Yvonne Bohr
Biographic Data
| ID | 759656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonne Bohr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonne |
| FAMILY NAME | Bohr |
| SIGNATURE | BOHR Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8469-7401 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Examining the association between feeling respected and sense of belonging among Syrian refugee families in Ontario, Canada
The concept of belonging to a host country has gained importance in understanding the process of integration of migrant populations. In the country of settlement, belonging can be associated with individual and social factors, including interpersonal relationships, such as those within the same family. Healthy family functioning, an indicator of positive intimate relationships between couples, is associated with individuals’ stronger sense of bel…
Co-Developing and Validating the I-SPARX Wellness Questionnaire
Inuit youth in Nunavut demonstrate resilience despite enduring inequities and unmet mental health needs shaped by colonial legacies. As Inuit communities prioritize youth mental wellness, actively engaging young people in research and developing culturally relevant assessment tools is critical. This study describes the collaborative process of designing an Inuit-specific well-being survey, the [Questionnaire name blinded], and examines its psycho…
Self-Kindness, Mindfulness, and Common Humanity
Objectives: Self-compassion is associated empirically with well-being among Western populations and conceptually with traditional Indigenous wellness concepts of self-kindness, mindfulness, and common humanity, suggesting self-compassion may be useful when designing mental wellness interventions with Indigenous communities. This systematic review sought to explore how self-compassion relates to well-being within Indigenous communities and the pos…
Resilience in children and youth in street situations in León, Nicaragua
There are tens of millions of children and youth in street situations (CYSS) worldwide, the majority of whom are males living in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Many of these children demonstrate impressive adaptability and resilience. The focus of the current research was on the resilience of male CYSS in León, Nicaragua. Qualitative data were collected through individual interviews and focus groups with CYSS, their family members, community m…
Reflections on SPARX, a self-administered e-intervention for depression, for Inuit youth in Nunavut
Inuit youth in Canada endure significant mental health challenges, including geographic isolation, economic hardships, mental health stigma, and severely limited access to mental health services in remote Northern communities. Yet Inuit are also among the least likely of all youth in Canada to seek help when experiencing distress. This troubling reality highlights the need for an exploration of self-administered and discreet therapeutic intervent…
An exploration of parenting styles, cultural values, and infant development in a sample of Latin American immigrants in Canada
The objective of the current research was to investigate the relationship between parenting style, culture, and infant development in a sample of Latin American mother‐infant dyads in Toronto, Canada. We examined associations between mothers’ self‐reported parenting style and infant cognitive and socioemotional development, which we compared to results from mothers belonging to two other Canadian immigrant populations. We further examined whether…
Feasibility of training service providers on the Ambiance‐Brief measure for use in community settings
The Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification—Brief (AMBIANCE‐Brief) was developed to provide a clinically useful and psychometrically sound assessment of disrupted parenting behavior for community practitioners. With prior evidence of this tool's reliability and validity in laboratory settings, this study aimed to determine whether providers from family service agencies could become reliable in the use of the level …
The Crying Clinic
Peripartum depression (PPD) is considered a major public health concern due to its profound impact on families, including infants. In this paper, we report on a pilot initiative designed to reduce barriers and stigma related to the use of traditional infant mental health services for immigrant parents deemed at high risk of PPD. The Crying Clinic ( CC ) is an innovative walk‐in service offered in a culturally diverse Canadian community to support…
Contemporary Practice of Traditional Aboriginal Child Rearing
There is a dearth of literature available on traditional Aboriginal child rearing. This review paper explores Aboriginal child rearing to determine if traditional practices are still in use, how these may differ from mainstream child rearing and may have been modified by mainstream influences and colonialism. Traditional Aboriginal parenting is discussed in the context of colonialism and historic trauma, with a focus on child autonomy, extended f…
Maternal sensitivity and language in infancy each promotes child core language skill in preschool
The association between alcohol, marijuana, illegal drug use and current use of E-cigarette among youth and young adults in Canada
This study is nationally representative and provides insight into e-cigarette use among youth and young adults aged 15-24 years. Given that e-cigarettes can be used as illicit drug delivery systems, more studies are needed to understand how Canadian youth and young adults are using e-cigarettes. Stricter restrictions on public e-cigarette smoking, and awareness campaigns informing youth of risks of e-cigarette smoking should be implemented
Evaluating Caregiver Sensitivity to Infants
The significance of caregiver sensitivity for child development has been debated among scholars, not least due to sensitivity's inconsistent predictive value over time and across contexts. A lack of uniformity in the definition of sensitivity contributes to this debate, but shortfalls of intertool concordance and construct validity in the instruments used to assess sensitivity may also be at issue. This study examines correspondences among four e…
Adolescent romantic competence and parenting attitudes
The current study examined the distinctive gender-related expressions of adolescent romantic competence and patterns of maternal and paternal attitudes toward daughters' and sons' romantic involvements. Employing a qualitative approach, an in-depth interview assessing romantic competence was given to 69 Israeli adolescents (37 boys) ranging in age from 15 to 18 years, M = 16.74 ( SD = .81). In addition, parents were interviewed regarding their at…
