@article{corno_development_2024,

title = {Development of a visual-perceptual method to assess body image: A cross-cultural validation in Canadian and Spanish women},

author = {G. Corno and A. Paquette and D. Burychka and M. Miragall and M. -C. Rivard and R. M. Baños and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85189089793&doi=10.1002%2ferv.3086&partnerID=40&md5=99c221e60e3d5caad167cec6fd25dddd},

doi = {10.1002/erv.3086},

issn = {10724133 (ISSN)},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {European Eating Disorders Review},

abstract = {The objectives of this study were (a) to explore the preliminary cross-cultural validity of a visual-perceptual method to assess body image; (b) to examine potential differences and similarities in body image phenomena between women from two Western countries (i.e., Canada and Spain). 201 self-identified women participated in this cross-sectional study. Ideal, normal, and self-perceived body sizes were assessed using a visual-perceptual method, whereas body dissatisfaction was measured using both a visual-perceptual method and a questionnaire. Visual-perceptual body dissatisfaction was significantly correlated with questionnaire body dissatisfaction, suggesting a preliminary convergent validity between the two assessment methods. Women in both countries were dissatisfied with their bodies. Compared to their self-perceived body, all women chose a significantly thinner visual representation of their “normal” and ideal body. These results may suggest a shift towards the “thin” body as not only ideal, but also normative. This study provides the first evidence for the cross-cultural validity of a visual-perceptual body image assessment tool. The results of the current study confirm the presence of “normative discontent”, and suggest more cross-country similarities than differences among women from these two Western societies. © 2024 Eating Disorders Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.},

note = {Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd},

keywords = {Adolescent, adult, analytic method, article, assessment, body dissatisfaction, body image, body image dissatisfaction, Body Size, Canada, Canadian, controlled study, convergent validity, correlation analysis, cross validation, cross-country, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cross-Sectional Studies, cross-sectional study, cultural anthropology, cultural factor, exploratory research, female, human, Humans, ideal body size, intermethod comparison, Middle Aged, normal body size, psychology, questionnaire, reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Self Concept, Spain, Spaniard, Surveys and Questionnaires, thin ideal, underweight, vision, Visual Perception, visual-perceptual method, Young Adult},

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}

@article{cipolletta_validation_2024,

title = {Validation of the Italian Version of the Telepresence in Videoconference Scale (TVS) in a Sample of Psychologists and Psychotherapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic},

author = {S. Cipolletta and S. Tomaino and S. Bouchard and M. Berthiaume and G. Manzoni},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85195533802&doi=10.1002%2fcpp.3015&partnerID=40&md5=255de2597dc6747136150f331ae970ab},

doi = {10.1002/cpp.3015},

issn = {10633995 (ISSN)},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy},

volume = {31},

number = {3},

abstract = {Objective: Telepresence may play a fundamental role in establishing authentic interactions and relationships in online psychological interventions and can be measured by the Telepresence in Videoconference Scale (TVS), which was validated only with patients to date. This post hoc study aimed to validate the Italian version of the TVS with mental health professionals. Method: The Italian TVS was included in an online survey, whose primary aim was to assess the experiences of Italian psychologists and psychotherapists with online interventions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and was filled in by 296 participants (83.4% females, mean age = 42 years old). Results: Exploratory factor analysis supported the original factor structure only partially because the scale ‘Absorption’ (i.e., the feeling of losing track of time), as it was formulated, did not measure telepresence. Correlations were also explored between the TVS scales and some survey items pertaining to intimacy and emotional closeness to patients, comfort and positive as well as negative experiences with online interventions. Conclusion: The TVS may be a useful tool to measure physical and social telepresence in online interventions, both in patients and in professionals. © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.},

note = {Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd},

keywords = {adult, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, female, human, Humans, Italy, male, Middle Aged, online psychological interventions, pandemic, Pandemics, procedures, psychology, Psychometrics, psychometry, psychotherapist, Psychotherapists, psychotherapy, questionnaire, reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, SARS-CoV-2, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telemedicine, telepresence, Validation, videoconference, videoconferencing},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{petrin_maternal_2024,

