Marie-France Goyer’s research while affiliated with University of Quebec in Montreal and other places

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Publications (10)


Linking Sexual Violence Experiences to Gender Identities, Gender Expression, and Sexual Identities: Differences Across Groups and Implications for Trauma Symptoms
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January 2025

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Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Alexa Martin-Storey

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Sexual and gender minoritized populations experience more sexual violence in higher education contexts and report more mental health consequences resulting from these experiences than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. A person-centered approach was used to better understand the complex ways that gender identity, trajectory, and expression as well as sexual identity intersect in relation to vulnerability for sexual violence. Our objectives were to examine (a) how experiences of sexual violence and (b) the attribution of sexual violence to gender and sexuality-related characteristics varied across gender and sexuality classes, and (c) how attributing sexual violence experiences to gender and sexuality was associated with trauma symptoms. A sample of 2,936 gender and sexual minoritized general vocational students in Quebec, Canada, completed surveys regarding their experiences of sexual violence; how they attributed these experiences to their gender identity, expression, and trajectory; sexual minority status; and their resulting trauma symptoms. Six classes (questioning gender identity students: plurisexual women, plurisexual men, cisgender gay men, cisgender lesbian women, and transgender/nonbinary students) were identified. Significant differences in both the number of sexual violence experiences and attribution of sexual violence to gender and sexuality were observed across classes. Finally, attributing sexual violence to an aspect of gender or sexuality was associated with higher levels of trauma symptoms, although this association did not vary across gender or sexuality class. The findings highlight the complex ways in which gender and sexuality overlap and the relevance of addressing cissexism and heterosexism in sexual violence prevention and intervention efforts.

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Frequency of Socio-Demographic Characteristics for the Sample, by Status (n = 9145)
Proportion of Participants Reporting at least one event of SVUC since arriving to university, by gender
Sexual Violence on University Campuses: Differences and Similarities in the Experiences of Students, Professors and Employees

December 2019

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Canadian Journal of Higher Education

This article presents a portrait of sexual violence on university campuses (SVUC) at six universities in Québec (Canada) and explores differences and similarities in the experiences of students, professors and employees. Data are drawn from the Enquête Sexualité, Sécurité et Interactions en Milieu Universitaire (ESSIMU). They reveal disturbing rates of SVUC among students (36.2%), professors (38.8%) and employees (38.7%). The results show that the hierarchical status of perpetrators was higher than that of victims for a significant proportion of professors (33%) and employees (50.7%). When asked about the type of assistance they would want in the event of SVUC, the majority of students, professors and employees affirmed they would want support during the reporting/complaint process, information about available recourse within the university to report the incident, and psychological support provided by a resource outside the university.


Frequency of Socio-Demographic Characteristics for the Sample, by Status (n = 9145)
Proportion of Participants Reporting at least one event of SVUC since arriving to university, by gender
Sexual Violence on University Campuses: Differences and Similarities in the Experiences of Students, Professors and Employees

December 2019

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Canadian Journal of Higher Education

This article presents a portrait of sexual violence on university campuses (SVUC) at six universities in Québec (Canada) and explores differences and similarities in the experiences of students, professors and employees. Data are drawn from the Enquête Sexualité, Sécurité et Interactions en Milieu Universitaire (ESSIMU). They reveal disturbing rates of SVUC among students (36.2%), professors (38.8%) and employees (38.7%). The results show that the hierarchical status of perpetrators was higher than that of victims for a significant proportion of professors (33%) and employees (50.7%). When asked about the type of assistance they would want in the event of SVUC, the majority of students, professors and employees affirmed they would want support during the reporting/complaint process, information about available recourse within the university to report the incident, and psychological support provided by a resource outside the university.


Passion, Intimacy, and Commitment in Casual Sexual Relationships in a Canadian Sample of Emerging Adults

November 2018

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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, and commitment, the components of Sternberg's triangular theory of love. A total of 441 Canadians aged 18-25 years who were not in a romantic relationship, and who reported having had more than one sexual contact with their last CSR partner, completed an online survey. Across all partner types, passion was highest, followed by intimacy and commitment. Levels of passion, intimacy, and commitment generally increased with partner familiarity. However, CSR partner type differences on the three components were partially explained by CSR components (i.e., frequency of sexual activity, frequency of social activity, whether partners saw each other with the main goal of having sex, sexual exclusivity agreement, and hopes about the relationship). Results are consistent with CSRs' emphasis on sexuality, and, to a lesser extent, emotions. However, they challenge the mainstream and scientific conflation of CSRs with an absence of emotional bond, commitment, or love.





