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ד"ר שירה פלג
קורות חיים
A. Contact details
E—mail: pelegsha@biu.ac.il
B. Education
2013 - 2019: Ph.D., Social Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University
Dissertation title: " Defensive Processing of Threatening Health Messages"
2010 - 2013: M.A, Social Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University
Dissertation title: "predicting health-promoting behaviors following a first cardiac event"
2007 - 2010: B.A, Social Science, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
2001 - 2004: B.A, Business Management, with distinction, College of Management
Academic Studies (COMAS)
C. Academic Positions
2023 - present: Senior Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Social & Health Sciences
2023: Postdoctoral fellow, the Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2022 - 2023: Course Instructor, School of behavioral sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
Courses: Research Methods for M.A. in Psychology, Research workshop for B.A in Psychology
2021 - 2023: Course Instructor, Principles of Academic Thinking, Reading and Writing, The department of nursing sciences, Ruppin Academic Center
D. Research Awards and Grants
2023: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Institutional Grant
2015: A grant for a high rating of a research proposal by the National Science Foundation (ISF), on behalf of the Tel Aviv University Research Authority
2014: Dean's excellence scholarship as part of doctoral studies in psychology
E. Conference Presentations and Active Participation in Conferences
Peleg, S., & Shiloh, S (2018). A new measure of defensive reappraisal opens new horizons for understanding self-regulation processes. Paper presented at the 39th conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Lublin, Poland.
Peleg, S., George, S., Vilchinsky, N., Khaskiaa, A., Hod, H., & Mosseri, M (2018). Avoidance attachment orientation predicts HDL cholesterol levels among cardiac patients: The moderating role of perceived vulnerability. Paper presented at the 39th conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Lublin, Poland.
Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S (2017). The dynamic nature of self-assessed health (SAH): changes in SAH are associated with changes in affect among cardiac patients. Paper presented at the 31th conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Padova, Italy.
Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S. (2015). Illness perceptions or recurrence risk perceptions: What comes first? A longitudinal cross-lagged examination among cardiac patients. Paper presented at the 29th conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Limassol, Cyprus.
מחקר
פסיכולוגיה בריאותית
- אסטרטגיות התמודדות עם אירועים בריאותיים מאיימים והקשר שלהן עם תוצאות רגשיות והתנהגותיות
- זיהוי חסמים וגורמים מקדמים לביצוע התנהגויות מקדמות בריאות
- תהליכים ייחודיים בהזדקנות והאופן בו הם קשורים לרווחה הנפשית והפיזית של מבוגרים
קורסים
- סמינר בפסיכולוגיה של התנהגויות בריאות
- קוגניציה ורגש בקבלת החלטות בריאותיות
- דרכי התמודדות עם אתגרים בריאותיים
פירסומים
Peleg, S., Nudelman, G., Shiloh, S. (2022). COVID-19 state anxiety of older adults: Effects of defensive information processes. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2021.1956479
Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Core self-evaluations as resilience and risk factors of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-15.
doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2030480
Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Making sense of COVID-19: a longitudinal investigation of the initial stages of developing illness representations. Psychology & Health, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1925670
Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Vaccination against COVID-19: a longitudinal trans-theoretical study to determine factors that predict intentions and behavior. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 56, 357-367.
Nudelman, G., Peleg, S., & Shiloh, S. (2021). The Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Coronavirus Protective Behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-9. https:doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09960-6
Peleg, S., Nudelman, G. (2021). The relation between self-rated health and depressive symptoms among older adults: Does age matter? Social Science and Medicine, 280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114024
Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2021). Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviors: A matter of cognition or emotion? Health Psychology, 40 (7), 419-427. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001081
George-Levi, S., Peleg, S., Vilchinsky, N., Rafaeli, E., Khaskiaa, A., Mosseri, M., & Hod, H. (2020). Attachment insecurity hinders cardiac patients’ ability to receive partners’ care: A longitudinal dyadic study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1-19. doi: 10.1177/0265407519900998
Peleg, S., Litwin, H. (2019). The differential effects of social network on health in later life and the moderating role of depression. OBM Geriatrics, 3, 3-16. doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1903067
Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S (2017). The dynamic nature of self-assessed health (SAH): changes in SAH are associated with changes in affect among cardiac patients. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 9, 370–386. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12099
Peleg, S., Vilchinsky, N., Fisher, A.W., Khaskia, A., Mosseri, M. (2016). Personality makes a difference: Attachment Orientation Moderates Theory of Planned Behavior Prediction of Medication Adherence. Journal of Personality, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12294
Shiloh, S., Drori, E., Peleg, S., Banai, S., & Finkelstein, A. (2016). Mediation and moderation of the effects of watching the angiography screen on patients. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1131997
Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S. (2015). Illness perceptions or recurrence risk perceptions: What comes first? A longitudinal cross-lagged examination among cardiac patients. Psychology & Health, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1116533
Shiloh, S., deHeer, H. D., Peleg, S., Hensley Alford, S., Skapinsky, K., Roberts, J. S., & Hadley, D. W. (2015). The impact of multiplex genetic testing on disease risk perceptions. Clinical Genetics, 87(2), 117-123.
Shiloh, S., Steinvil, A., Drori, E., Peleg, S., Abramowitz, Y., Banai, S., & Finkelstein, A. (2014). Effect of guidance during cardiac catheterization on emotional, cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 15(4), 336-342.
תאריך עדכון אחרון : 30/11/2023