title = {Maternal childhood emotional abuse increases cardiovascular responses to children’s emotional facial expressions},

author = {R. Pétrin and A. Bérubé and É. St-Pierre and C. Blais},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85192637581&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0302782&partnerID=40&md5=c464b30fe7cc5b7b0baaf865fdf1f6de},

doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0302782},

issn = {19326203 (ISSN)},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {PLoS ONE},

volume = {19},

number = {5 May},

abstract = {Parents with a history of childhood maltreatment may be more likely to respond inadequately to their child’s emotional cues, such as crying or screaming, due to previous exposure to prolonged stress. While studies have investigated parents’ physiological reactions to their children’s vocal expressions of emotions, less attention has been given to their responses when perceiving children’s facial expressions of emotions. The present study aimed to determine if viewing facial expressions of emotions in children induces cardiovascular changes in mothers (hypo- or hyper-arousal) and whether these differ as a function of childhood maltreatment. A total of 104 mothers took part in this study. Their experiences of childhood maltreatment were measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Participants’ electrocardiogram signals were recorded during a task in which they viewed a landscape video (baseline) and images of children’s faces expressing different intensities of emotion. Heart rate variability (HRV) was extracted from the recordings as an indicator of parasympathetic reactivity. Participants presented two profiles: one group of mothers had a decreased HRV when presented with images of children’s facial expressions of emotions, while the other group’s HRV increased. However, HRV change was not significantly different between the two groups. The interaction between HRV groups and the severity of maltreatment experienced was marginal. Results suggested that experiences of childhood emotional abuse were more common in mothers whose HRV increased during the task. Therefore, more severe childhood experiences of emotional abuse could be associated with mothers’ cardiovascular hyperreactivity. Maladaptive cardiovascular responses could have a ripple effect, influencing how mothers react to their children’s facial expressions of emotions. That reaction could affect the quality of their interaction with their child. Providing interventions that help parents regulate their physiological and behavioral responses to stress might be helpful, especially if they have experienced childhood maltreatment. © 2024 Public Library of Science. All rights reserved.},

note = {Publisher: Public Library of Science},

keywords = {adult, alcohol consumption, analysis of variance, article, blood pressure, cardiovascular response, Child, Child Abuse, Childhood, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, demographics, electrocardiogram, Electrocardiography, emotion, Emotional Abuse, Emotions, Ethnicity, Facial Expression, female, Heart Rate, heart rate variability, human, human experiment, Humans, Likert scale, male, mother, mother child relation, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, parasympathetic tone, physical activity, physiology, post hoc analysis, psychology, questionnaire, sexual abuse, Surveys and Questionnaires},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{maiano_psychometric_2021,

title = {Psychometric Properties of the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) and of the Body Checking Cognitions Scale (BCCS): A Bifactor-Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach},

author = {C. Maïano and A. J. S. Morin and A. Aimé and G. Lepage and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070217501&doi=10.1177%2f1073191119858411&partnerID=40&md5=2a1f68168c4042203964144f7eef8dae},

doi = {10.1177/1073191119858411},

issn = {10731911},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Assessment},

volume = {28},

number = {2},

pages = {632–646},

abstract = {This research sought to assess the psychometric properties of the French versions of the Body Checking Questionnaire and the Body Checking Cognitions Scale among community samples. A total sample of 922 adolescents and adults was involved in a series of two studies. The results from the first study supported factor validity and reliability of responses obtained on these two measures, and showed that both measures were best represented by a bifactor-exploratory structural equation modeling representation of the data. The results from the second study replicated these conclusions, while also supporting the measurement invariance of the bifactor-exploratory structural equation modeling solution and the equivalence of the correlations among the two measures (i.e., convergent validity) across samples. This second study also supported the criterion-related validity of ratings on both measures with measures of global self-esteem, physical appearance, social physique anxiety, fear of negative appearance evaluation, and disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors. Finally, the results of this last study also supported the measurement invariance and lack of differential item functioning of both measures in relation to sex, age, diagnosis of eating disorders, and body mass index. © The Author(s) 2019.},

