The psychological processes that facilitate or hinder equality
Nyul, B., Ksenofontov, I., Fleischmann, A., & Kahalon, R. (2025). Brilliance as gender deviance: Gender-role incongruity as another barrier to women’s success in academic fields. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 116, 104680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2024.104680
Kahalon, R., & Handelzalts, J. (2024). Investigating the under-recognition of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder among the public and mental health professionals. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102897
, , & (2024). How to Respond to Inappropriate Questions in Job Interviews: Personal and Social Consequences of Truth-Telling, Deflection and Confrontation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3062
Klein, V., Kosman, E. & Kahalon, R. (2024) Devaluation of Women’s Sexual Pleasure: Role of Relationship Context and Endorsement of the Madonna Whore Dichotomy. Sex Roles. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-023-01424-3
De Almeida, A. S., Gillath, O., Kahalon, R., & Shnabel, N.(2023). Effects of attachment security priming on women’s math performance. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124308
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., Sharvit, K., Halabi, S., & Wright, S. (2022). High-quality contact with fellow majority group students is associated with better academic performance of minority group students Personality and Social Psychological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221115943
Adar, R., Kahalon, R. *, Izenberg, V., Ulllrich, J., & Afek, A. (2022). Gender bias in the evaluation of interns in different medical specialties: An archival study. Medical Teacher, 44, 893-899. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2022.2046715
Kahalon, R., Becker, J., & Shnabel, N. (2022). Appearance comments presented as compliments at work: How are they perceived by targets and observers in and outside of workplace settings? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52, 751–762. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12732
Kahalon, R., Klein, V., Ksenofontov, I., Ulllrich, J., & Wright, S. (2022). Mentioning the sample’s country in the article’s title leads to bias in research evaluation. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 13, 352–361. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211024036
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., & Becker, J. (2020). The effects of exposure to positive gender stereotypes on women’s and men’s performance in counter-stereotypical tasks and pursuit of agentic and communal goals. Social Psychology, 51, 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000394
Kahalon, R., Bareket, O., Vial, A. C., Sassenhagen, N., Becker, J., & Shnabel, N. (2019). The Madonna-whore dichotomy predicts patriarchy endorsement: evidence from Israel, the United States and Germany. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43, 348-367. doi.org/10.1177/0361684319843298
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., Halabi, S., & Siman Tov-Nachlieli, I. (2019). Power does matter: Competitive victimhood in minority-majority relations stems from both power and morality needs. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58, 452-472. doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12276
Shnabel, N., Kahalon, R., Ullrich, J., & Aydin, A. L. (2019) When two groups hurt each other: Understanding and reducing the negative consequences of collective victimhood in dual conflicts. In J. Vollhardt (Eds.) The Social Psychology of Collective Victimhood. Oxford University Press.
Bareket, O., Kahalon, R.*, Shnabel, N. & Glick, P. (2018) The Madonna-whore dichotomy reflects men’s support for patriarchy but reduces their sexual and relationship satisfaction, Sex Roles, 79, 519-532. doi.org/10.1007/s11199-018-0895-7
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., & Becker, J. (2018). Don’t bother your pretty little head: Appearance compliments lead to improved mood but impaired cognitive performance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 42, 136-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684318758596
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., & Becker, J. (2018). Positive stereotypes negative outcomes: Reminders of the positive components of complementary gender stereotypes impairs performance in counter-stereotypical tasks. British Journal of Social Psychology, 57,482-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12240
Kahalon, R., Shnabel, N., & Becker, J. (2018). Experimental studies of state self-objectification: A review and an integrative process model, Frontiers in Psychology, 9:1268. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01268A
The effects of psychological and medical factors on health, mental health, and sexual health
Kahalon, R., & Klein, V. (2024). Unmasking the role of dehumanization in obstetric violence. Psychology of Violence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.10289.
, , , & (2024). Self-objectification and sexual dysfunction among women: Testing and extending objectification theory. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3056
Kahalon, R. and Adar, R. (2024), Exploring women’s strong preference for women surgeons in breast healthcare. World Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12098
Kahalon, R., Hässler, T., & Eisner, L. (2024). Self-objectification endorsement among heterosexual and sexual minority people and its association with negative affect and substance use. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000701
Tenne, Y., Kahalon, R., Daari, L., Preis, H., Eisner, M., Chen, R., … & Benyamini, Y. (2023). Is Oxytocin Administration During Childbirth Associated With Increased Risk for Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms?: A Preliminary Investigation. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 10-1097. DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000760
Kahalon, R., Preis, H., & Benyamini, Y. (2022). Mother-infant contact after birth can reduce postpartum post-traumatic stress symptoms through a reduction in birth-related fear and guilt. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110716
Kahalon, R., Yanushevsky Cnaani, G., Preis, H., & Benyamini, Y. (2022). The complex effects of maternal expectations on postpartum depressive symptoms: When does a protective factor become a risk factor? Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 43, 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1795826
Kahalon, R., Preis, H., Shilo, G., & Benyamini, Y. (2021). Maternal expectations among pregnant women from single, lesbian, and heterosexual parented families. Journal of Family Issues. 42, 863-880. doi.org/10.1177/0192513X20933927
Kahalon, R., Preis, H., & Benyamini, Y. (2020). Who benefits most from skin-to-skin mother-infant contact after birth? Survey findings on skin-to-skin and birth satisfaction by mode of birth. Midwifery, 92; 102862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102862