Nadine Lanctôt
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadine Lanctôt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadine |
| FAMILY NAME | Lanctôt |
| SIGNATURE | LANCTÔT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Sherbrooke |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6943-1851 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 91 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Developing self-concept clarity: A challenging but striving task for young vulnerable mothers
Most studies on young mothers focus on the challenges they face in adjusting to motherhood and the risks these challenges pose for their children. However, emerging research highlights the distinct developmental challenges young mothers experience, separate from their maternal role. This study explores how vulnerable young mothers define themselves as young women navigating emerging adulthood, with a focus on self-concept clarity—the ability to d…
Relational adaptation from adolescence to adulthood in women with a history of out-of-home care: A longitudinal domino effect
This study draws on longitudinal data, from adolescence to adulthood. • A serial indirect model was tested to examine relational functioning over time. • Relationship with the mother is indirectly linked to adult relational difficulties • Adolescent-carer relationship quality is a first link in the indirect model. • Schemas of abandonment and mistrust/abuse are second links in the indirect model. Adolescent girls with a history of out-of-home car…
Traumatic Outcomes of Girls’ Street Gang Exposure: Exploring the Role of Perpetrated Violence and Sexual Exploitation Victimization
The Many Faces of the “Foster Care Youth” Label: How Young Women Manage the Stigma of Out-of-Home Placement
A number of studies have found that adolescents in foster care expect and perceive stigma related to their “foster care youth” status. Yet, little is known about how this perceived stigma manifests, as well as how youth manage it. The current study therefore aimed to explore how young women with a history in foster care integrate these experiences into their life stories. The focus is on discursive manifestations of stigma in participants’ narrat…
Do adolescent girls' relationships with their parents influence their perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and group climate in residential care
Adolescent girls placed in residential care are often the victims of childhood experiences of maltreatment. Their history of relational trauma may subsequently limit their ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with others, a central component for their development and adaptation. The goal of the present study was to determine the nature and strength of associations between adolescent girls' relationship quality with their paren…
I had a shitty past; I want a great future.”: Hopes and fears of vulnerable adolescent girls aging out of care
Trauma symptoms as factors associated with early motherhood among young women who had contact with child protective services
The hopelessness effect: Counsellors’ perceptions of their female clients involved in sex work in Canada
This qualitative study explored how counsellors who work with women currently or formerly involved in sex work perceive these women's future. From May to July 2016, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 counsellors providing psychosocial services in Canadian agencies with recognized mandates to support such women. The interview protocol was based on the Possible Selves Mapping Interview, adapted to explore the counsellors' hopes and fea…
Child maltreatment, maladaptive cognitive schemas, and perceptions of social support among young women care leavers
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the associations between child maltreatment, cognitive schemas of disconnection/rejection reported in emerging adulthood, and social support perceived in emerging adulthood among young women who have exited placements in residential care. The sample is derived from a longitudinal study conducted with 132 young women who had been placed in residential care during adolescence in Montreal (Canada) in 2008–200…
Perception of social climate by welfare/justice-involved girls in out-of-home placement centers
The ‘good mother’ struggles: Obstacles to the attainment of motherhood ideals among adult women formerly placed in residential care
We analysed narratives of motherhood produced by 13 women who were involved with the welfare system or the justice system during adolescence. The original contribution of our study was its focus on mothers who were turning age 30, so they were not in that period of generalized instability that characterizes the transition from care and into adulthood. This qualitative study was part of a larger study on French‐Canadian adolescents with a history …
La transition des jeunes femmes hors des centres de réadaptation: Mieux comprendre le rôle de l’agression sexuelle sur des mineures et des symptômes liés au trauma
