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Childhood interpersonal trauma; Abuse and neglect; Sexual well-being; Relational processes; Couple relationships; Aging
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September 2019 - present
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September 2014 - December 2019
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Background: Childhood maltreatment (CM), experienced by about 40 % of adults, is associated with romantic relationship challenges like instability, sexual dissatisfaction, and dysfunction. While CM has been linked to lower sexual desire and higher distress, its impact within couples and underlying mechanisms remain underexplored. Touch aversion, wh...
Childhood trauma alters both emotional and relational processes, and thus could make it more difficult for couples to navigate relationship challenges such as sexual disagreements. Given the potential threat they involve, sexual conflicts may elicit more negative emotions for both partners. They can also trigger attachment insecurities—relational v...
Background
When an individual in a relationship is coping with low desire/arousal, both partners experience difficulties, including higher levels of sexual distress. Effective emotional regulation strategies, such as self-compassion, could have individual and interpersonal benefits for couples with sexual interest/arousal disorder (SIAD).
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Sexual satisfaction can be important for overall well-being and has been described as a sexual right. Individual and cultural factors, such as gender identity and sexual orientation, may influence the ways in which individuals describe, share, or experience their sexuality. The aims of the present study were to examine the factor structure of the f...
Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been consistently associated with negative sexual outcomes in couples. Yet, its link with sexual motivation, which plays a key role in relational and sexual well-being, remains elusive. Based on self-determination theory, sexual motivations encompass intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation (i.e., integrated, ident...
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Although society still holds age-related stereotypes dismissing the sexuality of aging individuals, older adults remain sexually active and find sexuality to be an important part of their quality of life. Primarily oriented toward a biomedical and dysfunctional lens, prior research neglected the subjective well-being of elderly individ...
Positive views of adolescents’ sexuality have only begun to garner interest in the last two decades. Despite great strides in this emerging area, progress is limited by the paucity of valid and reliable measures among this population. The goal of this study was to validate the widely used adult five-item Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction (GMSEX...
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Childhood maltreatment (CM) is an interpersonal trauma reported by 35% to 40% of individuals in population-based studies in North America. It refers to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as physical and emotional neglect. Although there is a growing body of cross-sectional work focusing on associations between CM and sexual...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) tends to occur in close relationships and involves sexual acts and betrayal. Thus, it is thought to affect sexual well-being in adulthood more so than any other form of childhood trauma. Research conducted over the last decade resulted in an impressive diversity of evidence reporting that CSA may be related to greater sexua...
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A growing body of research suggests that childhood neglect is associated with several negative repercussions in adulthood such as low self-esteem. However, we know little about howvictims navigate their sexuality. Methods: We explored associations between childhood neglect, identity impairment and sexual disturbances in adulthood, and ex...
Research has revealed a significant prevalence of sexual problems in adulthood among child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors, yet many survivors do not report such difficulties. This study examined the moderator role of relationship satisfaction in the association between CSA and sexual difficulties in adulthood. Questionnaires assessing history of CSA,...
Sexual victimization in adulthood (SVA; i.e. sexual assault, sexual violence within an intimate relationship) is related to negative effects such as psychological distress and lower sexual adjustment. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms at work within this relationship. This study examined the role of disclosure, social reactio...
La présente étude vise à valider en français l’Inventaire des capacités du soi altérées (Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities, IASC; Briere, 2000) dans le but de faciliter l’usage de cet instrument pour les chercheurs et les cliniciens francophones. Les résultats indiquent que l’Inventaire des capacités du soi altérées (ICSA) possède une bonne cohé...
Considering the long-term deleterious consequences of child maltreatment, it is crucial to better understand the pathways leading to psychological outcomes in emerging adulthood. This study contributes to the existing knowledge through the examination of the role of romantic attachment as a mechanism explaining the association between child maltrea...
Considering the heightened risk of adults who have experienced childhood cumulative trauma (CCT) to suffer from depressive symptoms, the present study aimed to investigate mindfulness and dissociation as possible mechanisms implicated in this relationship. A total of 234 clients seeking psychotherapy for sexual and/or relational difficulties comple...
