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Les bases fragiles de la communication facilitée
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2004)La communication facilitée (CF), une méthode d'assistance impliquant une aide pour faciliter la composition de messages sur un clavier, passe souvent pour la solution privilégiée dans le cas des sujets dont la communication est entravée par de graves ... -
Behavior analytic methods
(Springer, 2017)Behavior analysts typically conceptualize social skills as behaviors, or series of behaviors, that mediate the responses of others. As such, practitioners may assess and teach social skills using the principles of learning derived from operant ... -
Beyond college for all : portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth
(American Psychological Association, 2023-06-29)For noncollege-bound youth, swiftly finding a satisfying job upon exiting compulsory schooling might support adjustment. Yet, youths’ own job perceptions have rarely been considered in school-to-work transition research. Sequence analysis of monthly ... -
Birth size and gestational age in opposite-sex twins as compared to same-sex twins : an individualbased pooled analysis of 21 cohorts
(Nature research, 2018-04-19)It is well established that boys are born heavier and longer than girls, but it remains unclear whether birth size in twins is affected by the sex of their co-twin. We conducted an individual-based pooled analysis of 21 twin cohorts in 15 countries ... -
Brief report : impact of challenging behavior on parenting stress in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorders
(Springer, 2018)Challenging behaviors are a known predictor of high parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of reducing challenging behaviors on parenting stress. The purpose of our study ... -
Brief report : machine learning for estimating prognosis of children with autism receiving early behavioral intervention : a proof of concept
(Springer, 2022-06-28)Although early behavioral intervention is considered as empirically-supported for children with autism, estimating treatment prognosis is a challenge for practitioners. One potential solution is to use machine learning to guide the prediction of the ... -
Brief report : mobile technology to support parents in reducing stereotypy
(Springer, 2020-09-30)Although behavioral interventions have been known to efectively reduce stereotypy in children with ASD, these types of interventions are not accessible to all families. In response to this issue, we evaluated the efects of the iSTIM, an iOS application ... -
Brief report : virtual reality to raise awareness about autism
(Springer, 2023-12-11)Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop and test a virtual reality application designed to put the participants “in the shoes” of an autistic person during a routine task. Method The study involved a randomized controlled trial that included ... -
Can sports mitigate the effects of depression and aggression on peer rejection?
Sport, mental health, and peer rejection
(Elsevier, 2017-05-31)This study examined whether sports participation moderates the longitudinal link of depressive and aggressive symptoms with increased peer rejection. The sample consisted of 291 adolescents (50.5% girls), assessed at ages 12 and 13 years. Depressive ... -
Cannabis use, depression and suicidal ideation in adolescence : direction of associations in a population based cohort
(Elsevier, 2020-05-29)Background To clarify the direction of the association between frequency of cannabis use, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation from 15 to 20 years using cross-lagged analyses. Method We included 1606 adolescents from the province of Québec ... -
Changes in autistic symptoms and adaptive functioning of children receiving early behavioral intervention in a community setting : a latent growth curve analysis
(Springer, 2021-11-23)Despite showing effects in well-controlled studies, the extent to which early intensive behavioral intervention (EBI) produces positive changes in community-based settings remains uncertain. Thus, our study examined changes in autistic symptoms and ... -
The CODAT wins project : the current status and recent findings of collaborative project of development of anthropometrical measures in twins
(2019-07-31)The COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) project is a large international collaborative effort to analyze individual-level phenotype data from twins in multiple cohorts from different environments. The ... -
Commentary : On the importance of looking at nonlinearity and developmental effects – a reflection on Flom et al. (2017)
(Wiley, 2017-04-17)By examining both linear and curvilinear associations between mental development and activity level, the study by Flom et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017) highlights the importance of going beyond linear associations in psychological ... -
Comorbid challenging behavior
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Comorbidity Between Major Depression and Alcohol Use Disorder From Adolescence to Adulthood