Cet article souhaite apporter une contribution à l’étude des symptômes liés au trauma observés au début de l’âge adulte chez des jeunes femmes ayant été placées en centre de réadaptation au cours de l’adolescence et qui ont été victimes d’agression sexuelle avant l’âge de 18 ans. En vue de mieux comprendre l’expérience de l’agression sexuelle, les impacts d’un certain nombre de caractéristiques ont été étudiés : la sévérité et la diversité de l’e…
Between parental efficacy and parental distress: How early maladaptive schemas contribute to the motherhood experience of young mothers who have aged out of care
The present study aims to explore, using Young’s early maladaptive schemas (EMS), the cognitive and emotional dimensions associated with the experience of motherhood of young women ageing out of care. It also assesses the relationships between EMS and two dimensions of the parental role (parental efficacy and parental distress). The sample is composed of 29 young mothers who were placed in care as adolescents. Parental efficacy was significantly …
I didn't want to be moved there”: Young women remembering their perceived sense of Agency in the Context of placement instability
Pre-treatment profiles of adolescent girls as predictors of the strength of their working alliances with practitioners in residential care settings
Do depressive symptoms in justice‐involved girls reduce the effects of a cognitive‐behavioral program on their disruptive and delinquent behaviors
The present study evaluated the effects of a cognitive‐behavioral program on disruptive and delinquent behaviors among a sample of adolescent girls placed in a residential center in Q uebec ( C anada). This study also investigated the moderating impact of depressive symptoms on program effectiveness. The study used a quasi‐experimental design to allow comparisons between 104 girls in the treatment group and 78 girls in the comparison group over 1…
Youth care workers' views on the challenges of working with girls: An analysis of the mediating influence of practitioner gender and prior experience with girls
Les effets d’un programme cognitif-comportemental appliqué à des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse
La présente étude évalue les effets à court terme d’un programme d’intervention de type cognitif-comportemental visant à réduire les difficultés de comportement chez des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse. L’évaluation vise aussi à vérifier si les effets du programme varient selon le degré auquel les adolescentes y participent et à mesurer la taille des effets observés. L’étude a été menée au moyen d’un devis de recherche quasi-expérimenta…
Caractéristiques des jeunes contrevenants qui reçoivent des services dans les Centres jeunesse du Québec
Cette étude établit le profil psychologique comparatif des adolescentes et des adolescents au moment de l’application des mesures dans des centres jeunesse du Québec, de même que les caractéristiques familiales et sociales de ces jeunes. La recherche compare 213 adolescents (12-17 ans) qui reçoivent des services en CJ en vertu de la Loi sur les jeunes contrevenants, à 213 adolescents en provenance d’écoles secondaires en milieu défavorisé. Les ré…
Delinquent Behavior, Official Delinquency, and Gender: Consequences for Adulthood Functioning and Well‐being
The general aim of this article is to evaluate the consequences of both delinquent behavior and institutionalization as a juvenile delinquent on the quality of adult functioning and well‐being, with a specific focus on gender differences. Data were gathered from two related data sources: a sample of previously institutionalized offenders ( n = 210 ) and a sample of individuals living in private households ( n = 721 ). Males and females in both sa…
Le début de l'adolescence: Une Période Propice À L’éclosion Des Différentes Configurations De La Conduite Déviante Et Délinquante Des Adolescentes
Le présent article vise à décrire le processus par lequel se développe la conduite déviante et délinquante des adolescentes. Les analyses ont été effectuées auprès d'un échantillon de 123 adolescentes ayant fait l'objet d'une ordonnance à la Chambre de la jeunesse de Montréal entre 1992 et 1993. Les résultats démontrent que les activités déviantes et délinquantes des adolescentes s'intègrent davantage, de l'enfance au début de l'âge adulte, dans …
Comment favoriser la réussite d’une démarche d’implantation d’un programme au sein d’un milieu d’intervention: Leçons tirées d’une étude de cas
Using a case study methodology, this article describes the process of implementing a cognitive-behavioural program in eight residential facilities in a Centre jeunesse du Québec. The objectives were to better understand the steps required to consolidate the implementation of the program and to identify structural factors that facilitate and impede the progress of successful implementation. Documentary analysis and qualitative interviews allowed d…
La régulation familiale et les comportements violents à l’adolescence: Existe-T-Il Des Différences Sexuelles1
Cet article porte sur l’influence de la famille sur la délinquance selon le sexe. Trois questions sont abordées : l’exposition aux facteurs de risque familiaux diffère-t-elle selon le sexe ?, la nature et la force d’association de ces facteurs aux comportements violents varient-elles selon le sexe ?, et quels sont les facteurs familiaux qui expliquent le mieux les comportements violents des filles et des garçons ? Un échantillon de garçons (n = 5…