note = {Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.},

keywords = {Adolescent, adult, body image, cognition, human, Humans, Latent Class Analysis, Psychometrics, psychometry, questionnaire, reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{pauze_relationship_2021,

title = {The relationship between orthorexia nervosa symptomatology and body image attitudes and distortion},

author = {A. Pauzé and M. -P. Plouffe-Demers and D. Fiset and D. Saint-Amour and C. Cyr and C. Blais},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111785584&doi=10.1038%2fs41598-021-92569-2&partnerID=40&md5=3360e3096eab30cba8259423f69d1d87},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-92569-2},

issn = {20452322},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Scientific reports},

volume = {11},

number = {1},

pages = {13311},

abstract = {Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), a condition characterized by a fixation on healthy eating, still does not conform to any consensus concerning diagnostic criteria, notably in regard to a possible body image component. This study investigated the relationship between ON symptomatology, measured with the Eating Habit Questionnaire, and body image attitudes and body image distortion in a non-clinical sample. Explicit body image attitudes and distortion were measured using the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire. Implicit body image attitudes and distortion were assessed using the reverse correlation technique. Correlational analyses showed that ON is associated with both explicit and implicit attitudes and distortion toward body image. More precisely, multivariate analyses combining various body image components showed that ON is mostly associated with explicit overweight preoccupation, explicit investment in physical health and leading a healthy lifestyle, and implicit muscularity distortion. These findings suggest that ON symptomatology is positively associated with body image attitudes and distortion in a non-clinical sample. However, further studies should be conducted to better understand how ON symptomatology relates to body image, especially among clinical samples.},

note = {Publisher: NLM (Medline)},

keywords = {adult, Attitude, body image, Diet, eating disorder, Feeding and Eating Disorders, feeding behavior, female, Healthy, human, Humans, male, pathophysiology, physiology, procedures, questionnaire, Surveys and Questionnaires},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{tardif_re-examining_2019,

title = {Re-Examining Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Virtual Reality-Based Exposure for Spider Phobia},

author = {N. Tardif and C. -E. Therrien and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060171246&doi=10.1089%2fcyber.2017.0711&partnerID=40&md5=43737ac357efea6e35bd5668eb17e040},

doi = {10.1089/cyber.2017.0711},

issn = {21522715},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking},

volume = {22},

number = {1},

pages = {39–45},

abstract = {The proposed study aims at expanding results from a previous study on mechanisms of change after exposure in virtual reality (VR) and documenting the impact of adding tactile and haptic feedback. It was predicted that change in the severity of spider phobia according to the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (FSQ) would be significantly predicted by change in dysfunctional beliefs toward spiders and self-efficacy, over and above the variance explained by a physiological measure of fear during exposure (heart rate) and presence during the immersion. Participants (N = 59) were randomly assigned to the presentation of visual stimuli only, visual plus tactile stimuli, or visual, tactile plus haptic feedback stimuli. A standard multiple regression was conducted to predict change on the FSQ using the following predictors: beliefs about spiders, beliefs about one's own behavior when facing spiders, perceived self-efficacy, disgust, presence, and heart rate. Only changes in beliefs about spiders and in perceived self-efficacy significantly predicted the reduction in fear of spiders. This result enhances our understanding of the mechanisms involved in exposure conducted in VR. Analyses of variance also show that participants reported statistically significant changes in their clinical condition, with little added value to the addition of tactile and haptic feedback. The advantages of tactile and haptic stimulation are questioned, at least in the context of only one brief exposure session and the equipment used. © 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.},

