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Poster summarizing the results of a recent publication on academic motivation profiles among high school students

In order to share with our participants some of the research results obtained through their collaboration, we have created this poster that summarizes the main points of a recently published study.

We present here this poster for people from the general public who might be interested in this mainstream version of the main results presented in the article by Petit, Véronneau and Mathys (2022), available here.

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Olivier Gaudet has completed his doctorate degree

It gives us great pleasure to announce that Olivier Gaudet has completed his doctorate degree with a scientific-professional profile (Ph.D/Psy.D.) in the Psychology Department, UQAM.

On April 29th, he presented his doctoral thesis “ L’influence longitudinale de la popularité individuelle, de la centralité dans la clique et de la popularité de la clique sur le développement de l’estime de soi au début de l’adolescence ” under the direction of Marie-Hélène Véronneau.

This doctoral research was supported by grants from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, société-culture and the Faculty of Human Sciences of l’UQAM.

We wish him success and good luck in his future projects.

Congratulations Oliver!

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On March 23rd, Marie-Hélène Véronneau is a guest speaker at a webinar discussing the influence of friendship on academic motivation

On Wednesday March 23 at 7 p.m., Marie-Hélène Véronneau, director of the Lépsis, hosts a webinar on the theme “When friendship influences academic motivation”.

Organized by the PREL, the event is free and open to the general public – details for registration are below

Registration:

https://event.webinarjam.com/register/62/47y4rug4

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We are looking for a postdoctoral scholar who is interested in joining our lab

The Educational Pathways and Social Influences Research Laboratory (LEPSIS) is led by Dr. Marie-Hélène Véronneau. Our team of about ten active members collaborate on many projects at different stages ofdevelopment (see https://lepsis.uqam.ca/en/research/projects/). We are looking for a postdoctoral scholar who is interested in joining our lab for one year, with a possibility of extension if securing external funding. Our research revolves around educational success, social experiences, and mental health among adolescents and young adults. The person who will join our team will have access to a professional network through the Department of Psychology, and through our affiliations with the several centers and groups: Center for Research in Human Development, Neuroqam, Health and Society Institute, Research Chair on Gender Differences at School, Vocational Training Observatory. 

Postdoctoral scholar position

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“Hooked on School Days” in February 2022: LÉPSIS reveals its new video on the predictors of educational success in vocational training

The first results of our study “Emotional Competence in Vocational Training” are available, and our team has created a video and a flyer to present them.

We invite you to share the video on your social networks or by email to your contacts who may be interested.

For people who work in vocational training centers, free copies of the brochure can be ordered in order to allow distribution during the “Hooked on School Days” in February. Click here to complete the order form.

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Launch of a new STUDY on educational pathways and life satisfaction

This study is now complete. Thank you for your participation!

Please note that the prize draw will take place the week of the 28th of February, 2022.

The LÉPSIS lab members, under the direction of Professor Marie-Hélène Véronneau are proud to launch a brand new study on school paths and life satisfaction!

This study is part of Catherine Cimon-Paquet, doctoral student at LEPSIS, thesis.

We need you!  If you are an adult living in Quebec, you can participate in this study by completing a short survey (approximately 10-15 minutes to complete it).

→ TO PARTICIPATE : https://uqamfsh.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ba2WLQatM3bsHHg

You will have a chance to win one of three prizes valued at $ 50 in the form of a prepaid gift card! In addition, you will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in positive psychology.

For any questions, please contact Catherine at the following email address: cimon_paquet.catherine@courrier.uqam.ca

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Several of our members will be presenting at the next SQRP 2021 annual meeting

Several LÉPSIS members will participate in the annual meeting of Société Québécoise pour le Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) this month.

On October 13th, between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., Zakaria Idrissi will give a presentation at a symposium organized by the Emotional Competence Team, of which our lab is a part.  This symposium is organized by our postdoctoral fellow Ibtissem Ben Alaya.  Zakaria presentation will be focusing on the academic motivation profiles of high school students from Quebec and Belgium.  These results were analyzed by our postdoctoral fellow Marie-Pier Petit. 

In addition, on Friday, October 15th, between 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., Eva Lefebvre will be giving a presentation on the link between parenting practices and the motivation of high school students.

We invite you to come and listen to their presentations and discuss their results by selecting the following link Congrès SQRP 2021!

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Join our lab: LÉPSIS is looking for a new research coordinator

Poste de coordonnatrice ou de coordonnateur de recherche

Période d’emploi : minimum 12 mois à partir d’aout ou septembre 2021

Marie-Hélène Véronneau, Ph. D., professeure au département de psychologie de l’UQAM et directrice du Laboratoire d’études sur les parcours scolaires et les influences sociales (LÉPSIS ; voir lepsis.uqam.ca) souhaite embaucher une coordonnatrice ou un coordonnateur de recherche pour soutenir son équipe dans la gestion de son laboratoire et dans la mise en œuvre d’une collecte de données. Ce poste à temps plein (5 jours par semaine) pourrait être scindé en deux postes à temps partiel (de 2 à 3 jours par semaine) occupés par deux employé·e·s.

