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MOSHE BENSIMON - PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS (Editor)

1. Ronel, N., Jaishankar, K., & Bensimon, M. (Eds.) (2008). Trends and issues in victimology. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. Ronel, N., Jaishankar, K., & Bensimon, M. (2008). Editors' introduction: Between perception and victimization. In N. Ronel, K. Jaishankar & M. Bensimon (Eds.), Trends and issues in victimology (pp. 1-9). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

2. Gilboa, A., & Bensimon, M. (2010). Putting sound into image: A graphical instrument for analyzing music therapy sessions. In L. Kacen & M. Krumer-Nevo (Eds.), Data analysis in qualitative research (pp. 272-298). Ben-Gurion University Press (Hebrew).

3. Bensimon, M. (2012). Music therapy with group of post-traumatized soldiers: The pendulation movement effect as a clinical model. In D. Amir & C. Elefant (Eds.), Listen to my voice: New research studies in music therapy (pp. 175-205). Ach (Hebrew).

4. Bensimon, M., Andzenge, D. D, Gilbertson, D. L., Jergenson, S., & Ronel, N. (2020). Applied victimology:  The professional practice of victimology. In J. Joseph & S. Jergenson (Eds.), An international perspective on contemporary developments in victimology (pp. 309-317). Springer.

5. Bensimon, M. (2023). Mechanisms of change in music therapy when treating adults coping with trauma. In L. E. Beer & J. C. Birnbaum (Eds.), Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice (pp. 150-157). Routledge.

6. Bensimon, M., & Hen, S. (2024). The role of hate songs among Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans: The entrapping loop of hatred. In E. Morgan-Ellis & K. Norton (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of community singing (pp. 829–846). Oxford University Press.

BOOKS REVIEWS

1. Bensimon, M. (2009). Victimology, victim assistance and criminal justice. International Review of Victimology, 16, 339-340.

2. Bensimon, M. (2013). Going with the spirit: A 12-Step based therapy. Glimpse into Prison, 15, 182-185. (Hebrew).

ARTICLES

1. Gilboa, A., & Bensimon, M. (2007). Putting clinical process into image: A method for visual representation of music therapy sessions. Music Therapy Perspectives, 25(1), 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/25.1.32

2. Bensimon, M., Amir, D., & Wolf, Y. (2008). Drumming through trauma: Music therapy with post-traumatic soldiers. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 35(1), 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2007.09.002

3. Bodner, E., & Bensimon, M. (2008). After the curtain falls: On the post-performance adjustment of solo singers. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 23(4), 172-177. https://doi.org/10.21091/mppa.2008.4035

4. Bensimon, M. (2009). The dynamic of songs in intergroup conflict and proximity: The case of the Israeli Disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 12(3), 397-412. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430209102851

5. Bensimon, M., & Gilboa, A. (2010). The music of my life: The impact of the musical presentation on the sense of purpose in life and on self-consciousness. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 37(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2010.03.002

6. Bensimon, M., & Amir, D. (2010). Sharing my music with you: The Musical Presentation as a tool for exploring, examining and enhancing self-awareness in a group setting. Journal of Creative Behavior, 44(4), 259-277. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2162-6057.2010.tb01336.x

7. Bensimon, M., & Bodner, E. (2011). Playing with fire: The impact of football game chanting on level of aggression. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41(10), 2421-2433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00819.x

8. Bensimon, M. (2012). The sociological role of collective singing during intense moments of protest: The disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Sociology, 46(2), 241-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038511416160

9. Bensimon, M. (2012). Elaboration on the association between trauma, PTSD and posttraumatic growth: The role of trait resilience. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(7), 782-787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.01.011

10. Bensimon, M., & Bodner, E. (2012). Does the age of offenders and victims in crime scenarios affect perceptions of crime seriousness and punitiveness among students? Violence and Victims, 27(3), 344-359. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.27.3.344

11. Bensimon, M., Amir, D., & Wolf, Y. (2012). A pendulum between trauma and life: Group music therapy with post-traumatized soldiers. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 39(4), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2012.03.005

12. Bensimon, M., & Ronel, N. (2012). The flywheel effect of intimate partner violence: A victim-perpetrator interactive spin. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2012.05.004

13. Bensimon, M., Baruch, A., & Ronel, N. (2013). The experience of gambling in an illegal casino. European Journal of Criminology, 10(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370812455124

14. Bensimon, M., Solomon, Z., & Horesh, D. (2013). The utility of Criterion A under chronic national terror. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 50(2), 81-83.