Les adolescentes membres des bandes marginales: Un Potentiel Antisocial Atténué Par La Dynamique De La Bande
The goal of this article is to improve our knowledge concerning the social and personal characteristics of the female gang members. Data have been collected from 150 girls who were convicted by the juvenile court of Montreal during 1992 and 1993. The analysis shows that girls who join gangs have serious handicaps which are related to their social adaptation, their personality and their deviant and delinquent conducts. Consequently, female gang me…
Que deviennent les adolescentes judiciarisées près de dix ans après leur sortie du Centre jeunesse ?1
Cette étude vise trois objectifs : 1) établir la prévalence des conduites déviantes manifestées au cours de l’adolescence et au début de l’âge adulte par les jeunes femmes ayant été prises en charge par la justice au cours de l’adolescence 2) déterminer les trajectoires de l’activité déviante de ces jeunes femmes, de l’adolescence au début de l’âge adulte 3) évaluer la proportion des adolescentes judiciarisées qui sont aux prises avec des difficu…
Delinquent Behavior, Official Delinquency, and Gender: Consequences for Adulthood Functioning and Well‐being
The general aim of this article is to evaluate the consequences of both delinquent behavior and institutionalization as a juvenile delinquent on the quality of adult functioning and well‐being, with a specific focus on gender differences. Data were gathered from two related data sources: a sample of previously institutionalized offenders ( n = 210 ) and a sample of individuals living in private households ( n = 721 ). Males and females in both sa…
Explaining Deviance by Adolescent Females
The gender gap in deviance is well known. Why women's offending levels are much lower than men's is less evident. Three theoretical perspectives are influential. The first perspective applies mainstream criminological theories, typically based on male offenders, to female samples. The second perspective focuses on gender differences to explain differences in deviant behaviors of adolescent females and males. The third perspective emphasizes male-…
Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Deviance in a Representative Urban Sample of African American Girls
I didn't want to be moved there”: Young women remembering their perceived sense of Agency in the Context of placement instability
Les effets d’un programme cognitif-comportemental appliqué à des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse
La présente étude évalue les effets à court terme d’un programme d’intervention de type cognitif-comportemental visant à réduire les difficultés de comportement chez des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse. L’évaluation vise aussi à vérifier si les effets du programme varient selon le degré auquel les adolescentes y participent et à mesurer la taille des effets observés. L’étude a été menée au moyen d’un devis de recherche quasi-expérimenta…
Youth care workers' views on the challenges of working with girls: An analysis of the mediating influence of practitioner gender and prior experience with girls
Child maltreatment, maladaptive cognitive schemas, and perceptions of social support among young women care leavers
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the associations between child maltreatment, cognitive schemas of disconnection/rejection reported in emerging adulthood, and social support perceived in emerging adulthood among young women who have exited placements in residential care. The sample is derived from a longitudinal study conducted with 132 young women who had been placed in residential care during adolescence in Montreal (Canada) in 2008–200…
Les adolescentes membres des bandes marginales: Un Potentiel Antisocial Atténué Par La Dynamique De La Bande
The goal of this article is to improve our knowledge concerning the social and personal characteristics of the female gang members. Data have been collected from 150 girls who were convicted by the juvenile court of Montreal during 1992 and 1993. The analysis shows that girls who join gangs have serious handicaps which are related to their social adaptation, their personality and their deviant and delinquent conducts. Consequently, female gang me…
Que deviennent les adolescentes judiciarisées près de dix ans après leur sortie du Centre jeunesse ?1
Cette étude vise trois objectifs : 1) établir la prévalence des conduites déviantes manifestées au cours de l’adolescence et au début de l’âge adulte par les jeunes femmes ayant été prises en charge par la justice au cours de l’adolescence 2) déterminer les trajectoires de l’activité déviante de ces jeunes femmes, de l’adolescence au début de l’âge adulte 3) évaluer la proportion des adolescentes judiciarisées qui sont aux prises avec des difficu…
Perception of social climate by welfare/justice-involved girls in out-of-home placement centers
