Francine Lavoie

Université Laval | ULAVAL · School of Psychology

The current study used an intersectional framework to investigate international students' experiences of sexual violence and examine differences in contexts, consequences, and disclosure between international and domestic students. Secondary analyses (chi-squares, multivariate logistic regressions) were conducted on previously collected data. The s...

Sexual teen dating violence is highly prevalent and linked to numerous mental health problems. However, risk factors for this form of violence remain understudied. This study used a short-term prospective longitudinal design to investigate gendered pathways from exposure to interparental violence to sexual teen dating violence victimization through...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of teen dating victimization among boys and girls and examine their association with family and peer contextual risk factors and mental health indicators. Method: As part of the population-based Youths’ Romantic Relationships Project, 8,230 high school students, with a corresponding weig...

Research on casual sexual relationships (CSRs) among emerging adults is prevalent, yet our empirical and theoretical knowledge of relationship processes involved in these relationships is limited. The present study's objective was to compare four CSR partner types (acquaintance, friend, non-dating partner, ex-romantic partner) on passion, intimacy,...

The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of teen dating victimization among boys and girls and examine their association with family and peer contextual risk factors and injuries and mental health indicators. As part of the population-based Youths’ Romantic Relationships Project, 8 230 high school students were questioned about their vict...

Le but de ce chapitre est de présenter les résultats d’une étude portant sur la prévalence et les facteurs de risque de la violence (psychologique et physique) subie dans les relations amoureuses par des jeunes hommes adultes. Cette étude longitudinale comportant trois temps de mesure a été réalisée auprès de 132 hommes ayant en moyenne 17,3 ans au...

Cyberbullying has become a significant public health issue among youth and is associated with numerous mental health problems. While the majority of studies explored its mental consequences using cross-sectional design, this article aims to investigate direct and indirect links between cybervictimization, psychological distress and substance use am...

Child maltreatment has been associated with sexual risk behaviors. Previous investigators have typically studied only one form of maltreatment, preventing them from exploring interrelations between forms of maltreatment and their impact on sexual risk behaviors. Thus, this study aims to examine the unique, cumulative, and interactive effects of fou...

Dating violence (DV) is a widespread social issue that has numerous deleterious repercussions on youths’ health. Family and peer risk factors for DV have been widely studied, but with inconsistent methodologies, which complicates global comprehension of the phenomenon. Protective factors, although understudied, constitutes a promising line of resea...

Psychological characteristics may predispose youths to engage in casual sex relationships and experiences (CSREs). Using a prospective longitudinal design and in a subsample of 2601 high school students in the province of Québec, we explored possible shifts in engaging in one-night stands (ONSs) and friends with benefits (FWB) relationships over a...

Background/objective: The present study aimed to (1) examine prevalence rates and frequency of dating violence victimization among a representative sample of Quebec high school adolescents and (2) explore possible gender differences in these rates as well as in perceived impact of victimization. Method: A sample of 8,194 students completed quest...

Cette étude vise à documenter le rôle médiateur des symptômes de stress post-traumatique (SSPT) dans le lien entre l’agression sexuelle et différentes formes de victimisation vécues dans le contexte de relations amoureuses. L’étude se base sur l'Enquête sur les parcours amoureux des jeunes (PAJ) réalisée au sein de 34 écoles secondaires du Québec....

Despite efforts to prevent physical teen dating violence, it remains a major public health issue with multiple negative consequences. This study aims to investigate gender differences in the relationships between exposure to interparental violence (mother-to-father violence, father-to-mother violence), acceptance of dating violence (perpetrated by...

Previous research has shown an association between child maltreatment (sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or witnessing interparental violence) and adolescent sexual risk behaviors (SRBs). The mechanisms explaining this association are not well understood, but attachment theory could provide further insight into them. This study examined the re...

La violence dans les relations amoureuses (VRA) est répandue et associée à des conséquences préoccupantes pour les adolescents qui en sont victimes. Plusieurs études ont examiné comment les caractéristiques de la famille et des pairs contribuent au risque de victimisation. Cependant, les résultats obtenus à l’aide de méthodes variées tracent un por...

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is identified as a significant risk factor for later victimization in the context of adult intimate relationships, but less is known about the risk associated with CSA in early romantic relationships. This paper aims to document the association between CSA and teen dating victimization in a large representative sample of Qu...