(2014-04-01)Background—Limited information exists regarding the long-term development of comorbidity between Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD; abuse/dependence). Using a representative prospective study, we examine multiple aspects ... -
Comparing two methods to promote generalization of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-30)Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare the effects of serial and concurrent training on the generalisation of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Methods: We taught one to three pairs of stimulus sets ... -
A comparison of communication tone and responding across users and developers in two R mailing lists
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-06-19)The R programming language has an active community of both users and developers, which maintain mailing lists to communicate. Given their differences in training and stability, the effects of communication tone on responding may differ across these ... -
Comparison of tablet-delivered and instructor-delivered teaching on receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders
Tablet vs. instructor teaching
(SAGE, 2018-06)The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of tablet- and instructor-delivered teaching (i.e., prompting and reinforcement) on the receptive identification of one-word concepts in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). To this ... -
A comparison of video-based interventions to Ttach data entry to adults with intellectual disabilities : a replication and extension
Video-based interventions
(SAGE, 2020-03-31)Researchers have demonstrated that video-based interventions are effective at teaching a variety of skills to individuals with intellectual disabilities. To replicate and extend this line of research, we initially planned to compare the effects of video ... -
Complex effects of dyslexia risk factors account for ADHD-traits : evidence from two independent samples
(Wiley, 2016-08-08)Background: Developmental dyslexia (DD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are among the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, whose etiology involves multiple risk factors. DD and ADHD co-occur in the same individuals much more ... -
Compliance training
(Springer, 2023-04-30)Compliance involves the extent to which a person behaves in accordance with the demands and expectations of their social environment. The issue of compliance is important to behavior analysis as failures to comply may produce detrimental effects on ... -
Concurrent validity of open-ended functional assessment interviews with functional analysis
(Wiley, 2021-12-22)Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interviews have limited empirical support for their concurrent validity with functional analysis. To address this issue, we conducted a study wherein 176 independent behavior analysts relied on data collected using ... -
Contagion of anxiety symptoms among adolescent siblings : a twin study
(Wiley, 2017-03)This study examined whether social contagion of anxiety symptoms is present between siblings during early adolescence and whether this process is moderated by sex, relationship quality, and zygosity. Based on 634 monozygotic and dizygotic twins (336 ... -
Contribution of genes and environment to the longitudinal association between childhood impulsive‐aggression and suicidality in adolescence
(Wiley, 2019-11-28)Background Population‐based and family studies showed that impulsive‐aggression predicts suicidality; however, the underlying etiological nature of this association is poorly understood. The objective was to determine the contribution of genes and ... -
Critique du modèle neurophysiologique de la desphinothérapie. Sonophorèse et écholocation
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2006-06)Un certain nombre de chercheurs (Birch, 1996; Cole, 1995, 1996; De Bergerac, 1998) fondent sur un modèle neurophysiologique leurs arguments en faveur de la delphinothérapie pour traiter divers désordres (DSM-IV) cognitifs et émotifs chez les enfants ... -
Croire : une tendance lourde
(2009-01)Au moins trois motifs sont susceptibles d’expliquer pourquoi la raison baisse les bras devant la croyance quelle qu’en soit la nature (religieuse, paranormale) : la satisfaction de l’homme à l’égard de sa propre pensée, la prééminence des émotions ... -
La croyance au Père Noël a une date de péremption
Belief in Santa Claus has an expiry date
(2009-12)La plupart des enfants en Occident sont en contact avec le Père Noël au cours de leur enfance. Pour la plupart des parents, il s’agit d’une croyance anodine destinée à conférer à la fête de Noël un certain mystère. Certains parents considèrent ... -
The dark side of friends : a genetically informed study of victimization within early adolescents’ friendships
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Using a genetically informed twin design, this study examined (a) whether, in line with gene–environment correlation (rGE), a genetic disposition for anxiety puts children at risk of being victimized by a close friend or by other peers, and (b) whether, ... -
Des célébrités "psy" continuent d'écoper
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Des classes sociales aux classes cognitives
From social classes to cognitive classes