Table 2 . Sexual orientation, age, and relationship duration by relationship type. 
Table 3 . Correlation Coefficients among Relationship Quality Dimensions. 
Table 6 . Mean scores on relationship equity dimensions by groups.* 
Examining relationship quality across three types of relationship agreements

January 2017

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Sexualities

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 dimensions of relationship equity in a sexually diverse Canadian sample (n=3463) across three types of relationship agreements (monogamous, open, and polyamorous). The data were collected online as part of a larger study. In order to compare relationship types on relationship dimensions, MANCOVAs were computed using age, relationship duration, cohabitation status, sex, sexual orientation, and an interaction term of sex and sexual orientation as control variables. High scores of relationship quality and equity were reported by the overall sample, and scores on all scales did not significantly differ by types of relationship agreements. Overall, these results strongly suggest that these types of relationship agreements are equally healthy viable options.


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Intimidation homophobe, stratégies d’adaptation et intégration de l’orientation sexuelle

December 2015

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Fractal Revista de Psicologia

Sexual minority youths (SMY) face challenges in consolidating their sexual identity because of heterosexism. The role of homophobic bullying and coping strategies in the formation of sexual identity has been explored within a convenient sample of 262 sexual minority youths. Six dimensions of sexual identity formation have been tested, independent variables being: homophobic bullying, coping strategies (avoidance and problem-solving), age, gender, migration trajectory, residency, sexual attraction and time elapsed since the realization of the sexual identity difference. Homophobic bullying was associated with a lower score of sexual identity affirmation and higher scores of identity concealment, internalized homo/bi-phobia, acceptance concern, identity uncertainty and process difficulty. Problem-solving coping strategies were associated with acceptance concerns. Avoidance coping strategies were associated with higher scores of acceptance concern and process difficulty in accepting non-heterosexual identity. Results confirm the importance of homo/bi-phobia prevention in order to help SMY in sexual identity consolidation.


The Structure of Casual Sexual Relationships and Experiences among Single Adults Aged 18–30 Years Old: A Latent Profile Analysis

October 2015

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33 Citations

The Canadian journal of human sexuality

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 casual sexual experience. Five profiles were identified: 1) the one-time sexual encounter; 2) the ex-romantic partnership, in which one still has sexual contact after ending their romantic relationship; 3) the mostly about sex partnership, in which contacts are primarily sexual, whether or not a friendship exists; 4) the intimate and sexual partnership, a hybrid of friend and romantic partner with whom one has frequent sexual and social interactions without commitment or intent to form a couple; 5) the friendship first partnership, a friendship to which sex is added, where social activities and friendly interactions dominate. Participants across profiles differed according to the number of sexual partners in the past year, their intention of having other sexual contacts with the partner, being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the most recent sexual encounter with their partner and their type of sexual exclusivity agreement. This research contributes to a better description and understanding of CSREs among young adults and to further specifying its area of investigation.

Citations (7)


... Violence is a physical aggression from one person to another. Sexsual Violence against women is social symptom that has lasted for a long time from primitive societies to modern societies today, (Bergeron et al., 2019). Various acts of violence have been experienced by women from time to time, many factors are behind the emergence of acts of violence against women, including cultural factors, social factors, and economic factors, (Abdul, 2014). ...

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Qualitative Study of Sexual Violence Mapping at Islamic Religious Universities, Nusa Tenggara Barat
Sexual Violence on University Campuses: Differences and Similarities in the Experiences of Students, Professors and Employees

Canadian Journal of Higher Education

... Based on this research, several recommendations have been made for improving campus responses to sexual violence. This has included suggesting increased mental health support (McDougall, 2019), better information and assistance in reporting incidents (Bergeron et al, 2019), educating people on sexual violence, healthy relationships, and consent communications (Senn et al, 2015;Kilimnik and Humphreys, 2018;Theissen et al, 2021), recognising the diversity that exists among international students and their specific cultural needs (Todorova et al, 2022;Fethi et al, 2023), collaborating with students and community organisations to enhance programming (Lalonde, 2017;Martin-Storey et al, 2018), and enhancing trust in post-secondary institutions (Marques et al, 2020). In addition, given that sexual violence impacts particular groups more than others (for example, Indigenous women, international students), researchers have suggested viewing post-secondary responses to sexual violence through Indigenous feminist antiracist (Brule, 2018) and intersectional (Colpitts, 2022;Fethi et al, 2023) lenses which recognise that people navigate the world with multiple identities, privileges, and constraints. ...

