@article{jeanningros_validation_2023,

title = {Validation of a Virtual Environment to Induce State Social Physique Anxiety in Women with Obesity and Social Physique Anxiety},

author = {A. Jeanningros and A. Baillot and G. Corno and M. -C. Rivard and A. Aimé and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172809066&doi=10.3390%2fjcm12186065&partnerID=40&md5=27989e0e8e959a373732f11758e997b5},

doi = {10.3390/jcm12186065},

issn = {20770383},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Clinical Medicine},

volume = {12},

number = {18},

abstract = {State Social Physique Anxiety (SPA), in contrast to Trait SPA, is triggered by specific situations that elicit SPA. To date, no research has used virtual reality (VR) to recreate a situation that may elicit State SPA. The purpose of this study is to validate a virtual environment (VE) that simulates an anxiogenic situation to induce State SPA in women with obesity and high SPA. The high SPA group consisted of 25 self-identified women living with obesity and high Trait SPA. The low SPA group consisted of 20 self-identified women with low SPA. All participants were immersed in a virtual swimming pool environment for 10 min using a virtual reality headset. After the immersion, State SPA and fear of being negatively judged felt during immersion were measured with self-report questionnaires. A questionnaire assessing unwanted negative side effects was administered before and after the immersion. Using an ANCOVA with Trait SPA as covariate, State SPA was found to be significantly higher in the high SPA group. Fear of being judged negatively was also significantly higher in the high SPA group. Unwanted negative side effects scores did not increase post-immersion in either group. This study documents the validity of a novel VE for inducing State SPA in women with obesity and high SPA. © 2023 by the authors.},

note = {Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},

keywords = {adult, analysis of covariance, article, clinical article, controlled study, disease simulation, Fear, female, human, immersion, obesity, questionnaire, self report, social anxiety, swimming pool, validation process, virtual reality, visual analog scale},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{couture_consequences_2020,

title = {Consequences associated with the use of psychoactive substances among female adolescents placed in residential care: the role of sexual exploitation},

author = {S. Couture and N. Lanctôt and G. Parent and S. Lemieux and A. Lemieux},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087764280&doi=10.1080%2f03630242.2020.1789262&partnerID=40&md5=4340b68f807cf337f0a1abb617ed1df5},

doi = {10.1080/03630242.2020.1789262},

issn = {03630242 (ISSN)},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Women and Health},

pages = {1052–1062},

abstract = {Sexual exploitation is a major burden among female adolescents placed in residential care centers. Moreover, problematic psychoactive substance use is a concern because of its prevalence and various associated consequences. However, little is known about the consequences resulting specifically from the use of psychoactive substances among sexually exploited female adolescents. This study explored the association between sexual exploitation and the various consequences associated with substance use among adolescent female (15.3–17.1 years old) living in Quebec’s residential care centers during 2008–2009. To better understand this association, 83 sexually exploited female adolescents and 66 non-sexually exploited female adolescents responded to self-reported questionnaires. As expected, even controlling for age of onset and frequency of substance use, an ANCOVA showed that sexually exploited female adolescents experience more consequences associated with their use of psychoactive substances (F (4, 148) = 24.79, p <.001},

note = {Publisher: Routledge},

keywords = {Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, analysis of covariance, article, Child, controlled study, delinquency, dissociation, drug dependence, drug effect, female, high risk behavior, human, human experiment, Humans, major clinical study, male, onset age, Prevalence, prostitution, Psychoactive substance use, psychology, psychotropic agent, Psychotropic Drugs, Quebec, questionnaire, rehabilitation center, residential care, Residential Facilities, residential home, risk factor, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sex Work, Sexual Behavior, sexual exploitation, substance use, Substance-Related Disorders},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}