Nouvelles

The 11th Quebec Congress on Child and Youth Maltreatment was held on October 16 and 17. At this event, several students from the lab gave a poster presentation of their research results. Congratulations to Valéry Dubé, Pénélope Allard-Cobetto, Ophélie Dassylva, Samuelle Lalancette, Juliette Fortier, and Estelle Piché for their presentations. We would also like to […]

A new article by Andréanne Lapierre, Alison Paradis, Deziray De Sousa, Martine Hébert, Andréanne Fortin, and Chantal Cyr recently appeared in the Journal of Family Violence. The research paper is entitled “Context-Specific Use of Conflict Management Strategies in Adolescent Dating Relationships: A Daily Study on Attachment, Hostile Attributions, and Stress.” This study documented how constructive […]

There is a relationship between teen dating violence and self-esteem. This relationship may vary according to the form of violence experienced, the sex, and the relationship status of the adolescent victims – three factors that should be considered in intervention. For more information, consult the article written by Laurie Fortin, a doctoral student in psychology […]

Congratulations to Estelle Piché and Samuelle Lalancette, Master’s students in sexology, for being awarded a graduate scholarship offered by CRIPCAS. Estelle Piché, co-supervisor by Martine Hébert, Ph.D. and Mylène Fernet, Ph.D. Targeting parents’ sense of self-efficacy to prevent violence in adolescents’ romantic and intimate relationships. Samuelle Lalancette, co-supervisor by Mylène Fernet, Ph.D. and Martine Hébert, […]

The prevalence of psychological and physical violence in romantic relationships varies significantly by gender. Particular attention is required to prevent psychological violence, estimated to affect almost half of all adolescents in relationships. For more information:

A new article by Mélina Gilbert, a graduated student in sexology, Mylène Fernet, lab director Martine Hébert, and Stéphanie Couture recently appeared in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. The research paper is entitled ‘’Diversity of Profiles and Coping Among Adolescent Girl Victims of Sexual Dating Violence’’. This study aimed to identify distinct profiles of […]

After analyzing the applications received, the ÉVISSA team awarded support scholarships to the following persons: Congratulations to all of you!

A new article by Mylène Fernet, lab director Martine Hébert, Geneviève Brodeur, Roxanne Guyon, and Andréanne Lapierre recently appeared in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. This study aimed to document the association between romantic attachment and cyber dating violence victimization and perpetration while controlling for age, gender and other forms of dating violence and […]

Recently we began filming a series of vignettes to complement the SPARX training program, which will be offered in fall 2023. These vignettes aim to reduce the challenges encountered when delivering the SPARX workshops. Many students and research professionals helped make this project a reality. Thank you all for your involvement!

Congratulations to Geneviève Brodeur, an interdisciplinary doctoral student in health and society, Mylène Fernet, and Martine Hébert on the recent publication of their article in Frontiers in Education. This study aimed to describe school staff’s training needs to promote positive intimate relationships and prevent dating violence in students in Quebec, Canada, and to qualitatively explore […]