Dual Vulnerability of Being Both a Teen and an Immigrant Parent
Pregnancy and Motherhood Among Adolescent Girls in Child Protective Services
The objective of the current study was to produce a meta-synthesis of the existent qualitative research on pregnant or mothering adolescents who have been in the custody of child protective services. Seven overarching themes emerged from analyzing 17 qualitative studies: (1) infant filling an emotional void; (2) lack of consistent education and lack of sexual education; (3) motherhood adversities; (4) mistrust of others and social stigma; (5) per…
Adolescent Daughters’ Romantic Competence
Prevalence and Characteristics of Teen Motherhood in Canada
Satellite babies in transnational families
This study examines a practice which is characteristic of an era of intensifying globalization: As part of a transnational lifestyle, an increasing number of immigrants to North America send infants thousands of miles back to their country of origin to be raised by members of their extended families—a culturally sanctioned tradition. After several years of separation, the children return to the biological parents to attend school in the adopted c…
Infant mental health programs
This article describes one child and family treatment center's process of creating a long‐awaited, new infant/child early intervention program. An experimental service model is discussed in the context of the need for empirically validated assessment and intervention for very young clients in high‐risk families. Case examples and illustrations of service flow are provided. Some features of this program, such as the fact that it was set up for a s…
The Eating Attitudes Test
Synopsis Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa ( N = 160) and female comparison ( N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated with the EAT-40 ( r = 0·98) and three factors form subscales which are meaningfully related to bulim…
Pregnancy and Motherhood Among Adolescent Girls in Child Protective Services
The objective of the current study was to produce a meta-synthesis of the existent qualitative research on pregnant or mothering adolescents who have been in the custody of child protective services. Seven overarching themes emerged from analyzing 17 qualitative studies: (1) infant filling an emotional void; (2) lack of consistent education and lack of sexual education; (3) motherhood adversities; (4) mistrust of others and social stigma; (5) per…
Satellite babies in transnational families
This study examines a practice which is characteristic of an era of intensifying globalization: As part of a transnational lifestyle, an increasing number of immigrants to North America send infants thousands of miles back to their country of origin to be raised by members of their extended families—a culturally sanctioned tradition. After several years of separation, the children return to the biological parents to attend school in the adopted c…
Adolescent Daughters’ Romantic Competence
Feasibility of training service providers on the Ambiance‐Brief measure for use in community settings
The Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification—Brief (AMBIANCE‐Brief) was developed to provide a clinically useful and psychometrically sound assessment of disrupted parenting behavior for community practitioners. With prior evidence of this tool's reliability and validity in laboratory settings, this study aimed to determine whether providers from family service agencies could become reliable in the use of the level …
Adolescent romantic competence and parenting attitudes
The current study examined the distinctive gender-related expressions of adolescent romantic competence and patterns of maternal and paternal attitudes toward daughters' and sons' romantic involvements. Employing a qualitative approach, an in-depth interview assessing romantic competence was given to 69 Israeli adolescents (37 boys) ranging in age from 15 to 18 years, M = 16.74 ( SD = .81). In addition, parents were interviewed regarding their at…
Maternal sensitivity and language in infancy each promotes child core language skill in preschool
Infant mental health programs
This article describes one child and family treatment center's process of creating a long‐awaited, new infant/child early intervention program. An experimental service model is discussed in the context of the need for empirically validated assessment and intervention for very young clients in high‐risk families. Case examples and illustrations of service flow are provided. Some features of this program, such as the fact that it was set up for a s…
The Eating Attitudes Test
Synopsis Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa ( N = 160) and female comparison ( N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated with the EAT-40 ( r = 0·98) and three factors form subscales which are meaningfully related to bulim…
Infant mental health programs
This article describes one child and family treatment center's process of creating a long‐awaited, new infant/child early intervention program. An experimental service model is discussed in the context of the need for empirically validated assessment and intervention for very young clients in high‐risk families. Case examples and illustrations of service flow are provided. Some features of this program, such as the fact that it was set up for a s…
Satellite babies in transnational families
This study examines a practice which is characteristic of an era of intensifying globalization: As part of a transnational lifestyle, an increasing number of immigrants to North America send infants thousands of miles back to their country of origin to be raised by members of their extended families—a culturally sanctioned tradition. After several years of separation, the children return to the biological parents to attend school in the adopted c…
Prevalence and Characteristics of Teen Motherhood in Canada
Dual Vulnerability of Being Both a Teen and an Immigrant Parent
Pregnancy and Motherhood Among Adolescent Girls in Child Protective Services
The objective of the current study was to produce a meta-synthesis of the existent qualitative research on pregnant or mothering adolescents who have been in the custody of child protective services. Seven overarching themes emerged from analyzing 17 qualitative studies: (1) infant filling an emotional void; (2) lack of consistent education and lack of sexual education; (3) motherhood adversities; (4) mistrust of others and social stigma; (5) per…
