Frédérique Vallières
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 283981 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Frédérique Vallières |
| PRENOMES | Frédérique |
| SOBRENOME | Vallières |
| ASSINATURA | VALLIÈRES F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Trinity College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6315-3029 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 40 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The impact of war, work, and daily life stressors on the mental health of nurses in Gaza during the 2023–2025 war
Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for individuals affected by gender-based violence in fragile contexts
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global public health crisis exacerbated in fragile settings by gender inequalities, displacement, and resource scarcity. While mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions aim to support people with experience of GBV, research on their effectiveness across diverse fragile contexts remains limited. In this review, we answer the following questions: (1) What type(s) of MHPSS interventions are commonl…
“I Don't Have Answers, What Must I Say?”
As forced displacement and migration reach unprecedented levels globally, the ways in which parents communicate stories of trauma, displacement, and post-migration adversities to their children offer unique insight into how these experiences affect forcibly displaced families. The present study aimed to explore how mothers communicate with their children about their experiences of trauma, displacement, and mental health whilst seeking Internation…
The most stress comes from witnessing the abuse of children” —challenges faced by research assistants in community-based research in Mtwara, Tanzania
Clear engagement strategies with communities and authorities are essential to support RAs in reporting and follow-up. Training and resources are urgently needed to prepare field staff, mitigate moral distress, and protect research participants from harmful behaviours
Conceptualisation and measurement of child hunger
Objective: Child hunger is a significant global health concern prioritised by multiple global public health organisations. In 2006, the US Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) highlighted the need for clarity and consistency in the operationalisation and measurement of child hunger. This review examines whether these recommendations have been implemented in child nutrition programming over the past two decades. In addition, we explore how ch…
Addressing the unique supervisory needs of humanitarian volunteers
The quality and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services - as an essential component of any humanitarian response - requires that those delivering MHPSS services avail of regular and supportive supervision. The ‘Integrated Model for Supervision’ (IMS) provides humanitarian organisations with guidance on how to provide such supervision to their workforce. However, the unique supervisory needs of humanitarian volunt…
Self-harm and suicide prevention in humanitarian and fragile contexts
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death globally, with growing evidence that humanitarian emergencies and fragile states, most of which unfold in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), are associated with elevated risk of suicide. However, the few suicide-targeted interventions for use in humanitarian contexts remain both sparse and fragmented. This scoping review aims to identify and synthesise evidence from suicide and self-harm pr…
Community-based groups for reducing occupational deprivation among asylum seekers, refugees, and other forcibly displaced populations
Evidence of a traumatic stress dimension of psychopathology among at-risk children living in Denmark
The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a quantitative model of psychopathology. HiTOP proposes that trauma-related distress is a facet of Internalizing psychopathology, but recent evidence with young people suggests that it may reflect a unique dimension of psychopathology. This study assessed the latent structure of child and adolescent psychopathology to determine whether there is evidence of a unique ‘Traumatic Stress’ dimensi…
Implementing supportive supervision in acute humanitarian emergencies
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) practitioners working in humanitarian contexts are at significant risk of mental health conditions, ultimately hindering the quality and sustainability of their work. Supportive supervision has shown to be effective in improving the wellbeing of MHPSS staff and volunteers and enhancing the effectiveness of MHPSS service delivery. Despite these proven benefits, there is a lack of standardised guidelin…
From Perform to Perform2Scale
Strengthening management and leadership competencies among district and local health managers has emerged as a common approach for health systems strengthening and to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). While the literature is rich with localized examples of initiatives that aim to strengthen the capacity of district or local health managers, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, considerably less attention is paid to the science of ‘how’ to s…
The unmet need for mental health support among persons with disabilities in Somalia
Disability and mental ill-health may be especially prevalent in Somalia, largely due to a protracted armed conflict and its consequent humanitarian crises. Little, if any, research to date, however, has simultaneously explored disability- and mental health-related factors in the Somali context. Using both descriptive and regression analytical techniques, we aimed to determine how increasing levels of functional impairment reported across differen…