Les tâches liées à la gestion du laboratoire seront réalisées au département de psychologie de l’UQAM, situé dans le complexe des sciences (pavillon Adrien-Pinard). Les tâches liées à la mise en œuvre d’une collecte de données consisteront à coordonner le suivi d’un projet longitudinal portant sur la résilience et les parcours de vie à long terme chez des jeunes recrutés à l’enfance ou à l’adolescence afin de suivre leur évolution à l’âge adulte sur le plan de l’éducation, de l’emploi, de la vie familiale et de l’engagement citoyen. Puisque ce projet est réalisé en collaboration avec les professeures Lisa Serbin, Ph. D. et Dale Stack, Ph. D. du département de psychologie de l’Université Concordia, ce travail sera effectué principalement au campus Loyola de cette université (Psychology Building).

Tâches principales

Gestion du laboratoire

  • Planifier et animer les rencontres de laboratoire.
  • Gérer le personnel du laboratoire (étudiant·e·s et assistant·e·s) : accueil des nouveaux membres, création de contrats, suivi des tâches et des feuilles de temps de chacun·e.
  • Créer des documents de référence pour guider les membres du laboratoire dans leurs tâches.
  • Organiser et assurer la sécurité de documents papier et électroniques et des bases de données de recherche.
  • Collaborer à la rédaction de demandes de subventions et de demande de certificats d’éthique.
  • Participer à la diffusion des résultats de recherche et au transfert des connaissances.
  • Accomplir des tâches administratives diverses.

Collecte de données

  • Planifier et animer les rencontres de suivi du projet.
  • Coordonner les activités de l’équipe de travail et s’assurer d’une progression adéquate.
  • Faciliter les communications et le partage des tâches entre les membres de l’équipe basés à l’Université Concordia et ceux qui travaillent à l’UQAM.
  • Superviser la création de questionnaires en ligne et l’entrée des données.
  • Assurer le nettoyage des données, l’organisation des bases de données dans des dossiers informatiques, la sécurité des données confidentielles et la création des documents de référence (ex. dictionnaire des variables avec statistiques descriptives).

Formation et aptitudes nécessaires

  • Bilingue français — anglais : excellentes habiletés de rédaction et capacité de lecture et de communication orale dans les deux langues.
  • Être issu·e d’un programme de baccalauréat en psychologie avec de l’expérience en recherche scientifique (ex. thèse de spécialisation, assistanat de recherche, bénévolat dans un laboratoire). Les candidat·e·s issu·e·s d’un autre programme relié à la psychologie ou en fin de parcours de baccalauréat seront considéré·e·s s’ils ou elles détiennent une expérience de travail pertinente au poste.
  • Excellentes capacités d’organisation, d’attention aux détails et de résolution de problèmes.
  • Qualités de leadership et capacité à travailler efficacement de manière autonome et en équipe.
  • Maitriser la suite Office (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel) et être à l’aise avec l’utilisation ou avec l’apprentissage de divers logiciels et outils informatiques (SPSS, Zoom, OneDrive, Teams, EndNote, Qualtrics, WordPress, etc.).
  • Sans être obligatoires, avoir un permis de conduite valide et un accès à un véhicule sont des atouts.

Conditions d’emploi

  • Salaire, vacances et autres avantages sociaux : selon les barèmes en vigueur à l’UQAM.
  • 35 heures par semaine si une seule personne est embauchée à temps plein ; de 14 à 21 heures par semaine si deux personnes sont embauchées à temps partiel.
  • Durée du contrat : minimum d’un an, sous réserve d’une évaluation positive après la période probatoire, avec prolongation probable allant jusqu’à deux années supplémentaires. Par la suite, le renouvellement du contrat sera tributaire de l’obtention de financement.
  • Télétravail lorsque requis en raison de la pandémie de la COVID-19 ; travail dans les locaux de l’UQAM (complexe des sciences) et de Concordia (campus Loyola) lorsque les conditions sanitaires le permettront. Il est donc nécessaire d’avoir accès à un téléphone et à l’internet haute vitesse à partir de la maison. Un ordinateur portable sera fourni.

