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The dark side of friends : a genetically informed study of victimization within early adolescents’ friendships
Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (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, ... -
Does cortisol moderate the environmental association between peer victimization and depression symptoms? a genetically informed twin study
Brendgen, Mara; Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle; Girard, Alain; Lupien, Sonia; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (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 ... -
Environmental influence of problematic social relationships on adolescents' daily cortisol secretion : a monozygotic twin-difference study
Brendgen, Mara; Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle; Girard, Alain; Lupien, Sonia; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (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 ... -
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
Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle; Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Dionne, Ginette; Lupien, Sonia; Vitaro, Frank; Boivin, Michel (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 ... -
The expression of genetic risk for aggressive and non-aggressive antisocial behavior is moderated by peer group
Vitaro, Frank; Brendgren, Mara; Girard, Alain; Boivin, Michel; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard Ernest (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 ... -
Friendship experiences and anxiety among children : a genetically informed study
Serra Poirier, Catherine; Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (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 ... -
Gene-environment correlation linking aggression and peer victimization : do classroom behavioral norms matter?
Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (Springer, 2015)Using a genetically informed design based on 197 Monozygotic and Dizygotic twin pairs assessed in grade 4, this study examined 1) whether, in line with a gene-environment correlation (rGE), a genetic disposition for physical aggression or relational ... -
The impact of youth internalising and externalising symptom severity on the effectiveness of brief personality-targeted interventions for substance misuse : a cluster randomised trial
Perrier-Ménard, Eveline; Castellanos Ryan, Natalie; O’Leary-Barrett, Maeve; Girard, Alain; Conrod, Patricia (Elsevier, 2017-07-14)Highlights : Personality-targeted interventions reduce binge drinking in high-risk youth ; Youth with high (vs. low) externalising symptoms benefitted more from the intervention ; Personality-targeted interventions may effectively treat dually diagnosed ... -
Links between friends' physical aggression and adolescents' physical aggression : what happens if gene-environment correlations are controlled?
Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard Ernest; Boivin, Michel (Sage, 2016-05)Exposure to deviant friends has been found to be a powerful source of influence on children’s and adolescents’ aggressive behavior. However, the contribution of deviant friends may have been overestimated because of a possible non-accounted gene-environment ... -
Longitudinal links between gambling participation and academic performance in youth : a test of four models
Gambling participation and academic achievement
Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (Springer, 2018-09-30)Gambling participation and low academic performance are related during adolescence, but the causal mechanisms underlying this link are unclear. It is possible that gambling participation impairs academic performance. Alternatively, the link between ... -
Personal and familial predictors of peer victimization trajectories from primary to secondary school
Predictors of peer victimization trajectories
Brendgen, Mara; Girard, Alain; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel (American Psychological Association, 2016-07)Using a sample of 767 children (403 girls, 364 boys), this study aimed to 1) identify groups with distinct trajectories of peer victimization over a six-year period from primary school through the transition to secondary school, and 2) examine the ...