Sexual Violence on University Campuses: Differences and Similarities in the Experiences of Students, Professors and Employees

Canadian Journal of Higher Education

... Sexual violence includes sexual harassment (i.e., verbal and non-verbal behaviors that are sexual in nature and reflect hostile and degrading attitudes), unwanted sexual behavior (i.e., a range of behaviors in which the perpetrator has or attempts to have unwanted sexual contact including but not limited to sexual assault), and sexual coercion (i.e., situations in which an individual feels blackmailed or extorted into sexual activity) (Basile, Smith, Breiding, Black, & Mahendra, 2014;Bergeron et al., 2018;Edwards et al., 2015;Martin-Storey et al., 2018). Sexual violence is commonly considered to be a traumatic event. ...

Violences sexuelles en milieu universitaire: synthèse des résultats de l'enquête ESSIMU au Québec.

Canadian women's studies = Les cahiers de la femme

... The complex variety of CSRs also involve different relational characteristics, with varying degrees of familiarity and emotional connections in the form of intimacy, passion, and commitment. This is the case among CSR partners who are friends or ex-romantic partners, where different affectionate behaviors (such as cuddling, foreplay, and spending the night) and levels of emotional and sexual exclusiveness and sexual satisfaction may be present [33,34,[38][39][40]. Knowledge on the relational processes involved in different types of CSRs is still limited, but the few quantitative studies comparing different CSRs point to relevant differences according to these characteristics (e.g., [37][38][39]). ...

Passion, Intimacy, and Commitment in Casual Sexual Relationships in a Canadian Sample of Emerging Adults
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  • November 2018

... -Mogilski et al. [27] found no significant differences in satisfaction, based on a study of 173 adults, mostly women, in CNM or monogamous relationships. -Séguin et al. [28] found no significant differences in satisfaction, based on a study of 3463 Canadian adults in CNM (13.5%) or monogamous relationships. Several representative studies include: -Levine et al. [17] found lower satisfaction in open relationships, based on a study of 2270 U.S. adults using data from the 2012 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB). ...

Examining relationship quality across three types of relationship agreements

Sexualities

... L'influence des expériences d'intimidation homophobe sur la construction de l'identité sexuelle est plutôt bien documentée (Mohr et Kendra, 2011;Willoughby, Doty et Malik, 2010;Szymanski et Ikizler, 2013). Goyer, Blais et Hébert (2015) démontrent par exemple que le fait d'être victime d'intimidation est associé à une plus faible affirmation de l'orientation sexuelle, à plus de dissimulation de l'orientation sexuelle, à davantage d'homophobie intériorisée, de confusion quant à l'identité sexuelle et de difficultés d'acceptation de l'orientation sexuelle chez les jeunes ayant des attirances homosexuelles ou bisexuelles. Mais l'impact de ces expériences, comme celui d'autres facteurs de stress (comme le manque de soutien familial par exemple), sur d'autres dimensions identitaires, non spécifiquement liées à l'orientation sexuelle (comme la capacité à savoir qui l'on est, ce qui compte pour nous et qui l'on souhaite devenir), est moins exploré. ...

Intimidation homophobe, stratégies d’adaptation et intégration de l’orientation sexuelle

Fractal Revista de Psicologia

... The complex variety of CSRs also involve different relational characteristics, with varying degrees of familiarity and emotional connections in the form of intimacy, passion, and commitment. This is the case among CSR partners who are friends or ex-romantic partners, where different affectionate behaviors (such as cuddling, foreplay, and spending the night) and levels of emotional and sexual exclusiveness and sexual satisfaction may be present [33,34,[38][39][40]. Knowledge on the relational processes involved in different types of CSRs is still limited, but the few quantitative studies comparing different CSRs point to relevant differences according to these characteristics (e.g., [37][38][39]). ...

The Structure of Casual Sexual Relationships and Experiences among Single Adults Aged 18–30 Years Old: A Latent Profile Analysis
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  • October 2015

The Canadian journal of human sexuality