Nouvelles

A research paper written by Stéphanie Couture, a doctoral student in sexology in the lab, Martine Hébert, our lab director, and Mylène Fernet, was recently published in the journal Sexual and Relationship Therapy. This study aimed to validate the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness in a sample of French-speaking adolescents. Click to learn more about […]

A research paper written by Geneviève Brodeur, a student in the lab, Mylène Fernet, Martine Hébert, our lab director, and Christine Wekerle, was recently published in the journal Health Promotion Practice. This study aimed to analyze the conceptual framework of the program offered, adapt and develop interventions to prevent revictimization, and validate these interventions through […]

Luna completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Montreal. As a specialized educator in a youth center for almost two years, Luna has acquired experience in intervention with teenage victims of sexual violence. Through her clinical experience, she has discovered a particular interest in the phenomenon of resilience in adolescents.  Luna has […]

A research paper written by our lab director, Martine Hébert, Arianne Jean-Thorn, and Laurie Fortin, students in the lab, was recently published in the journal Psychiatry Research Communications. This study aimed to document the frequency of clinical level of psychological distress and COVID-19 related post-traumatic stress symptoms in youth during the first wave of the […]

A research paper written by Paul Rodrigues, an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student in Health and Society, Martine Hébert, director of the lab, and Mathieu Philibert was recently published in the International Journal of Health Geographics. This study aims at evaluating the associations between neighborhood characteristics and dating violence and assessing how spatial scale influences the estimations […]

Jade completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal. During her undergraduate degree, she did an internship in the Laboratoire d’études sur la violence et la sexualité directed by Dr. Mylène Fernet. This experience was significant as she discovered a passion for research on violence in intimate relationships, particularly sexual […]

A new research paper written by Laetitia Mélissande Amédée, a student in the research lab, Martine Hébert, director of the lab, and some of their colleagues was recently published in the journal Developmental Child Welfare. The purpose of this study was to examine, in a sample of residential care children, the moderating role of cognitive […]

Kersmirne completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the Université de Montréal. She has been an educator at the Direction de la protection de la jeunesse for over a year. Through her clinical experiences with children with behavioural problems, she has discovered an interest in accompanying children who have experienced trauma, specifically sexual abuse. She […]

Martine Hébert, Ph. D, lab director, Andréanne Fortin, and Laurie Fortin, doctoral students in psychology collaborated on a chapter in the book 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡: 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙖 with their colleagues Alison Paradis, Ph. D and Mylène Fernet, Ph.D. This chapter is entitled 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆: 𝑨𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 Violence and provides […]

A new ÉVISSA research capsule is available! The purpose of this study was to document the effects of the intervention « Programme Témoin Enfant » (PTE) on the level of fear of minor witnesses. To learn more, click here: