Dr. Nudelman Gabriel
Fields of Research
Dr. Nudelman Gabriel
School of Behavioral Sciences

Gabrielnu@mta.ac.il

  • Health Psychology

  • Health Behaviors

  • Meta-analysis

  • Network Analysis

  • Justice Research

Short Bio

Dr. Nudelman completed his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Psychology (magna cum laude) and M.A. in Social Psychology (summa cum laude) at Tel-Aviv University. He taught statistics and research methods for undergraduate and graduate students at various academic institutions for a decade. 

Gabriel completed his Ph.D. and post-doctoral training at Tel-Aviv University, specializing in the fields of Health Psychology and Justice Research, and received several awards, such as the Wolf Foundation Scholarship, the International Society for Justice Research Travel Award, and numerous Excellence Scholarships from Tel-Aviv University. 

He was awarded the Minerva Fellowship and was a Research Fellow at Philipps University of Marburg. Gabriel joined the Psychology Department at The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo in 2018.

Selected Publications

  1. Nudelman, G., & Asban, S. (2022). Patterns of health lifestyle      behaviors: Findings from a representative sample of Israel. BMC Public      Health, 22, 2099. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14535-5

  2. Shiloh, S.,      Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Investigation of the      correspondence principle with regard to specific and general COVID-19      behaviors. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Advance      online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12700

  3. Hanalis-Miller, T., Nudelman, G., Ben-Eliyahu,      S., & Jacoby, R (2022). The Effect of Preoperative Psychological      Interventions on Psychological, Physiological, and Immunological Indices      in Oncology Patients: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 839065.      https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.839065

  4. Cheng, Y., Nudelman, G., Ma, J., & Otto, K.,      (2022). Conceptualization and Measurement of Effort- and Valence-Based      Just World Beliefs. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.      Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000703

  5. 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. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2030480

  6. Nudelman, G., Kamble, S., & Otto, K. (2022). Using Protection      Motivation Theory to Predict Adherence to COVID-19 Behavioral Guidelines. Behavioral      Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2021.2021383

  7. 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(4),      357–367. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab101

  8. Peleg, S., Nudelman, G., & Shiloh, S.,      (2022). COVID-19 state anxiety of older adults: Effects      of defensive information processes. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 35(1),      111-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2021.1956479

  9. 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 

  10. Nudelman, G., Kamble, S. V., & Otto, K. (2021). Can personality      traits predict depression during the COVID-19 pandemic? Social Justice      Research, 34, 218–234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-021-00369-w

  11. Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2021). Associations      between self-rated health and depressive symptoms among older adults: Does      age matter? Social Science & Medicine, 280, 114024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114024

  12. Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G.     (2021). Making sense of COVID-19: a longitudinal investigation of the      initial stages of developing illness representations, Psychology &      Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1925670

  13. Nudelman, G., Peleg, S. & Shiloh, S. (2021). The association      between healthy lifestyle behaviours and coronavirus protective      behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28,      779–787. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09960-6

  14. Nudelman, G., & Otto, K. (2021). Personal Belief in a Just      World and Conscientiousness: A meta‐analysis, facet‐level examination, and      mediation model. British Journal of Psychology, 112, 92-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12438

  15. Nudelman, G., & Otto, K. (2020). The development of a new risk      of bias measure for meta-analyses of surveys. Methodology: European      Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 16(4),      278–298. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.4329

  16. Shiloh, S., & Nudelman, G. (2020). Exploring      dimensions of health behaviors’ representations. Psychology &      Health, 35, 1017-1032. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1707828

  17. Cheng, Y., Nudelman, G., Otto., K., & Ma, J.      (2020). Belief in a just world and employee voice behavior: The mediating      roles of perceived efficacy and risk. The Journal of Psychology:      Interdisciplinary and Applied, 154(2), 129-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2019.1670126

  18. Nudelman, G., & Ivanova, E. (2020). The Relationship between      Frequency of Performance and Perceived Importance of Health Behaviours. Journal      of Health Psychology, 25, 1692-1706. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318770724

  19. Nudelman, G., Kalish, Y., & Shiloh, S. (2019). The centrality      of health behaviours: A network analytic approach. British Journal of      Health Psychology, 24, 215-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12350

  20. Nudelman, G., & Shiloh, S. (2018). Connectionism and behavioral      clusters: Differential patterns in predicting expectations to engage in      health behaviors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, 890-901. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax063

  21. Nudelman, G., & Nadler, A. (2017). The effect of apology on      forgiveness: Belief in a just world as a moderator. Personality & Individual differences, 116, 191-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.048

  22. Nudelman, G., & Shiloh, S. (2016). Understanding behavioral      clusters: Identifying differences between clusters of health behaviors on      key constructs. Psychology & Health, 31(12), 1375-1390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1208822

  23. Nudelman, G., Otto, K., & Dalbert, C. (2016). Can Belief in a      Just World Buffer Mood and Career Prospects of People in Need of Risk      Protection? First Experimental Evidence. Risk Analysis: An      International Journal, 36(12), 2247-2257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.12588

  24. Wu, M. S., Pan, X., Wang, P., Li, H., & Nudelman,      G. (2016). Measurement bias in justice motive research: A      meta-analysis of belief in a just world among Chinese [in Chinese]. Chinese      Social Psychology Review, 11, 170-186. https://www.jikan.com.cn/article/1062509.html

  25. Nudelman, G., & Shiloh, S. (2015). Mapping health behaviors:      Creating and validating a common-sense taxonomy of health behaviors. Social      Science & Medicine, 146, 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.004

  26. Nudelman, G. (2014). Meta analysis: The five factor model of      personality and the belief in a just world. In SAGE Research Methods      Cases. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013514689

  27. Nudelman, G. (2013). The belief in a just world and personality: A      meta-analysis. Social Justice Research, 26(2), 105-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11211-013-0178-y

  28. Nudelman, G., & Shiloh, S. (2011). Who deserves to be sick? An      exploration of the relationships between belief in a just world, illness      causal attributions and their fairness judgements. Psychology, Health      & Medicine, 16(6), 675-685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.569730