Avi Besser
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Sapir Academic College
79165 Hof Ashkelon
Israel
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My main research interest is in the area of personality and social psychology, specifically, vulnerability factors to depression across the lifespan and interpersonal functioning. My research topics include: vulnerability factors in postpartum depression; attachment and psychological adjustment in children, adolescents, and mothers; perfectionism; self-criticism/dependency and depression and suicidality in older adults. Consulting Editor, Individual Differences Research (IDR): http://www.idr-journal.com/board.htm Editorial Board, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (JSCP): http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/jnsc.htm&sec=editorial_board
 Journal Articles:
 Besser, A. (2004). Self- and best-friend assessments of personality vulnerability and defenses in the prediction of depression. Social Behavior and Personality, 32, 559-594.
- Besser, A., & Blatt, S. J. (2007). Identity consolidation and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors in early adolescence. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 24, 126-149.
- Besser, A., Flett, G. L., Hewitt, P. L., & Guez, J. (2008). Perfectionism, and cognitions, affect, self-esteem, and physiological reactions in a performance situation. Journal of Rational Emotive Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
- Besser, A., Guez, J., & Priel, B. (2008). The associations between self-criticism and dependency and incidental learning of interpersonal and achievement words. Personality and Individual Differences, 44, 1696-1710.
- Besser, A., & Priel, B. (2009). Emotional responses to a romantic partner's imaginary rejection: The roles of attachment anxiety, covert narcissism, and self-evaluation. Journal of Personality, 77, 287-325.
- Besser, A., & Priel, B. (2008). Attachment, depression, and fear of death in older adults: The roles of neediness and perceived availability of social support. Personality and Individual Differences, 44, 1711-1725.
- Besser, A., & Priel, B. (2005). The apple does not fall far from the tree: Attachment styles and personality vulnerabilities to depression in three generations of women. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1052-1073.
- Besser, A., & Priel, B. (2003). A multisource approach to self-critical vulnerability to depression: The moderating role of attachment. Journal of Personality, 71, 515-555.
- Besser, A., Priel, B., Flett, L. G., & Wiznitzer A. (2007). Linear and nonlinear models of vulnerability to depression: Personality and postpartum depression in a high risk population. Individual Differences Research, 5, 1-29.
- Besser, A., Vliegen, N., Luyten, P., & Blatt, S. J. (2008). Systematic empirical investigation of vulnerability to postpartum depression from a psychodynamic perspective: Commentary on issues raised by Blum (2007). Psychoanalytic Psychology, 25, 392-410.
- Blatt, S. J., Besser, A., & Ford, R. Q. (2007). Two primary configurations of psychopathology and change in thought disorder in long-term intensive inpatient treatment of seriously disturbed young adults. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 1561-1567.
- Flett, G. L., Besser, A., & Hewitt, P. L. (2005). Perfectionism, ego defense styles, and depression: A comparison of self-reports versus informant ratings. Journal of Personality, 73, 1355-1396.
- Priel, B., & Besser, A. (2000). Dependency and self-criticism among first-time mothers: The roles of global and specific support. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19, 437-450.
- Sherry, S. B., Hewitt, P. L., Besser, A., Flett, G. L., & Klein, C. (2006). Machiavellianism, trait perfectionism, and perfectionistic self-presentation. Personality and Individual Differences, 40, 829-839.
- Waniel, A., Besser, A., & Priel, B. (2006). Mother and self-representations: Investigating associations with symptomatic behavior and academic competence in middle childhood. Journal of Personality, 74, 223-266.
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