ד"ר מרים חסון
CV
Academic Position
| 2025-Present | Senior Lecturer, Child Development Program, Faculty of Education & Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
| 2023 – 2025 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Advisor: Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Ph.D. Primary research project: The Mother–Infant Neurobiological Development (MIND) Study |
Education
2017-2023 Ph.D | School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
2014-2016 MSW cum Laude | The School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
|
| 2009-2012 BSW | The Department of Social Work, Ariel University, Israel. |
Publications
Publications
1. | Chasson, M., Taubman–Ben–Ari, O., Dekel., S. (2025). Disruptive and adaptive effects of war exposure on mother-infant bonding. Advance online publication. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002075 |
2. | Mahamid, S., Chasson, M. (2025). Elevated risk of postpartum depressive symptoms among Arab women in Israel: The role of maternal role satisfaction and psychological flexibility. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 191(1), 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.09.026 |
3. | Khoury, J., Chasson, M., Ahtam, B., Fleming., L., Ou, Y., Bosquet Enlow, M., Grant, E., Lyons-Ruth, K. (2025). Maternal experience of childhood neglect linked to increased infant cortisol levels and limbic volumes. Child Maltreatment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595251376623 |
4. | Chasson, M., Borrelli, JL., Shai, D., Taubman–Ben–Ari, O. (2025). Maternal intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences in the context of early caregiving under varying levels of societal stress. Behavioral Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060717 |
5. | Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., Erel-Brodsky, H., Chasson, M., Ben-Yaakov, O., Meir, R., & Screier-Tivoni, A. (2025). Psychological distress and concerns of perinatal women during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic-a case study and empirical comparative examination. Current Psychology, 1-18. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07783-2 |
6. | Chasson, M., Khoury, J., Bosquet, M., Lyons-Ruth, K. (2025). Maternal caregiving moderates relations between maternal childhood maltreatment and infant cortisol regulation. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14171 |
7. | Mahamid, S., Chasson, M., Taubman – Ben-Ari, O. (2025). Challenging social taboos in early caregiving - Assessing maternal intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences among Arab mothers. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2025.2481481 |
8. | Chasson, M., Ben-Shlomo, S., Lyons-Ruth, K. (2025). Early parent-child relationship in the shadow of war-related trauma: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251325222 |
9. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2025). The Maternal Compassion Preoccupation Questionnaire (MCPQ): Development and initial validation. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001319 |
10. | Chasson. M. (2024) Psychological flexibility and role satisfaction as serial mediators between dispositional mindfulness and postpartum depressive symptoms. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2024.2431144. |
11. | Lyons-Ruth, K., Chasson, M., Khoury, J. (2024). Reconsidering the nature of threat in infancy: Integrating animal and human studies on neurobiological effects of infant stress. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105746 |
12. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2024). Paths from adverse and benevolent childhood experiences to personal growth after childbirth: The role of psychological distress, social support, and self-compassion. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(1), S28–S38. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001664. . |
13. | Chasson, M., Erel-Brodsky, H., & Taubman - Ben-Ari, O. (2024). Mother’s disintegrative responses in the context of infant care: Clinical and empirical evidence of the role of empathy and parity. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 41(2), 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1037/pap0000498. |
14. | Chasson, M., Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., & Erel-Brodsky, H. (2024). “I felt like a bad monster was rising up in me”: Empirical and clinical evidence of maternal disintegrative responses in the context of infant care. Feminism & Psychology, 34(1), 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593535231192181. |
15. | Kaçan-Bibican., B., Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2023). Contribution of personal and community resources to personal growth of mothers from Israel and Turkey. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2023.2260831. |
16. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2023). The contribution of childhood trauma to parental reflective functioning in the postpartum period: The role of maternal disintegrative responses and personal growth. Child Abuse & Neglect, 143, 106250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106250 |
17. | Chasson, M., Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., Abu-Sharkia, S., Weiss, E., Khalaf, E., & Mofareh, A. (2023). Psychological distress, optimism, and emotion regulation among Israeli Jewish and Arab pregnant women during COVID-19. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 41(2), 228-243.1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1983528. |
18. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2023). The contribution of childhood experiences, maternal disintegrative responses and self-compassion to maternal self-efficacy and role satisfaction: A prospective study. Current Psychology, 42(1), 30164–30173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-04085-9. |
19. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben‐Ari, O. (2023). The Maternal Disintegrative Responses Scale (MDRS): Development and initial validation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(2), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23414. |
20. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2022). The Maternal Disintegrative Responses Scale (MDRS) and its associations with attachment orientation and childhood trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect, 131, 105693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105693. |
21. | Taubman – Ben-Ari, O., Chasson, M., Erel-Brodsky, H., Abu Sharkia, S., Skvirsky, V., & Horowitz, E. (2022). Contributors to COVID-19-related childbirth anxiety among pregnant women in two pandemic waves. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(1),110. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010110. |
22. | Chasson, M., Taubman-Ben-Ari, O., & Abu-Sharkia, S. (2022). Posttraumatic growth in the wake of COVID-19 among Jewish and Arab pregnant women in Israel. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 14(8), 1324–1332. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001189. |
23. | Chasson, M., Ben‐Yaakov, O., & Taubman–Ben‐Ari, O. (2021). Parenthood in the shadow of COVID‐19: The contribution of gender, personal resources and anxiety to first time parents' perceptions of the infant. Child & Family Social Work, 27(1), 79-89.https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12883. |
24. | Chasson, M., Ben-Yaakov, O., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2021). Meaning in life among new mothers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of mothers’ marital satisfaction and perception of the Infant. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(1), 3499–3512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00378-1. |
25. | Taubman-Ben-Ari, O., Ben-Yaakov, O., & Chasson, M. (2021). Parenting stress among new parents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Abuse & Neglect, 105080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105080. |
26. | Taubman–Ben‐Ari, O., Chasson, M., & Abu‐Sharkia, S. (2021). Childbirth anxieties in the shadow of COVID‐19: Self‐compassion and social support among Jewish and Arab pregnant women in Israel. Health & Social Care in the Community. 29(5), 1409-1419.https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13196. |
27. | Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., Chasson, M., Horowitz, E., Azuri, J., & Davidi, O. (2021). Personal growth in early pregnancy: the role of perceived stress and emotion regulation. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 40(6), 550-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1925096. |
28. | Chasson, M., Taubman-Ben-Ari, O., & Abu-Sharkia, S. (2020). Jewish and Arab pregnant women’s psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: the contribution of personal resources.Ethnicity & Health, 26(1), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2020.1815000. |
29. | Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., Chasson, M., Abu Sharkia, S., & Weiss, E. (2020). Distress and anxiety associated with COVID-19 among Jewish and Arab pregnant women in Israel. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 38(3), 340-348.https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1786037. |
30. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2020). Early maternal caregiving: A conceptualization of maternal compassion preoccupation. Qualitative Health Research, 30(9), 1303-1313.https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320908570. |
31. | Chasson, M., & Taubman–Ben-Ari, O. (2020). Personal growth of single mothers by choice in the transition to motherhood: A comparative study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 39(3), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1718627. |
תאריך עדכון אחרון : 24/02/2026