(2009-06)Dans ce texte, l’auteur poursuit deux objectifs. Première- ment, il tente de montrer que, désormais, les compétences cognitives priment la classe sociale lorsqu’il s’agit d’obtenir un emploi prestigieux. Pour ce faire, il examine cinq aspects : le ... -
Developmental pathways linking childhood temperament with antisocial behavior and substance use in adolescence : explanatory mechanisms in the peer environment
Temperament, peer social processes and antisocial behavior & substance use
(American Psychological Association, 2017-06)This study investigated three developmental pathways involving the peer environment that may explain how certain temperamental dispositions in childhood may become manifested in later antisocial behavior and substance use. A total of 411 (52% boys) ... -
Differential negative reinforcement of other behavior to increase compliance with wearing an anti-strip suit
Compliance with wearing a medical device
(Wiley, 2019-08-27)Using a changing-criterion design, we replicated and extended a study (Cook, Rapp, & Schulze, 2015) on differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO). More specifically, educational assistants implemented DNRO to teach a 12-year-old boy ... -
Does cortisol moderate the environmental association between peer victimization and depression symptoms? a genetically informed twin study
(Elsevier, 2017-10-31)Many youths who are victimized by peers suffer from depression symptoms. However, not all bullying victims become depressed and individuals’ biological sensitivity may play an important moderating role in this regard. In line with this notion, peer ... -
Does shyness interact with peer group affiliation in predicting substance use in adolescence?
(American Psychological Association, 2017-11-20)Cigarette use and binge drinking are risky behaviors emerging during adolescence. Although many beneficial factors are well documented, studies linking shyness to substance use are somehow conflicting, which may be due to the contribution of moderators. ... -
Early childhood factors associated with peer victimization trajectories from 6 to 17 years of age
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2020)OBJECTIVES: To describe (1) the developmental trajectories of peer victimization from 6 to 17 years of age and (2) the early childhood behaviors and family characteristics associated with the trajectories. METHODS: We used data from 1760 children ... -
Early warm-rewarding parenting moderates the genetic contributions to callous-unemotional traits in childhood
Warm-rewarding genetic callous-unemotional
(Wiley, 2018-04-23)Background Previous gene–environment interaction studies of CU traits have relied on the candidate gene approach, which does not account for the entire genetic load of complex phenotypes. Moreover, these studies have not examined the role of positive ... -
The effect of contextual risk factors on the effectiveness of brief personality‐targeted interventions for adolescent alcohol use and misuse : a cluster‐randomized trial
(Wiley, 2019-03-13)Background A range of school‐based prevention programs has been developed and used to prevent, delay, or reduce alcohol use among adolescents. Most of these programs have been evaluated at the community‐level impact. However, the effect of contextual ... -
Effects of a parent training programme for the treatment of young children with separation anxiety disorder
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for anxiety disorders in children. However, the majority of studies conducted to date have included heterogeneous samples of children combining social anxiety disorder, ... -
Effects of an interactive Web training to support parents in reducing challenging behaviors in children with autism
(SAGE, 2020-04-04)Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) engage in challenging behaviors, which may interfere with their daily functioning, development, and well-being. To address this issue, we conducted a four-week randomized waitlist control trial to examine ... -
Effects of background music on socially reinforced problem behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Sage, 2017)Prior research has shown that background music may be effective at reducing problem behaviors maintained by non-social (sensory) reinforcement in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, no study has examined the effects of background ... -
Effects of multiple interventions for reducing vocal stereotypy: Developing a sequential intervention model
(Elsevier, 2014)Despite the availability of several interventions designed to reduce engagement in vocal stereotypy, few studies have compared two or more interventions together. Consequently, practitioners have limited amount of data to make informed decisions on ... -
Effects of reducing stereotypy on other behaviors: a systematic review
(Elsevier, 2013)Researchers have shown that high levels of stereotypy in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders were correlated with more significant impairments in social and adaptive functioning. Reducing stereotypy may thus potentially occasion an ... -
L’égalité des sexes n’a rien à voir avec la science!
Science is irrelevant to sex equality!
