Marion F Ehrenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 4801061 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion F Ehrenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion F |
| FAMILY NAME | Ehrenberg |
| SIGNATURE | EHRENBERG M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3042-6718 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Young Women’s Perceptions of Parents’ Romantic Relationships in the Context of Parental Divorce
Few studies have explored young women’s spontaneous descriptions of their parents’ romantic relationships before divorce and their parents’ efforts in their marriage before deciding to separate. Twenty-two young women who experienced their parents’ divorce between their 11th and 17th birthdays completed qualitative interviews. Although parental conflict is an important predictor for children of divorced households, when asked to describe their pa…
Remarried Parents and Views on Marital Commitment
This study explored how five remarried parents—three mothers and two fathers—view the concept of marital commitment within their current marriages as well as retrospectively across different time periods in their lives. Using a qualitative methodology with integrated quantitative elements, a number of themes arose from these parents' responses that have important implications for both future research and clinical practice for professionals who su…
A Pilot Study of a Support Group for Children in Divorcing Families
The effectiveness of a community-based group for children with divorcing parents was evaluated. Using seven parent–child dyads, children's perceptions were assessed pre- and postprogram and parents' perspectives were assessed at group culmination. Results demonstrate a significant increase in children's perceptions of their family situation as “normal.” Better coping ability, fewer feelings of self-blame, and feeling less triangulated by parents …
Attachment Style and Marital Commitment in the Context of Remarriage
Adults and children benefit from the stability of remarried families, but second marriages are initially at higher risk for dissolution than first marriages. Grounded in attachment theory, this study examined how remarried parents' attachment styles influenced perspectives on marital commitment as a key psychological factor in strengthening the quality and duration of second marriages. Based on the responses of 145 remarried parents, the hypothes…
The Influence of Parental Separation and Divorce on Father–Child Relationships
Using a risk and resilience theoretical framework, this study examined the influence of parental divorce during childhood on father–child relationship quality in young adulthood. Relationship quality was measured using nurturant fathering and modified father involvement scales, and self-reports of current amount of face-to-face and verbal father–child contacts. Comparisons on these measures were made between 107 young adults from intact and 96 fr…
Siblings, Parenting, Conflict, and Divorce
This study investigated the relations among divorce, parenting quality, parental differential treatment (PDT), perceived unfairness of PDT, direct and differential exposure to interparental conflict, and adjustment in a sample of 368 young adults from intact and divorced families. Participants completed online questionnaires regarding their own and their sibling's family experiences in middle adolescence and their present adjustment. Participants…
When thinking hurts
The current study used an attachment framework to explore postrelationship rumination and adjustment. Young adults ( N = 231) involved in a romantic relationship that (a) was of 3 months duration or longer and (b) ended in the last 12 months participated in the study. The study assessed rumination generally (brooding, regret, and reflection), and specifically concerning the ended relationship (relationship preoccupation and romantic regret). At t…
Mothers' Discussions with Daughters Following Divorce
This study investigates how postdivorce maternal discussions with early adolescent daughters are related to mother-daughter relationships quality in the long-term. Employing individual interviews and self-report questionnaires, this was retrospectively assessed from the perspectives of 97 older adolescent and young adult daughters who experienced their parents' divorce during childhood. Participants reported on how frequently their mothers talked…
Adolescents in Divorcing Families
A representative sample of 3,198 Canadian adolescents in grades 6 through 12 was surveyed about seeking help in the face of parental separation and divorce. Qualitative content analyses of adolescents' responses to open-ended questions were used to identify themes that were reliably coded. In terms of “best” help-seeking options for adolescents in divorcing families, adult counsellors and friends were most frequently endorsed a total of 18 option…
Young Persons' Perspectives on the Influence of Family Transitions on Sibling Relationships
This exploratory study examines young persons' perceptions of sibling relationships in the context of parental divorce experienced during childhood. Thirty undergraduate participants (17-24 years) were interviewed individually (Adult & Divorce Sibling Relationship Interview) to describe sibling relationships now, before, during, and after parental separation. A grounded theory analysis revealed seven qualitative themes. A subsequent content analy…
Grandmother-Grandchild Contacts Before and After an Adult Daughter's Divorce
Studies of parents and children in divorcing families have demonstrated grandparents' positive influences on children's adjustment. Few studies considered the grandparents' perspectives on relationships with their grandchildren following divorce. Twenty-five maternal grandmothers with divorced adult daughters were interviewed about their contacts with grandchildren before and after separation; 25 demographically similar grandmothers comprised the…
An Exploratory Study of Young Persons' Attachment Styles and Perceived Reasons for Parental Divorce
The relation between young people 'perceptions of the reasonsfortheirparents 'divorces and their own feelings of security in romantic relationships was explored in this study. Eighty-one young persons from divorced homes completed the Reasons for Parental Divorce Questionnaire (RPDQ) developed specifically for this study and self-report instruments regarding attachment style, as measured by the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) (Bartholomew & Horow…
Cooperative Parenting Arrangements After Marital Separation
The identification of factors that predict cooperation and agreement between ex-spouses is important to understanding and promoting healthy post-divorce among parents and their children. This study of 64 separated and divorced parents was intended as an initial investigation of ex-couples who are able to negotiate and maintain mutually agreeable shared parenting arrangements, without legal or mental health intervention. As expected, these coopera…
An Exploratory Study of Young Persons' Attachment Styles and Perceived Reasons for Parental Divorce