Dépôt des candidatures

  • Votre dossier doit contenir :
  • Une lettre de présentation d’une page
  • Tous vos relevés de notes universitaires (relevés non officiels acceptés)
  • Les coordonnées de deux à trois personnes à titre de référence
  • Votre curriculum vitae, qui doit indiquer la moyenne obtenue dans chaque programme d’études universitaires, vos expériences de recherche et les logiciels maitrisés
  • Date limite de dépôt : 1er aout 2021.
  • Sous toute réserve, les entrevues auront lieu entre le 18 et le 20 aout.
  • Entrée en poste prévue à la fin aout ou au début septembre 2021.
  • Les questions concernant le poste peuvent être envoyées à veronneau.marie-helene@uqam.ca.
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Knowledge mobilization: a new section on our web site

Knowledge mobilization:  a new section on our web site

The LÉPSIS members value activities that encourage professionals to use the knowledge acquired from research carried out by the scientific community. We have therefore put online a brand new “Knowledge mobilization” section on our website in order to share tools that can help make scientific projects a reality.

Also available on this web page, several examples of mobilization projects created by UQAM doctoral students in educational psychology.

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Congratulations to Éva Lefebvre who won the “Public’s Choice Award” at the RISUQ 2021 Student Colloquium presentations

Congratulations to Éva Lefebvre, research assistant at the LÉPSIS, for winning the “Public’s Choice Award” for her video presentation at the Réseau intersectoriel de recherche en santé de l’Université du Québec (RISUQ) 2021 Student Colloquium for her presentation entitled « Qui sont-ils et comment les aider?  Survol d’un projet en démarrage sur la santé mentale des élèves en formation professionnelle ».

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The FRQSC awarded a postdoctoral fellowship to Ibtissem Ben Alaya to support her research project

On April 30, 2021, the FRQSC (Quebec Research Fund – Society and Culture) announced the results of this year’s fellowship contests. The funding agency awarded a postdoctoral fellowship to Ibtissem Ben Alaya to support her research project entitled:

Conception of a good practices repertoire to guide continuing education programs targeting elementary school teachers’ socioemotional competence: a springboard to improve classroom management and students’ success and school persistence

Ibtissem started her postdoctoral work with us in September, 2020, and this fellowship will enable her to pursue her research with our team for up to two more years.

Congratulations Ibtissem!

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Yovanna Chacon, one of our graduate students, presented her poster at the last Acfas congress in March

Yovanna Chacon, one of our graduate students, presented her poster at the last Acfas congress in March, 2021.  She presented the results concerning the gender differences involved in the link between parental pressure and academic aspirations expressed by teenagers in secondary 5 in Quebec.

Chacon, Y., Chaffee, K. E., Plante, I. et Véronneau, M.-H. (2021, mai). Différences de genre dans le lien entre la pression parentale et les aspirations scolaires en 5e année du secondaire. Communication présentée au 88e congrès de l’Acfas, Sherbrooke.

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Guillaume Gagné-Legault, our honor thesis student, presented his research results at the last Acfas congress.

After several months of research, our honor thesis student Guillaume Gagné-Legault presented his research results on the link between parental supervision and the ability of children to function academically at the last Acfas congress.

Gagné-Legault, G., Cimon-Paquet, C. et Véronneau, M-H. Qui a raison, l’ado ou l’adulte? Comparaison des perceptions de supervision parentale des parents et de leurs enfants en lien avec son fonctionnement scolaire. Affiche présentée au congrès annuel de l’Acfas (mai 2021) ainsi qu’au Centre de Recherche en Développement humain (CRDH) (mars 2021). Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

View his Acfas video presentation here.

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Three of our members presented their posters at the last CRDH congress. Congratulations to Laurence Koslosky who won best poster, undergraduate level.

Three of our members presented their posters at the last CRDH congress on march 29th, 2021. Congratulations to Laurence Koslosky who won best poster, undergraduate level.

Éva Lefebvre

Lefebvre, E., Cortez, M., Ben Alaya, I. et Véronneau, M-H. (mars 2021). Qui sont-ils et comment les aider?  Survol d’un projet en démarrage sur la santé mentale des élèves en formation professionnelle (FP) Affiche présentée au congrès annuel du CRDH, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Guillaume Gagné-Legault

Gagné-Legault, G., Cimon-Paquet, C. et Véronneau, M-H. (mai 2021). Qui a raison, l’ado ou l’adulte? Comparaison des perceptions de supervision parentale des parents et de leurs enfants en lien avec son fonctionnement scolaire. Affiche présentée au congrès annuel de l’Acfas (mai 2020) ainsi que CRDH (mars 2021), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

Laurence Koslosky

Koslosky, L., Cimon-Paquet, C., Ben Alaya, I. et Véronneau, M-H. (mars 2021). La supervision parentale à l’adolescence et les différents types de passion pour une activité parascolaire.  Affiche présentée au congrès annuel du CRDH, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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A new grant for the lab! Watch our video presenting a new study on the mental health vocational training students

The team is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant to carry out a new study on vocational training students’ mental health: “Who are they and how can we help them? Portrait of the vocational training students’ mental health and next steps to promote their success”. 