15. Bensimon, M., Levine, S. Z., Zerach, G., Stein, E., Svetlicky, V., & Solomon, Z. (2013). Elaboration on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnostic criteria: A factor analytic study of PTSD exposure to war or terror. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 50(2), 84-90.

16. Lozon, J., & Bensimon, M. (2014). Music misuse: A review of the personal and collective roles of "Problem Music". Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(3), 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.003

17. Bensimon, M. (2015). Aggressive situational cues among Israeli security personnel. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(8), 1403-1416. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260514540331

18. Solomon, Z., Bensimon, M., Greene, T., Horesh, D., & Ein-Dor, T. (2015). Loneliness trajectories: The role of posttraumatic symptoms and social support. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 20(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2013.815055

19. Bensimon, M., Einat, T., & Gilboa, A. (2015). The impact of relaxing music on prisoners’ levels of anxiety and anger. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 59(4), 406-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X13511587

20. Bensimon, M., Naar, E., & Solomon, Z.  (2015). Comparison of secondary traumatization reactions: Wives of prisoners of war and therapists of sexual assault victims. Society and Welfare, 35(2), 177-201. (in Hebrew).

21. Bodner, E., & Bensimon, M. (2015). Problem music and its different shades over its fans. Psychology of Music, 43(5), 641-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735614532000

22. Solomon, Z., Bensimon, M., & Sharon, D. (2015). Betrayal and betrayed in the experience of former prisoners of war. Iyunim Bitkumat Israel (studies in Israeli and modern Jewish society), 25, 284-318. (in Hebrew).

23. Bodner, E., & Bensimon, M. (2016). The impact of disfavoured music on affect complexity in young adults. Psychology of Music, 44(4), 864-879. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735615594492

24. Lozon, J., & Bensimon, M. (2017). A systematic review on the functions of rap among gangs. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 61(11), 1243-1261.‏ https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15618430

25. Bensimon, M., Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2017). The emotional impact of national music on young and older adults differing in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Aging and Mental Health, 21(10), 1090-1098. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1196338

26. Shrira, A., Ayalon, L., Bensimon, M., Bodner, E., Rosenbloom, T., & Yadid, G. (2017). ‏Parental post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are related to successful aging in offspring of Holocaust survivors. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1099. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01099

27. Sommerfeld, E., Bensimon, M., & Lutzman, M. (2017). Minding the gaps: The adolescent's experience in front of the mirror. Current Psychology, 36(1), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9386-y

28. Bensimon, M. (2017). Victimization in light of self-compassion: Development towards communal compassion. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 35, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.06.002

29. Palgi, Y., Bensimon, M., & Bodner, E. (2017). Motives of mentalization among older adults exposed in adulthood to potentially traumatic life events: A qualitative exploration. Traumatology, 23(4), 273-281. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000113

30. Bensimon, M., Wiess, C., & Shapira, M. (2017). The therapy of former adolescent residents of Gush Katif: The central role of the community in coping. Society and Welfare, 37(1), 85-110. (in Hebrew).

31. Lahav, Y., Levin, Y., Bensimon, M., Kenet Maymon, Y., & Solomon, Z. (2017). Secondary traumatization and differentiation among ex-POWs' wives: A reciprocal association. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(4), 399-408. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22204

32. Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Hoffman, Y., Avidor, S., Bodner, E., Ben-Ezra, M., & Bensimon, M. (2018). Subjective age as a moderator in the reciprocal effects between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and self-rated physical functioning. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1746. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01746

33. Bensimon, M., Shaul, S., Div. S., Sandler, L., & Teitelbaum, A. (2018). Patient–centered approach in closed psychiatric wards: The curative power of relaxing music chosen by patients. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 55(2), 52-67.