Developing middle-range theories within a realist evaluation of how health committees support community capacity for health
Health committees link formalised health services and the community. However, ‘how, why, and for whom’ health committees work warrants further exploration. This article presents the development of a middle-range theory for how health committees work for building community capacity for health. Resulting programme theories from a realist evaluation in Uganda were synthesised for demi-regularities and supplemented by four key informant interviews – …
Vignettes to Support Theory Refinement
Realist evaluation methodology aims to understand social programmes by revealing what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how and why. Realist evaluation starts with generating initial programme theories (IPTs), which are subsequently tested and refined systematically using a multi-methods approach. This article describes a case study of the utilisation of vignettes, or short hypothetical stories, as part of the teacher-learner cycles rec…
The acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of implementing supportive supervision within humanitarian contexts
Supervision is considered integral to quality mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions and features as a key recommendation in all major international guidelines. Despite this, provision of supervision remains a gap within MHPSS programming and is often one of the most challenging aspects and unmet needs in programme implementation within humanitarian contexts.The IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (PSC) and Trinit…
The Relationship Between Rape Myths, Revictimization by Law Enforcement, and Well-Being for Victims of Sexual Assault
Relationships between rape myths, revictimization, and postassault well-being were examined in a sample of adult victims of sexual assault ( n = 88). Correlation, multiple regression, and path analyses investigated whether conformity to stereotypes of “real rape” or “real victim” was associated with revictimization and well-being. A possible mediating effect of revictimization on the relationship between rape myth conformity and well-being was as…
Gender considerations for supportive supervision in humanitarian contexts
Supportive supervision has been shown to improve mental health outcomes and job retention for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) workers in humanitarian contexts. However, the impact of gender on supervision practices has been poorly evaluated and documented in international guidelines to date. To address this gap, qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 MHPSS staff working in diverse humanitarian contexts to identify key gender…
Gender differences in intimate partner violence
IPV is a major public social health issue affecting approximately one-in-three females and one-in-four males in Ireland and is strongly associated with suicide-related phenomena. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
The Experiences of Post-ICU Covid-19 Survivors
COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the negative sequelae associated with ICU treatment. While the potentially traumatic impact of ICU is well documented, less is known about the ICU survivor's subjective experience and how it influences life post-discharge. Existential psychology addresses the universal concerns of existence, including death, isolation, and meaninglessness, and offers a holistic v…
How is loneliness related to anxiety and depression
High risk of mental health problems is associated with loneliness resulting from social distancing measures and “lockdowns” that have been imposed globally due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study explores the interconnectedness of loneliness, anxiety and depression on a symptom level using network analysis. A representative sample of participants ( N = 1041), who were of at least 18 years of age, was recruited from the Republic of Ireland (ROI).…
A brief psychological intervention for improving the mental health of Venezuelan migrants and refugees
The last decade has seen a rising interest in brief and affordable psychological interventions delivered by lay providers to address the unmet need for mental health care in low resource settings. This study sought to (i) determine whether the implementation of a culturally-adapted low-intensity psychological intervention – Problem Management Plus or PM+ – is associated with improved mental health among a sample of 72 Venezuelan migrants and refu…
An evaluation of mental health capacity building among Community Rehabilitation Officers in Malawi
The World Health Organisation's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) training has been delivered throughout sub-Saharan Africa to enhance health workers' capacity to provide mental health care. mhGAP training evaluations typically assess one or two soft skills, namely trainee confidence to identify, manage, and refer people with mental illness, and their attitudes towards people with mental illness. This research expands on these evaluation…
Examining the evidence for best practice guidelines in supportive supervision of lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies
Background: Supervision is widely recognised as an important form of support for lay health service providers. However, guidance in appropriate supervision practices for task-shifting health interventions within the unique context of humanitarian emergencies is lacking. This review set out to identify empirically supported features of supervisory practices for lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies, towards a stronger evidential ba…