Thanks to the collaboration of 10 vocational training centers, we will present a portrait of these students’ mental health, establish a directory of services in support of their mental health, and contribute to a better understanding of service use by students who need them. Also, we will communicate the best practices we found across all vocational training centers in Québec. Many thanks to the centers that will be working with us over the next 3 years! 

This study is funded by the Concerted actions program – School persistence and success, form the Québec Research Funds – Society and culture, in collaboration with the Québec Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

Click here to watch a 2-minute video (in French) presenting an overview of the project. 

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On March 18th, Catherine Cimon-Paquet et Jérémie Verner-Filion will be presenting a webinar on goal pursuit, performance, and well-being in educational contexts.

Goal pursuit, performance, and well-being in educational contexts: A motivational analysis of optimal functioning.

Webinar hosted by Catherine Cimon-Paquet and presented by Jérémie Verner-Filion, on March 18th, 12:00 pm – 13:00 pm (EST), on Zoom.

Why do some students succeed, while others fail, in their attempt to reach their personal goals? What are the factors that allow them to balance their simultaneous quest for success and happiness? In this webinar, Jérémie Verner-Filion will discuss some of his recent studies showing how student’s motivation for activities in which they engage outside the purview of their academic endeavors (i.e., passionate activities in university students and extracurricular activities in high-school students) can help or hinder the attainment of their personal goals, their functioning at school and their psychological well-being.

Register here.

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Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Oliveira Paiva, Psy. D.

Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Oliveira Paiva, Psy. D., who submitted her doctoral thesis “The Development of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: The Role of Best Friends and Parents”.

Alexandra worked with the team from the conception of the lab in 2012, first as a undergraduate student in an observational internship, then a research assistant, doctoral student and even lab coordinator!

We would like to thank the FRQSC and the Faculty of Human Sciences of UQAM, who supported her during her career with their doctoral scholarship programs.

Alexandra will now focus on her psychological clinic L’espace, which she opened this fall in collaboration with fellow lab colleague, Rhea Marshall-Denton, Ph. D, Psy. D.

We wish her success and happiness in her future plans.  Congratulations Alexandra!

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Congratulations to doctoral student Catherine Cimon-Paquet, recipient of a presentation award during the congress: Journée scientifique 2020 de NeuroQAM

During the Journée scientifique 2020 de NeuroQAM, doctoral student and member of the LÉPSIS, Catherine Cimon-Paquet received a presentation prize in the « best datablitz » category for her presentation «Le rôle des parents dans le parcours scolaire des jeunes de l’enfance à l’âge adulte : une perspective bioécologique».  Congratulations Catherine!

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How teenagers experience their friendships during the pandemic: The adjustment of families to a new “online” reality, (video of a webinar, in French)

Online friendships have been a part of adolescents lives for many years.  However, the constraints imposed by the pandemic (classroom and school closures) have made them ubiquitous.  In her presentation targeting parents of teenagers, the director of LÉPSIS, Marie-Hélène Véronneau, Ph.D., presents foundations of research on friendships and various ways in which parents can implement new perspectives on how to support their teenager so that he or she can benefit from successfully managing these virtual communications and avoid associated risks.  By addressing the theme of friendship during the first teenage years as well as the different ways a parent can support their teenager in navigating through this virtual space, this video aims to guide parents in helping their teenagers adequately manage this new reality.

Other resources for the general public are available here.

https://monadoausecondaire.com/capsules-web/pour-les-parents/amities-et-reseaux-sociaux/
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Another doctoral defense at LÉPSIS

We are pleased to announce that another doctoral student from the lab has just completed her journey with us. The team congratulates Dr. Rhea Marshall-Denton, Ph. D./Psy. D., who defended on October 29 her doctoral thesis “Perceived peer-group social norms as underlying mechanisms of friend and parental influence in early adolescence”.

Rhea played a key role in the development of the laboratory, having notably served as coordinator. We would like to thank the FRQSC and the Faculty of Human Sciences of UQAM, who supported her during her career with their doctoral scholarship programs.

Rhea will now focus on her psychology clinic, L’espace, which opened a few weeks ago.

We wish her success and happiness in her future plans.  Congratulations Rhea!

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Find out how the LÉPSIS team implemented its study on the impact of emotional competence on vocational training students (video in French)

The LÉPSIS team is proud to present a short video explaining the implementation of one of its projects, entitled: Emotional Competence in Vocational Training.  The goal of this study is to determine the extent to which emotional competence can enhance the success of vocational training students. Enjoy the video and feel free to comment and share it!

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