BERGERON, M., HÉBERT, M., RICCI, S., GOYER, M.-F., DUHAMEL, N., KURTZMAN, L., AUCLAIR, I., CLENNETT-SIROIS, L., DAIGNEAULT, I., DAMANT, D., DEMERS, S., DION, J., LAVOIE, F., PAQUETTE, G. et S. PARENT (2016). Violences sexuelles en milieu universitaire au Québec : Rapport de recherche de l’enquête ESSIMU. Montréal : Université du Québec à Montréal.

While past studies have measured several indicators of relationship quality in relation to types of relationship agreement, most have not included polyamorous relationships, and have almost exclusively included samples of gay men. The purpose of this study was to address this gap by examining five dimensions of relationship quality and eight dimens...

Un portrait de l'environnement social et de l'adaptation psychosociale des jeunes québécois.e.s trans ou en questionnement de leur identité de genre Rapport de recherche du projet Parcours amoureux des jeunes LGBTQ du Québec

Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are still considered to be detrimental to the psychological well-being of youth even though findings remain inconclusive. Most studies have focused on emerging adulthood. Using a prospective design based on a representative sample of high school students in the province of Québec, we measured sexu...

Lapierre, A., Paradis, A., Hébert, M., Blais, M., & Lavoie, F. (2016, juillet). Motivations for Physical Dating Violence Perpetration : A Gender Comparison. Affiche présentée au , Portsmouth, NH.

Background: Child sexual abuse is associated with adverse outcomes, including heightened vulnerability that may translate into risk of revictimization. The aims of the study were: (1) to explore the direct and indirect links between child sexual abuse and cyberbullying, bullying, and mental health problems and (2) to study maternal support as a pot...

The present qualitative study examines relationships with benefits (RB) initiated during adolescence and currently terminated among university students. Twelve women and three men were individually interviewed. The results showed that physical and psychological attraction is the number one motivation for starting a RB. The main advantage of the RB...

OBJECTIVE: Most studies on adolescents and casual sex are a-theoretical. The objectives were: 1) to describe the Friends with benefits experience of adolescents, and 2) to examine factors associated to the intention to have such a relationship using the Theory of Planned Behavior. METHODS: A sample of 345 high schools students (50% female; mean age...

Objective: Juvenile delinquency is one of the major public concerns in many countries. This study aims to document the association between exposure to interparental violence and delinquent behaviors among high school students in Quebec (Canada). Methods: A representative sample of 8194 students aged 14-20 years was recruited in Quebec (Canada) h...

Research on casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) has increased in the last decade; however, there is no consensus about the scope and definition of CSREs. To describe the main forms of CSREs, a latent profile analysis was performed on single and sexually active men and women aged from 18 to 30 years old who described their last casua...

This is the first study to report the prevalence of sexual violence perpetrated by a sport coach within a representative sample of the general population of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years (N = 6,450). The questionnaire administered in high schools includes self-reported measures on a variety of dimensions relevant to the study of victimiz...

This study aims to document the prevalence of repeated patterns of dating victimization and to examine, within the frameworks of an ecological model and lifestyle/routine activities theories, associations between such patterns and family, peer, and individual factors. Dating victimization in adolescence (age 15) and early adulthood (age 21) was eva...

Dating violence (DV) is now recognized as an important public health issue. Prevention and intervention programs are being implemented in school contexts. Such initiatives aim to raise awareness among potential victims and offenders as well as among peer bystanders and offer adequate interventions following disclosure. Yet, a major challenge remain...

Cette étude s’inscrit dans la cadre de l’Enquête sur les parcours amoureux des jeunes (PAJ), une vaste étude longitudinale effectuée auprès d’adolescents québécois et qui a pour objectif principal de documenter la prévalence de la violence au sein des relations amoureuses des jeunes, la revictimisation, ainsi que les facteurs de risque et de résili...

This study describes the sociosemantic forms of love as well as the romantic expectations and paradoxes as they are reflected by the themes evoked by Quebec youth to describe their ideal romantic experience. A total of 6,961 young Quebecers aged 14 to 19 enrolled in schools described their ideal love experience, either one they have experienced or...