34. Shrira, A., Menashe, R., & Bensimon, M. (2019). Filial anxiety and sense of obligation among offspring of Holocaust survivors. Aging and Mental Health, 23(6), 752-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1448970

35. Edri, O., & Bensimon, M. (2019). The role of music among prisoners and prison staff: A qualitative research study. European Journal of Criminology, 16(6), 633-651. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370818775295

36. Wiess, C., & Bensimon, M. (2020). Group music therapy with uprooted teenagers: The importance of structure. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 29(2), 174-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1695281

37. Bensimon, M. (2020). Relational needs in music therapy with trauma victims: The perspective of music therapists. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 29(3), 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1703209

38. Bensimon, M. (2020). Perceptions of music therapists regarding their work with children living under continuous war threat: Experiential reframing of trauma through songs. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 29(4), 300-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1703210

39. Benisty, M., Bensimon, M., & Ronel, N. (2021). Familial pains of imprisonment: The experience of parents and siblings of incarcerated men. Victims and Offenders, 16(2), 247-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2020.1810187

40. Inbar-Frohlich, T., Bensimon, M., & Ronel N. (2021). Families of animal rights activists as a basis of support for ideological delinquency – a phenomenological study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 65(2-3), 159-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20944694

41. Cohen-Louck, K. Bensimon, M., & Malinovsky, M. H. (2021). Perceptions of violent national-political protest among Arabs living in Israel: A pilot study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 65(2-3), 282-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20952392

42. Shaked, E., Bensimon, M., & Tuval Mashiach, R. (2021). Internalization and opposition to stigmatized social discourse among incest survivors. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(7), 847-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2021.1970680

43. Bensimon, M. (2022). Integration of trauma in music therapy: A qualitative study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(3), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001032

44. Ze’evi, N., Bensimon, M., & Gilboa, A. (2022). Into the groove of an alternative masculinity: Drumming groups for incarcerated individuals in a maximum-security facility. International Journal of Community Music, 15(2), 245-267. https://doi.org/10.1386/ijcm_00062_1

45. Inbar-Frohlich, T., Ronel N., & Bensimon, M. (2022). The influence of lawbreaking animal rights activists on their family members: The familial-ideological spin model. Journal of Crime and Justice, 45(5), 662-682. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2021.2016474

46. Bensimon, M. (2023). Explaining post-prison rehabilitation through music from the Good Lives Model perspective. European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), 122-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370821997339

47. Riabzev, A., & Bensimon, M. (2023). “When I sing – I exist”: A qualitative inquiry on post-traumatic growth in voicework groups with women coping with incest. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001557

48. Riabzev, A., & Bensimon, M. (2023). A qualitative investigation of self-compassion in music therapy group voicework with women coping with incest. Journal of Music Therapy, 60(4), 463-492. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thad020

49. Weissberger, G., Bensimon, M., & Shrira, A. (2023). Financial exploitation and mental health amongst Holocaust survivors: The moderating role of posttraumatic symptoms. International Psychogeriatrics. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000625

50. Milshteyn, Y., & Bensimon, M. (2023). Exploring the subjective experience of rave party participants in Israel who consume psychedelic drugs: A qualitative inquiry. Harm Reduction Journal, 20(176). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00908-5

51. Lozon, J., & Bensimon, M. (2024). The mutual enhancing effect of music and drugs and its eventual cessation in the lives of people coping with substance abuse: A qualitative inquiry. Current Psychology, 43(8), 6995-7006.‏  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04839-z

52. Bensimon, M. (2024). Beneficial and harmful music for substance use disorder clients: Implementation of the musical presentation technique. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 102121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2024.102121

53. Bensimon. M. (2024). Creating a benevolent world: Exploration of a music-based rehabilitation program for formerly incarcerated individuals. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 68(4), 317-335. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221102829

54. Inbar-Frohlich, T., Bensimon, M., & Ronel, N. (2024). The relationships between law-breaking and law-abiding ideological animal rights activists and their parents and spouses. Society and Animals. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-bja10190

55. Bensimon, M., Weissberger, G., & Shrira, A. (2024). A qualitative inquiry of holocaust survivors in the face of financial exploitation. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2024.2362698

56. Yaakobovitch, T., Bensimon, M., & Idisis, Y. (2024). An explanatory model of the phenomenon of male amateur pornography: A qualitative study. Current Psychology. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06329-2

57. Bensimon, M., & Afota Assaf, E. (Accepted). Intergenerational transmission of combat-related PTSD: The offspring’s lived experience. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.