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2013-06)Cet article critique un livre récemment écrit dont l’objectif est de défendre l’égalité des sexes en niant l’existence de différences entre les femmes et les hommes. La première partie de l’article affirme que l’égalité des sexes est une valeur ... -
Égalité et identité ne sont pas synonymes
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2014)Éditorial en réponse à l'article suivant : Cossette, L. (2014). Science et égalité des sexes ne sont pas inconciliables. Revue de psychoéducation, 43(1), 155-159. -
Environmental influence of problematic social relationships on adolescents' daily cortisol secretion : a monozygotic twin-difference study
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-02)BACKGROUND: This study investigated the potential environmental effects of peer victimization and the quality of relationships with parents and friends on diurnal cortisol secretion in mid-adolescence. METHOD: This study used the monozygotic ... -
Étude longitudinale à propos de l’espace occupé par les pseudosciences dans les librairies du Québec
Longitudinal study about the space occupied by the pseudosciences in bookshops of Quebec
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2013-06)Dans cet article, nous présentons les résultats d’une étude longitudinale concernant la proportion d’espace consacrée d’une part aux ouvrages de pseudosciences (paranormal, ésotérisme, nouvel âge, arts divinatoires, etc.) et de sciences pour adultes ... -
Étude sur la prière pour autrui : critiques méthodologiques, épistémologiques et éthiques
(2009)Depuis 2000, les études concernant l’efficacité de la prière sur l’amélioration de la santé physique et psychologique des gens pour lesquels on prie se sont multipliées. La consultation de trois banques de données (PsycINFO, Medline, Current Content) ... -
Évaluation fonctionnelle du comportement en psychoéducation : validité convergente de l’analyse fonctionnelle avec les analyses descriptive et indirecte
Functional behavior assessment in psychoeducation : convergent validity of functional analyses with descriptive and indirect assessments
(Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation, 2022-11-08)L’évaluation fonctionnelle du comportement et la sélection d’une intervention fonctionnelle font partie des meilleures pratiques pour réduire les comportements problématiques. Toutefois, peu d’études ont examiné les habiletés des psychoéducateurs en ... -
Evidence of a unique and common genetic etiology between the CAR and the remaining part of the diurnal cycle : a study of 14 year-old twins
(Elsevier, 2016-04)Introduction By and large, studies have reported moderate contributions of genetic factors to cortisol secreted in the early morning and even smaller estimates later in the day. In contrast, the cortisol awakening response (CAR) has shown much ... -
Exploring reasons motivating the use of restraint and seclusion by residential workers in residential treatment centers : a qualitative study of official reports
(Routledge, 2021-09-05)In situations where the immediate safety of children or others is at risk, residential workers are authorized to use specific measures intended as last resort, namely restraint and seclusion (R&S). This study sought to identify and detail the reasons ... -
The expression of genetic risk for aggressive and non-aggressive antisocial behavior is moderated by peer group
(Springer, 2015-07)Numerous studies have shown that aggressive and non-aggressive antisocial behaviors are important precursors of later adjustment problems. There is also strong empirical evidence that both types of antisocial behavior are partially influenced by genetic ... -
The Family game to support parents with intellectual disability in managing challenging behaviours : a replication
(Wiley, 2024-02-08)Background: Although many parents with intellectual disability (ID) demonstrate good parenting practices, some parents experience difficulties in managing challenging behaviours. One potential solution to this issue involves using The Family Game, a ... -
Family meal environment differentially conditions the prospective association between early childhood screen time and key social relationships in adolescent girls
(MDPI, 2024-01-24)Background: Despite screen time recommendations, children are increasingly spending time on electronic devices, rendering it an important risk factor for subsequent social and developmental outcomes. Sharing meals could offer a way to promote ... -
Friendship experiences and anxiety among children : a genetically informed study
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study examined (a) whether, in line with a gene-environment correlation (rGE), a genetic disposition for anxiety puts children at risk of having anxious friends or having no reciprocal friends; (b) to what extent these friendship experiences are ... -
Friendships and deviancy training in young children
(Emerald, 2015-04-13)Purpose The purpose of this study was to test a new approach to deviancy training, that is, the shaping and reinforcing of disruptive behaviors in social interaction, which considers not only reinforcement, but also the modeling processes involved, ...