The ‘good mother’ struggles: Obstacles to the attainment of motherhood ideals among adult women formerly placed in residential care
We analysed narratives of motherhood produced by 13 women who were involved with the welfare system or the justice system during adolescence. The original contribution of our study was its focus on mothers who were turning age 30, so they were not in that period of generalized instability that characterizes the transition from care and into adulthood. This qualitative study was part of a larger study on French‐Canadian adolescents with a history …
Le début de l'adolescence: Une Période Propice À L’éclosion Des Différentes Configurations De La Conduite Déviante Et Délinquante Des Adolescentes
Le présent article vise à décrire le processus par lequel se développe la conduite déviante et délinquante des adolescentes. Les analyses ont été effectuées auprès d'un échantillon de 123 adolescentes ayant fait l'objet d'une ordonnance à la Chambre de la jeunesse de Montréal entre 1992 et 1993. Les résultats démontrent que les activités déviantes et délinquantes des adolescentes s'intègrent davantage, de l'enfance au début de l'âge adulte, dans …
La nature de la prise en charge des adolescentes par la justice: Jonction Des Attitudes Paternalistes Et Du Profil Comportemental Des Adolescentes
The treatment of adolescent girls by the juvenile justice system is often deemed paternalistic. This assertion relies on official data that reveal that adolescent girls are, above all, brought to justice « for their own good» and not because the citizen’s security requires it. Such an interpretation, however, neglects the possibility that the nature of girls’ deviant behavior would explain, at least in part, the treatment they receive. The analys…
Do adolescent girls' relationships with their parents influence their perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and group climate in residential care
Adolescent girls placed in residential care are often the victims of childhood experiences of maltreatment. Their history of relational trauma may subsequently limit their ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with others, a central component for their development and adaptation. The goal of the present study was to determine the nature and strength of associations between adolescent girls' relationship quality with their paren…
Trauma symptoms as factors associated with early motherhood among young women who had contact with child protective services
Between parental efficacy and parental distress: How early maladaptive schemas contribute to the motherhood experience of young mothers who have aged out of care
The present study aims to explore, using Young’s early maladaptive schemas (EMS), the cognitive and emotional dimensions associated with the experience of motherhood of young women ageing out of care. It also assesses the relationships between EMS and two dimensions of the parental role (parental efficacy and parental distress). The sample is composed of 29 young mothers who were placed in care as adolescents. Parental efficacy was significantly …
Pre-treatment profiles of adolescent girls as predictors of the strength of their working alliances with practitioners in residential care settings
Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Deviance in a Representative Urban Sample of African American Girls
Explaining Deviance by Adolescent Females
The gender gap in deviance is well known. Why women's offending levels are much lower than men's is less evident. Three theoretical perspectives are influential. The first perspective applies mainstream criminological theories, typically based on male offenders, to female samples. The second perspective focuses on gender differences to explain differences in deviant behaviors of adolescent females and males. The third perspective emphasizes male-…
La nature de la prise en charge des adolescentes par la justice: Jonction Des Attitudes Paternalistes Et Du Profil Comportemental Des Adolescentes
The treatment of adolescent girls by the juvenile justice system is often deemed paternalistic. This assertion relies on official data that reveal that adolescent girls are, above all, brought to justice « for their own good» and not because the citizen’s security requires it. Such an interpretation, however, neglects the possibility that the nature of girls’ deviant behavior would explain, at least in part, the treatment they receive. The analys…
Les adolescentes membres des bandes marginales: Un Potentiel Antisocial Atténué Par La Dynamique De La Bande
The goal of this article is to improve our knowledge concerning the social and personal characteristics of the female gang members. Data have been collected from 150 girls who were convicted by the juvenile court of Montreal during 1992 and 1993. The analysis shows that girls who join gangs have serious handicaps which are related to their social adaptation, their personality and their deviant and delinquent conducts. Consequently, female gang me…
Que deviennent les adolescentes judiciarisées près de dix ans après leur sortie du Centre jeunesse ?1
