Personal profile
About Me
I am the Head of the Addictive Behaviors Lab at Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Education, as well as the Religious Education research institute.
Research areas:
Adolescent sexuality (sexual education, sexual vulnerability, inappropriate sexual behavior)
Addictions (psychoactive substances and behavioral addictions)
Risk behaviors in adolescence
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 2010 → May 2012
Award Date: 3 May 2012
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 2009 → May 2012
Award Date: 3 May 2012
Master's Degree, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 2000 → Oct 2003
Award Date: 1 Oct 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions
Ince, C., Antons, S., Ashton, S., Borgogna, N. C., Brand, M., Briken, P., Castro-Calvo, J., Chen, L., Coleman, E., Efrati, Y., Fernández, D. P., Fuss, J., Gleason, N., Gola, M., Jennings, T. L., Kowalewska, E., Kraus, S. W., Lewczuk, K., Grubbs, J. B. & Lew-Starowicz, M. & 8 others, , 2 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 15, 1, p. 32-98 67 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Humor in Sexual Communication and Sexual Well-Being Outcomes Among Mother–Daughter Dyads
Schmil- Itzhak, L. & Efrati, Y., 12 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sex Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Longitudinal study of probable compulsive sexual behavior disorder and problematic pornography use profiles: their prospective impact on psychopathology during wartime
Efrati, Y., Shmulewitz, D., Skvirsky, V., Vider, M., Kor, A., Lev-Ran, S. & Mikulincer, M., Apr 2026, In: Addictive Behaviors. 175, 108589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Young Adults Coping with Sibling Loss: Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use Disorder
Shaer, B. G., Gross, Z. & Efrati, Y., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
“Feeling unseen”: Generation and psychometric validation of a scale assessing sense of absence
Efrati, Y. & Potenza, M. N., 2 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 15, 1, p. 230-244 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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