The relation between young people 'perceptions of the reasonsfortheirparents 'divorces and their own feelings of security in romantic relationships was explored in this study. Eighty-one young persons from divorced homes completed the Reasons for Parental Divorce Questionnaire (RPDQ) developed specifically for this study and self-report instruments regarding attachment style, as measured by the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) (Bartholomew & Horow…
Cooperative Parenting Arrangements After Marital Separation
The identification of factors that predict cooperation and agreement between ex-spouses is important to understanding and promoting healthy post-divorce among parents and their children. This study of 64 separated and divorced parents was intended as an initial investigation of ex-couples who are able to negotiate and maintain mutually agreeable shared parenting arrangements, without legal or mental health intervention. As expected, these coopera…
An Exploratory Study of Young Persons' Attachment Styles and Perceived Reasons for Parental Divorce
The relation between young people 'perceptions of the reasonsfortheirparents 'divorces and their own feelings of security in romantic relationships was explored in this study. Eighty-one young persons from divorced homes completed the Reasons for Parental Divorce Questionnaire (RPDQ) developed specifically for this study and self-report instruments regarding attachment style, as measured by the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) (Bartholomew & Horow…
Young Persons' Perspectives on the Influence of Family Transitions on Sibling Relationships
This exploratory study examines young persons' perceptions of sibling relationships in the context of parental divorce experienced during childhood. Thirty undergraduate participants (17-24 years) were interviewed individually (Adult & Divorce Sibling Relationship Interview) to describe sibling relationships now, before, during, and after parental separation. A grounded theory analysis revealed seven qualitative themes. A subsequent content analy…
Grandmother-Grandchild Contacts Before and After an Adult Daughter's Divorce
Studies of parents and children in divorcing families have demonstrated grandparents' positive influences on children's adjustment. Few studies considered the grandparents' perspectives on relationships with their grandchildren following divorce. Twenty-five maternal grandmothers with divorced adult daughters were interviewed about their contacts with grandchildren before and after separation; 25 demographically similar grandmothers comprised the…
Mothers' Discussions with Daughters Following Divorce
This study investigates how postdivorce maternal discussions with early adolescent daughters are related to mother-daughter relationships quality in the long-term. Employing individual interviews and self-report questionnaires, this was retrospectively assessed from the perspectives of 97 older adolescent and young adult daughters who experienced their parents' divorce during childhood. Participants reported on how frequently their mothers talked…
Adolescents in Divorcing Families
A representative sample of 3,198 Canadian adolescents in grades 6 through 12 was surveyed about seeking help in the face of parental separation and divorce. Qualitative content analyses of adolescents' responses to open-ended questions were used to identify themes that were reliably coded. In terms of “best” help-seeking options for adolescents in divorcing families, adult counsellors and friends were most frequently endorsed a total of 18 option…
Siblings, Parenting, Conflict, and Divorce
This study investigated the relations among divorce, parenting quality, parental differential treatment (PDT), perceived unfairness of PDT, direct and differential exposure to interparental conflict, and adjustment in a sample of 368 young adults from intact and divorced families. Participants completed online questionnaires regarding their own and their sibling's family experiences in middle adolescence and their present adjustment. Participants…
When thinking hurts
The current study used an attachment framework to explore postrelationship rumination and adjustment. Young adults ( N = 231) involved in a romantic relationship that (a) was of 3 months duration or longer and (b) ended in the last 12 months participated in the study. The study assessed rumination generally (brooding, regret, and reflection), and specifically concerning the ended relationship (relationship preoccupation and romantic regret). At t…
The Influence of Parental Separation and Divorce on Father–Child Relationships
Using a risk and resilience theoretical framework, this study examined the influence of parental divorce during childhood on father–child relationship quality in young adulthood. Relationship quality was measured using nurturant fathering and modified father involvement scales, and self-reports of current amount of face-to-face and verbal father–child contacts. Comparisons on these measures were made between 107 young adults from intact and 96 fr…
Remarried Parents and Views on Marital Commitment
This study explored how five remarried parents—three mothers and two fathers—view the concept of marital commitment within their current marriages as well as retrospectively across different time periods in their lives. Using a qualitative methodology with integrated quantitative elements, a number of themes arose from these parents' responses that have important implications for both future research and clinical practice for professionals who su…
A Pilot Study of a Support Group for Children in Divorcing Families
The effectiveness of a community-based group for children with divorcing parents was evaluated. Using seven parent–child dyads, children's perceptions were assessed pre- and postprogram and parents' perspectives were assessed at group culmination. Results demonstrate a significant increase in children's perceptions of their family situation as “normal.” Better coping ability, fewer feelings of self-blame, and feeling less triangulated by parents …
Attachment Style and Marital Commitment in the Context of Remarriage
Adults and children benefit from the stability of remarried families, but second marriages are initially at higher risk for dissolution than first marriages. Grounded in attachment theory, this study examined how remarried parents' attachment styles influenced perspectives on marital commitment as a key psychological factor in strengthening the quality and duration of second marriages. Based on the responses of 145 remarried parents, the hypothes…
Young Women’s Perceptions of Parents’ Romantic Relationships in the Context of Parental Divorce
Few studies have explored young women’s spontaneous descriptions of their parents’ romantic relationships before divorce and their parents’ efforts in their marriage before deciding to separate. Twenty-two young women who experienced their parents’ divorce between their 11th and 17th birthdays completed qualitative interviews. Although parental conflict is an important predictor for children of divorced households, when asked to describe their pa…
Developmental psychology (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (9 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Feeling (5 works) · Perception (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Sociology (4 works)