Prof. Moshe Bensimon

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. (Accepted). 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. 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. (2022). Creating a benevolent world: Exploration of a music-based rehabilitation program for formerly incarcerated individuals. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221102829

47. 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

48. Lozon, J., & Bensimon, M. (2023). 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.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04839-z

49. 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

50. 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. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thad020

51. 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

52. 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

53. Inbar-Frohlich, T., Bensimon, M., & Ronel, N. (Accepted). The relationships between law-breaking and law-abiding ideological animal rights activists and their parents and spouses. Society and Animals.

54. Bensimon, M. (Accepted). Beneficial and harmful music for substance use disorder clients: Implementation of the musical presentation technique. The Arts in Psychotherapy.