Dating violence in adolescence represents a major societal problem and a health issue. It is therefore important to understand the context and factors associated with this problem. The experience of victimisation during childhood can lead to psychological consequences that increase in turn the risk of future victimisations, among others within coup...

This analysis examined the contribution of personal, family (maternal and paternal support; sibling support) and extra-familiar (peer support; other adults) resilience to the prediction of clinical levels of PTSD symptoms in adolescents reporting sexual abuse. Controls were established for abuse-related variables (type of abuse, severity and multip...

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Multiple studies have demonstrated that adolescent dating violence is highly prevalent and is associated with internalizing and externalizing problems. A number of prevention initiatives are being implemented in North American high schools. Such initiatives aim to raise awareness among potential victims and offenders, and also among peer bystanders...

https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9781848883123/BP000003.xml The prevalence of violence in dating relationships of adolescents is considered to constitute a major public health problem, resulting in injuries and other mental and physical health consequences. This study sought to understand the co-occurrence of multiple types of dating violence (i...

This study examines the co-occurrence of multiple types of dating violence (psychological, physical and sexual) in which adolescents are involved as both perpetrators and victims. A sample composed of 135 high school students who reported being in a romantic relationship during the past year (aged 14-18, M=15.87) was used to explore whether differe...

The present study explores the worst experiences according to teenagers having experienced sexual dating violence victimization. Which situations are found to be difficult to deal with and are these generally associated with violent incidents? A survey on youths' romantic relationships was completed by teenagers (ages 14 to 18) in Quebec. Over 600...

Sexual-minority youths are particularly at risk of interpersonal prejudice. This study aims to document rates of prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender nonconformity among Quebec youths aged 14-22 years old and to contrast these rates according to gender and sexual orientation. Data for this study are drawn from 8,029 participants (54.63%...

This transversal study examines factors associated with a high degree of involvement in sexualized social activities (SESA) among a non-clinical sample of 815 adolescents (M = 15.86 years) attending secondary school. SESA include wet t-shirt contests, stripteases, sexualized dancing, same sex kissing, imitation of fellatio, dances miming sexual pos...

Interest This qualitative study aims to better understand the context of dirty dancing and same-sex kissing among adolescents, as well as the motivations for these behaviours from the perspective of youth workers. Method To this end, 36 practitioners working with adolescents were interviewed. A qualitative analysis was carried out using a consensu...

La recherche se penche sur les perceptions des mauvais traitements psychologiques (MTP) chez une population en ayant été victime et recevant les services d’un Centre Jeunesse. L’étude a eu pour objectifs (a) d’investiguer l’attribution que les jeunes font des causes des MTP, leur perception de contrôle et leur perception actuelle de l’abuseur, et (...

Distinguishing profiles of adolescent dating violence: perpetration and victimization.

Research studies have provided increasing evidence for the potential adverse impact of child sexual abuse on women's sexual health. The present study examined the association between child sexual abuse and sexual health while controlling for various forms of childhood victimization. Self-report questionnaires were administered to 889 young women fr...

The present study examined the association between child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual health outcomes in young adult women. Maladaptive coping strategies and optimism were investigated as possible mediators and moderators of this relationship. Data regarding sexual abuse, coping, optimism and various sexual health outcomes were collected using sel...

This study aimed to understand the nature of the relationships between three forms of past victimizations (exposure to interparental violence in childhood, sexual harassment by peers since beginning high school, prior experience of dating violence), physical dating violence perpetration by adolescents, and anger-hostility and emotional distress. Th...

En dépit des travaux menés sur les stratégies d’adaptation, les résultats demeurent insatisfaisants tant sur les plans théorique que pratique. La présente étude répond à certaines des critiques formulées en contribuant aux réflexions sur la conceptualisation des stratégies d’adaptation. Ces dernières sont investiguées chez une population à risque j...

Few studies have explored the possible contribution of the peer group to dating violence victimization. The current study tested the hypothesis that a risky lifestyle would mediate the relationship between deviant peer affiliation and dating violence victimization among adolescent girls. The proposed mediation model was derived from lifestyles and...

This study consists of an in-depth content analysis of 345 help requests made by 9- to 17-year-old youths to an anonymous hot line service, disclosing various manifestations of parental psychological violence. It provides an overall picture of the universe of psychological violence as reported by young victims, on the basis of the 5 following theme...