note = {Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.},

keywords = {animal, Animals, Fear, Heart Rate, human, Humans, phobia, Phobic Disorders, physiology, psychology, questionnaire, spider, Spiders, Surveys and Questionnaires, virtual reality exposure therapy},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{loranger_validating_2017,

title = {Validating a Virtual Environment for Sexual Assault Victims},

author = {C. Loranger and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018587270&doi=10.1002%2fjts.22170&partnerID=40&md5=d24c8415c38b310e673f7579441aacd4},

doi = {10.1002/jts.22170},

issn = {08949867},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Traumatic Stress},

volume = {30},

number = {2},

pages = {157–165},

abstract = {Virtual reality has shown promising results in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for some traumatic experiences, but sexual assault has been understudied. One important question to address is the relevance and safety of a virtual environment (VE) allowing patients to be progressively exposed to a sexual assault scenario. The aim of this study was to validate such a VE. Thirty women (victims and nonvictims of sexual assault) were randomly assigned in a counter-balanced order to 2 immersions in a virtual bar: a control scenario where the encounter with the aggressor does not lead to sexual assault and an experimental scenario where the participant is assaulted. Immersions were conducted in a fully immersive 6-wall system. Questionnaires were administered and psychophysiological measures were recorded. No adverse events were reported during or after the immersions. Repeated-measures analyses of covariance revealed a significant time effect and significantly more anxiety (Cohen's f = 0.41, large effect size) and negative affect (Cohen's f = 0.35, medium effect size) in the experimental scenario than in the control condition. Given the safety of the scenario and its potential to induce emotions, it can be further tested to document its usefulness with sexual assault victims who suffer from PTSD. Copyright © 2017 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies},

note = {Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.},

keywords = {Adolescent, adult, analysis of variance, case control study, Case-Control Studies, crime victim, Crime Victims, female, human, Humans, Post-Traumatic, posttraumatic stress disorder, procedures, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, psychological rating scale, psychology, questionnaire, Random Allocation, randomization, Sex Offenses, sexual crime, Stress Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, validation study, virtual reality exposure therapy, Young Adult},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{lord-gauthier_stress_2016,

title = {Le stress au travail. Savoir y faire face},

author = {J. Lord-Gauthier and F. Montigny and S. Bouchard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045181367&partnerID=40&md5=6c31d6b363aecd894805c5c34005f804},

issn = {17081890},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Perspective infirmiere : revue officielle de l'Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec},

volume = {13},

number = {5},

pages = {21–25},

keywords = {Adaptation, Burnout, Canada, coping behavior, Diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, female, human, Humans, job stress, male, mental stress, nurse, Nurses, Nursing, Occupational Stress, physiology, prevention and control, Professional, Psychological, psychology, questionnaire, Retrospective Studies, retrospective study, statistics and numerical data, Stress, Surveys and Questionnaires, Therapy, Workplace},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{stetz_receptiveness_2009,

title = {The receptiveness of stress management techniques by military personnel},

author = {M. C. Stetz and S. Bouchard and B. K. Wiederhold and G. Riva and R. A. Folen},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77949756841&partnerID=40&md5=bc79a1859b04215c00beaa9b43be8011},

doi = {10.3233/978-1-60750-017-9-125},

issn = {15548716},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine},

volume = {7},

number = {1},

pages = {125–127},

abstract = {Many military service members suffer from stress. Sixty Soldiers participated in a study designed to test receptivity to stress management techniques. Preliminary analyses of surveys and a focus group suggested that participants not only liked practicing relaxation techniques but would also continue practicing these after completion of the present study.},

note = {ISBN: 9781607500179 

Publisher: IOS Press},

keywords = {adult, article, controlled study, Counseling, emotion, Emotions, female, Focus groups, human, Human resource management, Humans, Industrial management, major clinical study, male, mental stress, Military Personnel, Military personnels, Military services, perception, Preliminary analysis, Psychological, questionnaire, Relaxation techniques, relaxation training, soldier, Stress, Stress management, Surveys, Surveys and Questionnaires, technique, virtual reality},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}