The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the course of sexualized behavior problems (SBP) over 2 years in a sample comprised of 104 children aged 2–12, including 62 children with histories of child sexual abuse (CSA). Parents completed questionnaires assessing SBP, internalizing and externalizing difficulties at baseline, as well as 2 year...
Long term consequences of child maltreatment, such as poorer physical and psychological health (Whitaker et al., 2014) and more domestic violence (Labella et al., 2018) have been documented among adults (Dugal et al., 2016). Yet, limited research has studied the link between childhood neglect (CN) and adult relatedness (i.e., interpersonal relation...
Alors que les conséquences à long terme des mauvais traitements à l’enfance, telles qu’une santé physique plus faible ou plus de violence conjugale, ont été documentées chez les adultes (Dugal et al., 2016), peu de recherches ont étudié le lien entre la négligence à l’enfance et les capacités du soi relationnelles (CSR) à l’âge adulte. Les théories...
Objective: Based on the paucity of self-report measures of disorganized attachment (DA), we developed and tested a scale examining adults’ self-reported disorganized verbalizations, cognitions, and behaviors when discussing their childhoods.
Method: The Disorganized Response Scale (DRS) was created and administered to 640 university students, and...
The relationship between type of trauma exposure, cumulative trauma, peritraumatic distress, and subsequent acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms was examined prospectively in 96 individuals presenting with acute medical injuries to a Level 1 emergency/trauma department. Common precipitating traumas included motor vehicle-related events, stabbings,...
Based on attachment theory, we hypothesized that self-reported childhood experiences of disengaged parenting (DP) would predict adults' psychological symptoms even more than, on average, childhood sexual, physical, or psychological abuse. In a large (N = 640) university sample, bootstrapped multiple regression analyses indicated that although vario...
It is increasingly recognized that child sexual abuse (CSA) has significant consequences that can persist throughout life (Hornor, 2010). Many adverse impacts are associated to this interpersonal trauma, such as sustaining sexual coercion from an intimate partner (Daigneault et al., 2009). Even though several perpetrators of sexual coercion have a...
Capsule de recherche - Équipe de recherche FRQ-SC – Violence sexuelle et santé (ÉVISSA)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern. Yet, despite an increasingly extensive literature on interpersonal violence, research on male victims of IPV remains sparse and the associations between different forms of child maltreatment (CM) and IPV victimization and perpetration in men remains unclear. The present meta-analysis...
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Patients consulting for sexual difficulties frequently present additional personal or relational disorders and symptoms. This is especially the case when they have experienced cumulative adverse childhood experiences (CACEs), which are associated with symptom complexity. CACEs refer to the extent to which an individual has experience...
L’agression sexuelle en enfance (ASE) est une expérience prévalente de violence interpersonnelle chez les adultes consultant en thérapie sexuelle, avec des taux variant entre 29% chez la hommes et 56% chez les femmes (Berthelot et al., 2014; Godbout et al., 2016). La sévérité de l’ASE se définit selon plusieurs facteurs, dont la relation avec l’agr...
Despite decades of prevention campaigns and research, childhood interpersonal trauma (i.e., psychological, physical and sexual abuse, psychological and physical neglect, witnessing interparental violence) remains an endemic problem with longstanding and deleterious negative effects on adult psycho-relational functioning. This chapter aims to presen...
Oral presentation presented in the symposium entitled ”Mechanisms Explaining Interpersonal Violence and its Effects in Different Developmental Periods”
Cette présentation fait un survol des modèles et typologies disponibles pour rendre compte des relations conjugales. Face aux lacunes des modèles et typologies et à la lumière de récents écrits scientifiques (Dugal, Bigras, Laforte, Godbout et Bélanger, accepté), un modèle intégrateur basé sur l’interdépendance des relations conjugales (IRC) sera d...
Childhood cumulative trauma (CCT) refers to an amalgam of childhood maltreatment experiences that can lead to a range of symptoms and problems in adulthood. The current study examined an integrative model of CCT for its relevance to psychosexual adjustment in adult survivors. A total of 620 participants aged 18 years and over completed a questionna...