This study consists of an in-depth content analysis of 345 help requests made by 9- to 17-year-old youths to an anonymous hot line service, disclosing various manifestations of parental psychological violence. It provides an overall picture of the universe of psychological violence as reported by young victims, on the basis of the 5 following theme...

The contributions of Canadian community psychologists to ethics, theory, methodology, research, and practise are highlighted in this article Important debates about ethical issues in psychological research and practise have been advanced by Canadian community psychologists Canadian community psychologists have also introduced theoretical perspectiv...

The aim of this article is to highlight the value of community psychology practice. There is a growing consensus in the field that community psychologists should focus more attention on describing and communicating the nature and contributions of their practice. To further this goal, we identify five typical change strategies (applied research, con...

Liesette Brunson Université du Québec a ` Montréal L'objectif de cet article est de mettre en valeur la pratique de la psychologie communautaire. Il se dégage en effet un net consensus au sein de cette branche de la psychologie quant a ` la nécessité de prendre soin de mieux faire connaıˆtreconnaıˆtre la nature de son travail et ses contributions....

This study examined the exchange of sexual services for compensation (e.g., money, drugs, alcohol) in high school students. The sale of sex in young people from nonclinical samples has been the subject of recent studies, but buying such services has received far less attention. This study described these two phenomena and associated factors within...

The study's aim was to assess the association between adolescent girls' recall of child sexual abuse (CSA) and prevalence of dating victimization in early romantic relationships and to explore the link between multiple trauma history and mental disorders. When demographics and teacher-reported behavioral problems during childhood were controlled, t...

The authors provide a brief portrait of the socio-political-historical context of community psychology (CP) in Canada identifying linguistic, geographical, gender, and racial challenges, as well as the progressive social policies that have advanced the development and expression of CP in Canada. The growth of CP is mapped out over four decades punc...

Cette étude explore l'ampleur du phénomène de harcèlement sexuel vécu chez des jeunes francophones du Québec et examine les liens entre le harcèlement sexuel et d'autres expériences de victimisation vécues. L'échantillon est composé de 1 186 jeunes adultes Québécois francophones (577 hommes et 609 femmes) âgés entre 20 et 22 ans. Lors de rencontres...

Cette étude vise à déterminer l'incidence de la violence psychologique, de la violence physique et de la violence sexuelle subies par des adolescentes dans leurs fréquentations amoureuses, et à identifier les facteurs associés à chacun des types de violence. Toutes les élèves de 3e secondaire (N = 427) de deux écoles publiques ont répondu à un ques...

Cette étude vise à déterminer l’incidence de la violence psychologique, de la violence physique et de la violence sexuelle subies par des adolescentes dans leurs fréquentations amoureuses, et à identifier les facteurs associés à chacun des types de violence. Toutes les élèves de 3e secondaire (N = 427) de deux écoles publiques ont répondu à un ques...

Various experiences with violence during childhood and adolescence (parental violence, exposure to marital violence, sexual abuse within and outside the family, sexual harassment at school, community violence, involvement with violent or victimized peers, and previous dating violence) are examined as potential risk factors for psychological, physic...

Cette étude vise à explorer les interrelations qui existent entre diverses expériences des jeunes avec la violence, que ce soit comme victime, comme agresseur(e) ou comme témoin, dans le but de fournir un portrait global de la manière dont ces expériences s'agencent les unes avec les autres dans le vécu des adolescent(es). Elle est menée auprès d'u...

This paper reports the development of the Psychologically Violent Parental Practices Inventory (PVPPI), designed to measure the psychological maltreatment of children and youths in family settings, an issue for which there are few reliable, valid, and conceptually exhaustive measures available. Most existing measures are designed to be used retrosp...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes following participation in the ESPACE parents' workshop. A group of 55 parents who participated in the program, implemented in elementary schools in the Quebec city region, was compared to a group of 217 parents who did not attend the prevention workshop. The results revealed that attending par...

To examine whether there is a direct or a mediated association between dysfunctional parental behavior in later childhood and involvement in dating violence in a sample of low socioeconomic-status boys during mid-adolescence. Subjects were 717 boys who participated in a longitudinal study. Data collected at six time periods, beginning at age 10 yea...