Adolescent Daughters’ Romantic Competence
Adolescent romantic competence and parenting attitudes
The current study examined the distinctive gender-related expressions of adolescent romantic competence and patterns of maternal and paternal attitudes toward daughters' and sons' romantic involvements. Employing a qualitative approach, an in-depth interview assessing romantic competence was given to 69 Israeli adolescents (37 boys) ranging in age from 15 to 18 years, M = 16.74 ( SD = .81). In addition, parents were interviewed regarding their at…
Evaluating Caregiver Sensitivity to Infants
The significance of caregiver sensitivity for child development has been debated among scholars, not least due to sensitivity's inconsistent predictive value over time and across contexts. A lack of uniformity in the definition of sensitivity contributes to this debate, but shortfalls of intertool concordance and construct validity in the instruments used to assess sensitivity may also be at issue. This study examines correspondences among four e…
The association between alcohol, marijuana, illegal drug use and current use of E-cigarette among youth and young adults in Canada
This study is nationally representative and provides insight into e-cigarette use among youth and young adults aged 15-24 years. Given that e-cigarettes can be used as illicit drug delivery systems, more studies are needed to understand how Canadian youth and young adults are using e-cigarettes. Stricter restrictions on public e-cigarette smoking, and awareness campaigns informing youth of risks of e-cigarette smoking should be implemented
Contemporary Practice of Traditional Aboriginal Child Rearing
There is a dearth of literature available on traditional Aboriginal child rearing. This review paper explores Aboriginal child rearing to determine if traditional practices are still in use, how these may differ from mainstream child rearing and may have been modified by mainstream influences and colonialism. Traditional Aboriginal parenting is discussed in the context of colonialism and historic trauma, with a focus on child autonomy, extended f…
Maternal sensitivity and language in infancy each promotes child core language skill in preschool
Feasibility of training service providers on the Ambiance‐Brief measure for use in community settings
The Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification—Brief (AMBIANCE‐Brief) was developed to provide a clinically useful and psychometrically sound assessment of disrupted parenting behavior for community practitioners. With prior evidence of this tool's reliability and validity in laboratory settings, this study aimed to determine whether providers from family service agencies could become reliable in the use of the level …
The Crying Clinic
Peripartum depression (PPD) is considered a major public health concern due to its profound impact on families, including infants. In this paper, we report on a pilot initiative designed to reduce barriers and stigma related to the use of traditional infant mental health services for immigrant parents deemed at high risk of PPD. The Crying Clinic ( CC ) is an innovative walk‐in service offered in a culturally diverse Canadian community to support…
Reflections on SPARX, a self-administered e-intervention for depression, for Inuit youth in Nunavut
Inuit youth in Canada endure significant mental health challenges, including geographic isolation, economic hardships, mental health stigma, and severely limited access to mental health services in remote Northern communities. Yet Inuit are also among the least likely of all youth in Canada to seek help when experiencing distress. This troubling reality highlights the need for an exploration of self-administered and discreet therapeutic intervent…
An exploration of parenting styles, cultural values, and infant development in a sample of Latin American immigrants in Canada
The objective of the current research was to investigate the relationship between parenting style, culture, and infant development in a sample of Latin American mother‐infant dyads in Toronto, Canada. We examined associations between mothers’ self‐reported parenting style and infant cognitive and socioemotional development, which we compared to results from mothers belonging to two other Canadian immigrant populations. We further examined whether…
Resilience in children and youth in street situations in León, Nicaragua
There are tens of millions of children and youth in street situations (CYSS) worldwide, the majority of whom are males living in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Many of these children demonstrate impressive adaptability and resilience. The focus of the current research was on the resilience of male CYSS in León, Nicaragua. Qualitative data were collected through individual interviews and focus groups with CYSS, their family members, community m…
Co-Developing and Validating the I-SPARX Wellness Questionnaire
Inuit youth in Nunavut demonstrate resilience despite enduring inequities and unmet mental health needs shaped by colonial legacies. As Inuit communities prioritize youth mental wellness, actively engaging young people in research and developing culturally relevant assessment tools is critical. This study describes the collaborative process of designing an Inuit-specific well-being survey, the [Questionnaire name blinded], and examines its psycho…
Self-Kindness, Mindfulness, and Common Humanity
Objectives: Self-compassion is associated empirically with well-being among Western populations and conceptually with traditional Indigenous wellness concepts of self-kindness, mindfulness, and common humanity, suggesting self-compassion may be useful when designing mental wellness interventions with Indigenous communities. This systematic review sought to explore how self-compassion relates to well-being within Indigenous communities and the pos…
Examining the association between feeling respected and sense of belonging among Syrian refugee families in Ontario, Canada
The concept of belonging to a host country has gained importance in understanding the process of integration of migrant populations. In the country of settlement, belonging can be associated with individual and social factors, including interpersonal relationships, such as those within the same family. Healthy family functioning, an indicator of positive intimate relationships between couples, is associated with individuals’ stronger sense of bel…
Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (4 works)