The role of psychosocial factors in explaining sex differences in major depression and generalized anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic
Observed sex-differences in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland are best explained by psychosocial factors of COVID-19 related anxiety, trait neuroticism, lower sleep quality, higher levels of loneliness, greater somatic problems, and, in the case of depression, increases in childcaring responsibilities and lower trait consciousnesses. Implications of these findings for public health policy and intervent…
Psychological characteristics associated with Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom
Identifying and understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy within distinct populations may aid future public health messaging. Using nationally representative data from the general adult populations of Ireland ( N = 1041) and the United Kingdom (UK; N = 2025), we found that vaccine hesitancy/resistance was evident for 35% and 31% of these populations respectively. Vaccine hesitant/resistant respondents in Ireland and the UK differed on a number of …
Data Analysis and Synthesis Within a Realist Evaluation
Realist evaluations are increasingly used in the study of complex health interventions. The methodological procedures applied within realist evaluations however are often inexplicit, prompting scholars to call for increased transparency and more detailed description within realist studies. This publication details the data analysis and synthesis process used within two realist evaluation studies of community health interventions taking place acro…
Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries
Supportive supervision is an important element of community health worker (CHW) programmes and is believed to improve CHW motivation and performance. A group supervision intervention, which included training and mentorship of supervisors, was implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. In three of the countries, this was combined with individual and/or peer supervision. A mixed-methods implementation study was conducted to assess the e…
Death anxiety, self-worth, and exposure to human donor remains
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between death anxiety levels at pre-exposure to human donor remains, post-exposure self-worth, and post-exposure death anxiety levels, among a sample of Irish medical students. A multi-wave prospective study was conducted, using questionnaires administered at six time-points. Path analysis was used to investigate the effect of pre-exposure death anxiety levels and post-exposure self-worth on post-e…
Vignettes to Support Theory Refinement
Realist evaluation methodology aims to understand social programmes by revealing what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how and why. Realist evaluation starts with generating initial programme theories (IPTs), which are subsequently tested and refined systematically using a multi-methods approach. This article describes a case study of the utilisation of vignettes, or short hypothetical stories, as part of the teacher-learner cycles rec…
The Experiences of Post-ICU Covid-19 Survivors
COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the negative sequelae associated with ICU treatment. While the potentially traumatic impact of ICU is well documented, less is known about the ICU survivor's subjective experience and how it influences life post-discharge. Existential psychology addresses the universal concerns of existence, including death, isolation, and meaninglessness, and offers a holistic v…
Different Conspiracy Theories Have Different Psychological and Social Determinants
COVID-19 conspiracy theories have proliferated during the global pandemic, and their rapid spread among certain groups may jeopardize the public health response (e.g., undermining motivation to engage in social distancing and willingness to vaccinate against the virus). Using survey data from two waves of a nationally representative, longitudinal study of life in lockdown in the United Kingdom ( N = 1,406), we analyze the factors associated with …
Globalization and Health
Founded in 2005, Globalization and Health was the first open access global health journal. The journal has since expanded the field, and its influence, with the number of downloaded papers rising 17-fold, to over 4 million. Its ground-breaking papers, leading authors -including a Nobel Prize winner- and an impact factor of 2.25 place it among the top global health journals in the world. To mark the ten years since the journal's founding, we, memb…
An assessment of the construct validity of the ICD-11 proposal for complex posttraumatic stress disorder
Results provide initial evidence regarding the factorial validity of the proposed ICD-11 model of CPTSD. In addition, current results support the proposals of the ICD-11 that exposure to abuse during early development is associated with a greater likelihood of CPTSD than PTSD. The study contributes to a growing body of empirical data supporting the construct validity of CPTSD as a unique diagnostic entity. (PsycINFO Database Record
Are posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex-PTSD distinguishable within a treatment-seeking sample of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon
Support for the discriminant validity of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD was observed for the first time within a sample of refugees. In support of the cross-cultural validity of the ICD-11 proposals, the prevalence of PTSD and CPTSD were similar to those observed in culturally distinct contexts
Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries
Supportive supervision is an important element of community health worker (CHW) programmes and is believed to improve CHW motivation and performance. A group supervision intervention, which included training and mentorship of supervisors, was implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. In three of the countries, this was combined with individual and/or peer supervision. A mixed-methods implementation study was conducted to assess the e…
How Do Religious People Become Atheists? Applying a Grounded Theory Approach to Propose a Model of Deconversion
The influence of organized religion is decreasing in the West, and trends show a growing number of people abandoning their religious beliefs, or deconverting. However, this phenomenon has received relatively little attention in the psychology of religion. The current study asks “How do religious people become atheists?” and aims to further the understanding of the process of religious deconversion by offering a proposed model of deconversion. The…
Data Analysis and Synthesis Within a Realist Evaluation
Realist evaluations are increasingly used in the study of complex health interventions. The methodological procedures applied within realist evaluations however are often inexplicit, prompting scholars to call for increased transparency and more detailed description within realist studies. This publication details the data analysis and synthesis process used within two realist evaluation studies of community health interventions taking place acro…
Females have more complex patterns of childhood adversity
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as an important public health problem with serious implications. Less well understood is how distinct configurations of childhood adversities carry differential risks for mental health, emotional, and social outcomes later in life.Objective: To determine if distinct profiles of childhood adversities exist for males and females and to examine if unique associations exist between…
Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the Covid‐19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland resulted in a nationwide quarantine on March 27, 2020. This study represents the first assessment of rates of anxiety and depression in the general population of Ireland during the pandemic. AIMS: Our first aim was to estimate the probable prevalence rates of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression and to identify sociodemographic risk factors associated with screening positive for GAD or dep…
No implementation without cultural adaptation
The proposed four-step process offers a useful guide for how to adapt low-intensity psychological intervention within humanitarian settings. Despite some limitations, we show that even when time and resources are scarce it is possible and necessary to culturally adapt psychological interventions. We invite further testing, replication, and improvements to this methodology
Death anxiety, self-worth, and exposure to human donor remains
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between death anxiety levels at pre-exposure to human donor remains, post-exposure self-worth, and post-exposure death anxiety levels, among a sample of Irish medical students. A multi-wave prospective study was conducted, using questionnaires administered at six time-points. Path analysis was used to investigate the effect of pre-exposure death anxiety levels and post-exposure self-worth on post-e…
Psychological characteristics associated with Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom
Identifying and understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy within distinct populations may aid future public health messaging. Using nationally representative data from the general adult populations of Ireland ( N = 1041) and the United Kingdom (UK; N = 2025), we found that vaccine hesitancy/resistance was evident for 35% and 31% of these populations respectively. Vaccine hesitant/resistant respondents in Ireland and the UK differed on a number of …
Towards a comprehensive framework for the design and implementation of agile Mobile Health Units in humanitarian crises
Mobile Health Units (MHUs) have been implemented to deliver medical care to Internally Displaced Persons in Northwest (NW) Syria. Despite the popular use of MHUs in humanitarian emergencies, few guidelines are available for their design and implementation with notably limited gender considerations. This study, therefore, aimed to elucidate the process of designing and implementing MHUs within humanitarian contexts by identifying and reviewing exi…
Tracking the Irish adult population during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) study was established to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population of multiple countries. Here, we provide a methodological overview, cohort profile, data access, and summary of key findings from the Republic of Ireland arm of the C19PRC study. A longitudinal internet panel survey was designed to collect data from a nationally representative sample of Irish adults (N = …
The Authoritarian Dynamic During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Research has demonstrated that situational factors such as perceived threats to the social order activate latent authoritarianism. The deadly COVID-19 pandemic presents a rare opportunity to test whether existential threat stemming from an indiscriminate virus moderates the relationship between authoritarianism and political attitudes toward the nation and out-groups. Using data from two large nationally representative samples of adults in the Un…
Towards identifying malnutrition among infants under 6 months
Objectives: To determine (i) whether distinct groups of infants under 6 months old (U6M) were identifiable as malnourished based on anthropometric measures and if so to determine the probability of admittance to GOAL Ethiopia’s Management of At Risk Mothers and Infants (MAMI) programme based on group membership; (ii) whether there were discrepancies in admission using recognised anthropometric criteria, compared with group membership and (iii) th…
