and the group that received both feedback and guidance on parental involvement.

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001

This anti‐suicide text provides potential helpers (professional and lay) with clear guidelines fo... more This anti‐suicide text provides potential helpers (professional and lay) with clear guidelines for communicating with a declared suicidal person, particularly in real‐time situations, when time is crucial and the act cannot be physically prevented. The text also may have a preventative effect when diffused to the public as an anonymous address to potential suicides.

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 1987

Acute behavior disorganization is conceptualized as stemming from stimulus, performance, or affec... more Acute behavior disorganization is conceptualized as stemming from stimulus, performance, or affect overload. Approaches for contacting the disorganized person are described in which almost no demands are made on the person's initial functioning capacity. The contacting phase aims at bringing about a decrease in overload so that functioning may be restored as soon as possible.

Psychotherapy Research, 1994

An Impact Factors Process Scale (IFPS) was developed to assess impact-promoting activities in dir... more An Impact Factors Process Scale (IFPS) was developed to assess impact-promoting activities in directive therapy. The IFPS focuses on three major therapist activities: (1) the creation of special, surprising, and arousing events; (2) the attraction of attention; and (3) the mobilization of commitment and effort. The IFPS was shown to be consistent and reliable. It successfully ranked the level of

Psychotherapy Research, 1998

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008

Nonviolent resistance (NVR) is a new training model aimed at helping parents deal effectively wit... more Nonviolent resistance (NVR) is a new training model aimed at helping parents deal effectively with their helplessness, isolation, and escalatory interactions with their children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate training in NVR with the parents of children with acute behavior problems. Seventy‐three parents (41 families) were randomly assigned to a treatment group and wait‐list control group. Measures were taken at pretreatment, posttreatment, and a 1‐month follow‐up. In comparison with the wait‐list group, parents who received training in NVR showed a decrease in parental helplessness and escalatory behaviors, and an increase in perceived social support. The children’s negative behaviors as assessed by the parents also decreased significantly.

Family Process, 2013

Descriptions of parental authority and of the formation of a secure parent-child bond have remain... more Descriptions of parental authority and of the formation of a secure parent-child bond have remained unconnected in conceptualizations about parenting and child development. The parental anchoring function is here presented as an integrative metaphor for the two fields. Parents who fulfill an anchoring function offer a secure relational frame for the child, while also manifesting a stabilizing and legitimate kind of authority. The anchoring function enriches the two fields by: (1) adding a dimension of authority to the acknowledged functions of the safe haven and the secure base that are seen as core to a secure parent-child bond, and (2) adding considerations about the parent-child bond to Baumrind's classical description of authoritative parenting.

Family Process, 2012

Adult entitled dependence" is a condition characterized by the extreme dependence of grown childr... more Adult entitled dependence" is a condition characterized by the extreme dependence of grown children on their family and by levels of dysfunction, seemingly excessive in light of their apparent capacity to function. The family and the dependent adult become involved in an interaction in which the very attempts to alleviate the problem may aggravate it. Parent-training in nonviolent resistance (NVR) is an intervention that has been shown to be helpful to parents of behaviorally disturbed youth. Parent training in NVR offers parents means to shift away from a stance of helplessness toward realistic goals that are accomplishable without the collaboration of their offspring. We report on the parents of 27 entitled dependent grown children who participated in parent training in NVR. Additionally, we present 2 detailed case studies that exemplify the problem and the therapeutic process. Before treatment, the dependent adults were not working or studying, drew heavily on parental services (financial or otherwise), and were resistant to parental attempts to change the situation. Most parents succeeded in overcoming their helplessness and reducing the provision of parental services. In a considerable proportion of cases, the grown children started working or studying or moved to independent lodgings.