La maltraitance touche plus d’un enfant sur trois et ses conséquences tant sur le développement que sur la santé mentale sont de plus en plus documentées. Avoir vécu de maltraitance durant l’enfance est un prédicteur de la détresse psychologique à l’âge adulte, particulièrement de l’anxiété et de la dépression. La théorie de l’attachement a été pro...
Une recension exhaustive des modèles théoriques qui ont été publiés au cours des dernières décades a été effectuée afin de faire une synthèse des modèles et typologies des relations conjugales (Dugal, Bigras, Laforte, Godbout & Bélanger, soumis; dans Lussier, Sabourin & Bélanger, en préparation). À la lumière des écrits scientifiques, cette présent...
Une recension exhaustive des modèles théoriques qui ont été publiés au cours des dernières décades a été effectuée afin de faire une synthèse des modèles et typologies des relations conjugales (Dugal, Bigras, Laforte, Godbout & Bélanger, soumis; dans Lussier, Sabourin & Bélanger, en préparation). À la lumière des écrits scientifiques, cette présent...
Cumulative trauma or exposure to multiple types of child abuse or neglect increases the risk experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV; Green 2005; Iverson, 2013) and are associated with deficits in emotion regulation (Briere & Rickards, 2007), which are considered as robust determinants of psychological IPV (Berzenski & Yates, 2010; Shorey et al...
The empirical literature indicates that childhood emotional abuse (CEA) produces long lasting impairments in interpersonal relatedness and identity, often referred to as self-capacities. CEA has also been shown to negatively impact couple functioning. This study examined the role of identity and interpersonal conflicts in mediating the relationship...
Evidence suggests a robust association between different types of childhood interpersonal traumas (i.e., sexual abuse, neglect, physical and psychological violence) and depressive symptoms (Briere & Jordan, 2009). Authors suggest that the experience of multiple interpersonal traumas (i.e., cumulative trauma) contributes to a more complex symptomato...
Research indicates that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) produces lasting alterations in interpersonal relatedness, identity, and affect regulation, often referred to as self-capacity disturbance. CSA also has been shown to negatively impact sexual functioning. This study examined the role of altered self-capacities in mediating the relationship betwee...
Bien qu’il soit reconnu que les traumas interpersonnels en enfance (i.e. abus sexuel, physique et psychologique, négligence, intimidation) augmentent le risque de perpétrer de la violence conjugale (VC) à l’âge adulte, les mécanismes qui font état de la complexité de cette relation demeurent largement méconnus (Daisy & Hien, 2014). Certains auteurs...
Attachment representations are associated with psychosexual adjustment in intimate relationships (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). Few studies, however, have investigated relationship processes modulating the effect of attachment insecurity on sexuality (Dewitte, 2012). This study examined whether perceived partner support moderates associations among r...
Beginning in childhood and extending across the lifespan, men and women both experience violence inside and outside the home and share many of the same effects following victimization, yet men are less likely to disclose victimization and to access psychological and health services. Untreated effects of child maltreatment (CM) may contribute to var...
Cette communication présente les données préliminaires d’une étude longitudinale auprès d’individus consultant des stagiaires en sexologie clinique de l’UQÀM. Un total de 112 participants ont rempli un questionnaire portant sur leurs caractéristiques sociodémographiques, motifs de consultation, antécédents de traumas interpersonnels (p. ex., agress...
La recherche empirique fait état de liens entre différents types de traumas interpersonnels à l’enfance (p. ex., agression sexuelle, négligence, violence) et des symptômes persistants de dépression (Briere et Jordan, 2009; Putnam, 2003). Des auteurs tels que Briere, Hodges et Godbout (2010) ont démontré que le cumul de plusieurs expériences de trau...
Early sexually abusive experiences are linked to greater risks of interpersonal and sexual problems in adulthood (Godbout et al., 2006; Lacelle et al., 2012). A number of empirical studies also suggest that adult sexual assault (ASA) is related to deleterious effects on survivors’ sexual and social functioning (Briere et al., 1997; Hanson et al., 1...
Previous studies highlighted robust relations between sexual victimization and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression (Briere & Rickards, 2007; Godbout et al., 2006). Results of a growing number of empirical studies suggest that sexual victimization is related to deleterious effects on sexual functioning (Najman et al., 2005). The go...