Different Conspiracy Theories Have Different Psychological and Social Determinants
COVID-19 conspiracy theories have proliferated during the global pandemic, and their rapid spread among certain groups may jeopardize the public health response (e.g., undermining motivation to engage in social distancing and willingness to vaccinate against the virus). Using survey data from two waves of a nationally representative, longitudinal study of life in lockdown in the United Kingdom ( N = 1,406), we analyze the factors associated with …
How is loneliness related to anxiety and depression
High risk of mental health problems is associated with loneliness resulting from social distancing measures and “lockdowns” that have been imposed globally due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study explores the interconnectedness of loneliness, anxiety and depression on a symptom level using network analysis. A representative sample of participants ( N = 1041), who were of at least 18 years of age, was recruited from the Republic of Ireland (ROI).…
A brief psychological intervention for improving the mental health of Venezuelan migrants and refugees
The last decade has seen a rising interest in brief and affordable psychological interventions delivered by lay providers to address the unmet need for mental health care in low resource settings. This study sought to (i) determine whether the implementation of a culturally-adapted low-intensity psychological intervention – Problem Management Plus or PM+ – is associated with improved mental health among a sample of 72 Venezuelan migrants and refu…
An evaluation of mental health capacity building among Community Rehabilitation Officers in Malawi
The World Health Organisation's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) training has been delivered throughout sub-Saharan Africa to enhance health workers' capacity to provide mental health care. mhGAP training evaluations typically assess one or two soft skills, namely trainee confidence to identify, manage, and refer people with mental illness, and their attitudes towards people with mental illness. This research expands on these evaluation…
Examining the evidence for best practice guidelines in supportive supervision of lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies
Background: Supervision is widely recognised as an important form of support for lay health service providers. However, guidance in appropriate supervision practices for task-shifting health interventions within the unique context of humanitarian emergencies is lacking. This review set out to identify empirically supported features of supervisory practices for lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies, towards a stronger evidential ba…
The role of psychosocial factors in explaining sex differences in major depression and generalized anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic
Observed sex-differences in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland are best explained by psychosocial factors of COVID-19 related anxiety, trait neuroticism, lower sleep quality, higher levels of loneliness, greater somatic problems, and, in the case of depression, increases in childcaring responsibilities and lower trait consciousnesses. Implications of these findings for public health policy and intervent…
The acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of implementing supportive supervision within humanitarian contexts
Supervision is considered integral to quality mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions and features as a key recommendation in all major international guidelines. Despite this, provision of supervision remains a gap within MHPSS programming and is often one of the most challenging aspects and unmet needs in programme implementation within humanitarian contexts.The IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (PSC) and Trinit…
The Relationship Between Rape Myths, Revictimization by Law Enforcement, and Well-Being for Victims of Sexual Assault
Relationships between rape myths, revictimization, and postassault well-being were examined in a sample of adult victims of sexual assault ( n = 88). Correlation, multiple regression, and path analyses investigated whether conformity to stereotypes of “real rape” or “real victim” was associated with revictimization and well-being. A possible mediating effect of revictimization on the relationship between rape myth conformity and well-being was as…
Gender considerations for supportive supervision in humanitarian contexts
Supportive supervision has been shown to improve mental health outcomes and job retention for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) workers in humanitarian contexts. However, the impact of gender on supervision practices has been poorly evaluated and documented in international guidelines to date. To address this gap, qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 MHPSS staff working in diverse humanitarian contexts to identify key gender…
Gender differences in intimate partner violence
IPV is a major public social health issue affecting approximately one-in-three females and one-in-four males in Ireland and is strongly associated with suicide-related phenomena. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychology (28 obras) · Medicine (24 obras) · Mental health (13 obras) · Psychiatry (13 obras) · Sociology (13 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (12 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Political science (12 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Clinical Psychology (8 obras)