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Safwat Y. Diab

Observed names: Diab, Safwat, Diab, Safwat Y., S. Y. Diab, Safwat Diab, Safwat Y Diab, Safwat Y. M. Diab
ORCID: 0000-0001-6483-7182
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-6483-7182
OpenAlex ID: A5012531263
Is silence about trauma harmful for children? Transgenerational communication in Palestinian families
2019 · Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Transcultural Psychiatry · 71
War trauma and maternal–fetal attachment predicting maternal mental health, infant development, and dyadic interaction in Palestinian families
2017 · Raija-Leena Punamäki, Sanna Isosävi, et al. · Attachment & Human Development · 55
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Society, individual, family, and school factors contributing to child mental health in war: The ecological-theory perspective
2018 · Safwat Y. Diab, Esa Palosaari, et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect · 48
Maternal pre- and postnatal mental health and infant development in war conditions: The Gaza Infant Study.
2017 · Raija-Leena Punamäki, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · 47
War trauma and infant motor, cognitive, and socioemotional development: Maternal mental health and dyadic interaction as explanatory processes
2021 · Samir R. Qouta, Mervi Vänskä, et al. · Infant Behavior and Development · 42
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Factors contributing to student academic underachievement in war and conflict: A multilevel qualitative study
2020 · Safwat Y. Diab, Jon-Håkon Schultz · Teaching and Teacher Education · 38
Assessment of service provider competency for child and adolescent psychological treatments and psychosocial services in global mental health: evaluation of feasibility and reliability of the WeACT tool in Gaza, Palestine
2021 · M. J. D. Jordans, A. Coetzee, et al. · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · 37
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Toxic Environment of war: Maternal prenatal heavy metal load predicts infant emotional development
2019 · Mervi Vänskä, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Infant Behavior and Development · 33
It Takes Time to Unravel the Ecology of War in Gaza, Palestine: Long-Term Changes in Maternal, Newborn and Toddlers’ Heavy Metal Loads, and Infant and Toddler Developmental Milestones in the Aftermath of the 2014 Military Attacks
2020 · Nabil al Baraquoni, Samir R. Qouta, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 30
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A cross sectional study of the relationship between the exposure of pregnant women to military attacks in 2014 in Gaza and the load of heavy metal contaminants in the hair of mothers and newborns
2017 · Paola Manduca, Safwat Y Diab, et al. · BMJ Open · 29
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Maternal Trauma Affects Prenatal Mental Health and Infant Stress Regulation Among Palestinian Dyads
2017 · Sanna Isosävi, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Infant Mental Health Journal · 24
The protective role of maternal posttraumatic growth and cognitive trauma processing among Palestinian mothers and infants
2017 · Safwat Y. Diab, Sanna Isosävi, et al. · Infant Behavior and Development · 24
Caregiving representations in war conditions: Associations with maternal trauma, mental health, and mother–infant interaction
2020 · Sanna Isosävi, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Infant Mental Health Journal · 23
Trauma and Parenting Beliefs: Exploring the Ethnotheories and Socialization Goals of Palestinian Mothers
2020 · Saija L. Kankaanpää, Sanna Isosävi, et al. · Journal of Child and Family Studies · 19
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Ecological Approach to Academic Achievement in the Face of War and Military Violence: Mediating and Moderating Role of School, Family, and Child Characteristics
2018 · Safwat Y. M. Diab, Marja Guillaume, et al. · The Elementary School Journal · 17
Maternal experience of their infants’ crying in the context of war trauma: Determinants and consequences
2019 · Katri Lahti, Mervi Vänskä, et al. · Infant Mental Health Journal · 16
The role of acoustic features of maternal infant-directed singing in enhancing infant sensorimotor, language and socioemotional development
2023 · Raija-Leena Punamäki, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Infant Behavior and Development · 12
The role of maternal attachment in mental health and dyadic relationships in war trauma
2019 · Raija-Leena Punamäki, Samir R. Qouta, et al. · Heliyon · 12
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The protective role of maternal post-traumatic growth and cognitive trauma processing in Palestinian mothers and infants: a longitudinal study
2018 · Safwat Y Diab, Sanna Isosävi, et al. · The Lancet · 11
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Maternal and foetal exposure to potentially toxic metals of modern weaponry and infant cognitive, sensorimotor, and socioemotional development: The role of breastfeeding
2025 · Raija-Leena Punamäki, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Infant Behavior and Development · 10
Vocal emotion expressions in infant‐directed singing: The impact of war trauma and maternal mental health and the consequences on infant development
2020 · Raija‐Leena Punamäki, Mervi Vänskä, et al. · Infant and Child Development · 10
Psychosocial intervention and dreaming among war-affected Palestinian children.
2016 · Samir R. Qouta, Kirsi Peltonen, et al. · Dreaming · 9
Changes in outcomes of pregnancies in Gaza from 2011 to 2016; relationship with environmental changes and load of heavy metals in mothers and newborns
2017 · Nabil Al Baraquni, Dania Abu Abadi, et al. · Reproductive Toxicology · 2
Treating war- and conflict-related nightmares in children and youth: outcomes of a school-based intervention
2026 · Jon Håkon Schultz, June Forsberg, et al. · Frontiers in Sleep · 1
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The Development and Application of a Potentially Traumatic Events Checklist for Conflict-Affected Pupils Living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
2026 · June T. Forsberg, Safwat Y. Diab, et al. · Child Psychiatry & Human Development
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Works count: 29
Citation count: 620
H-index: 16
I10-index: 21
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