Healthy Sexual Behavior

Efrati, Y. (2019). Normal Versus Abnormal Sexual Behavior in Adolescents. Psychiatric Times. 36, 9,14.

Child sexual abuse and harassment

Efrati, Y. (2025). Effectiveness of pupils’ perceptions of teacher communication strategies for addressing child sexual abuse and harassment in Israel: A six-month prospective study. Children and Youth Services Review, 177, 108477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108477

Efrati, Y. (2025). Teacher communication strategies for addressing child sexual abuse: A latent profile analysis. Child Indicators Research, 18:1185–1207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-025-10225-x 

Efrati, Y., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., (2023). Just talk to them! The importance of teacher-pupil communication about child sexual abuse and harassments as preventative measure: Data from an Israeli sample of pupils and their home-room teachers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20:273–286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00778-9

Risk Sexual Behavior

Efrati, Y., Goldman, K., Levin, K., & Rosca, P. (2022).  Early-life trauma, negative and positive life events, compulsive sexual behavior disorder and risky sexual action tendencies among young women with substance use disorder, Addictive Behaviors, 133, 107379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107379  

Pornography Consumption

Efrati, Y., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2019). The use of online pornography as compensation for loneliness and lack of social ties among Israeli adolescents. Psychological Reports, 122, 1865–1882. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118797580 

Compulsive Sexual Behavior

Efrati, Y., Shmulewitz, D., Skvirsky, V., Vider, M., Kor, A., Lev-Ran, S., & Mikulincer, M. (2026). Longitudinal Study of Probable Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use Profiles: Their Prospective Impact on Psychopathology During Wartime, Addictive Behaviors,175,108589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108589

Kabaha, M., & Efrati, Y. (2025). Profiles of Alcohol Use Disorders, Problematic Pornography Use, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: The role of mental health, moral disapproval, thought suppression, and self‑concealment among Israeli–Arab adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54:2269–2286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03179-2

Villena-Moya, A., Efrati, Y., Chiclana-Actis, C., & Testa, G. (2025). Family and parental factors related to pornography use and problematic pornography use among adolescents and young adults. Current Addiction Reports, 12:38.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00653-8

Online Sexual Behavior

Efrati, Y., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2020). Are adolescents who consume pornography different from those who engaged in online sexual activities? Children and Youth Services Review. Volume 111, 104843.