Cette étude vise trois objectifs : 1) établir la prévalence des conduites déviantes manifestées au cours de l’adolescence et au début de l’âge adulte par les jeunes femmes ayant été prises en charge par la justice au cours de l’adolescence 2) déterminer les trajectoires de l’activité déviante de ces jeunes femmes, de l’adolescence au début de l’âge adulte 3) évaluer la proportion des adolescentes judiciarisées qui sont aux prises avec des difficu…
Comment favoriser la réussite d’une démarche d’implantation d’un programme au sein d’un milieu d’intervention: Leçons tirées d’une étude de cas
Using a case study methodology, this article describes the process of implementing a cognitive-behavioural program in eight residential facilities in a Centre jeunesse du Québec. The objectives were to better understand the steps required to consolidate the implementation of the program and to identify structural factors that facilitate and impede the progress of successful implementation. Documentary analysis and qualitative interviews allowed d…
La régulation familiale et les comportements violents à l’adolescence: Existe-T-Il Des Différences Sexuelles1
Cet article porte sur l’influence de la famille sur la délinquance selon le sexe. Trois questions sont abordées : l’exposition aux facteurs de risque familiaux diffère-t-elle selon le sexe ?, la nature et la force d’association de ces facteurs aux comportements violents varient-elles selon le sexe ?, et quels sont les facteurs familiaux qui expliquent le mieux les comportements violents des filles et des garçons ? Un échantillon de garçons (n = 5…
Delinquent Behavior, Official Delinquency, and Gender: Consequences for Adulthood Functioning and Well‐being
The general aim of this article is to evaluate the consequences of both delinquent behavior and institutionalization as a juvenile delinquent on the quality of adult functioning and well‐being, with a specific focus on gender differences. Data were gathered from two related data sources: a sample of previously institutionalized offenders ( n = 210 ) and a sample of individuals living in private households ( n = 721 ). Males and females in both sa…
Le début de l'adolescence: Une Période Propice À L’éclosion Des Différentes Configurations De La Conduite Déviante Et Délinquante Des Adolescentes
Le présent article vise à décrire le processus par lequel se développe la conduite déviante et délinquante des adolescentes. Les analyses ont été effectuées auprès d'un échantillon de 123 adolescentes ayant fait l'objet d'une ordonnance à la Chambre de la jeunesse de Montréal entre 1992 et 1993. Les résultats démontrent que les activités déviantes et délinquantes des adolescentes s'intègrent davantage, de l'enfance au début de l'âge adulte, dans …
Caractéristiques des jeunes contrevenants qui reçoivent des services dans les Centres jeunesse du Québec
Cette étude établit le profil psychologique comparatif des adolescentes et des adolescents au moment de l’application des mesures dans des centres jeunesse du Québec, de même que les caractéristiques familiales et sociales de ces jeunes. La recherche compare 213 adolescents (12-17 ans) qui reçoivent des services en CJ en vertu de la Loi sur les jeunes contrevenants, à 213 adolescents en provenance d’écoles secondaires en milieu défavorisé. Les ré…
Les effets d’un programme cognitif-comportemental appliqué à des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse
La présente étude évalue les effets à court terme d’un programme d’intervention de type cognitif-comportemental visant à réduire les difficultés de comportement chez des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse. L’évaluation vise aussi à vérifier si les effets du programme varient selon le degré auquel les adolescentes y participent et à mesurer la taille des effets observés. L’étude a été menée au moyen d’un devis de recherche quasi-expérimenta…
Youth care workers' views on the challenges of working with girls: An analysis of the mediating influence of practitioner gender and prior experience with girls
Do depressive symptoms in justice‐involved girls reduce the effects of a cognitive‐behavioral program on their disruptive and delinquent behaviors
The present study evaluated the effects of a cognitive‐behavioral program on disruptive and delinquent behaviors among a sample of adolescent girls placed in a residential center in Q uebec ( C anada). This study also investigated the moderating impact of depressive symptoms on program effectiveness. The study used a quasi‐experimental design to allow comparisons between 104 girls in the treatment group and 78 girls in the comparison group over 1…
Pre-treatment profiles of adolescent girls as predictors of the strength of their working alliances with practitioners in residential care settings
Between parental efficacy and parental distress: How early maladaptive schemas contribute to the motherhood experience of young mothers who have aged out of care
The present study aims to explore, using Young’s early maladaptive schemas (EMS), the cognitive and emotional dimensions associated with the experience of motherhood of young women ageing out of care. It also assesses the relationships between EMS and two dimensions of the parental role (parental efficacy and parental distress). The sample is composed of 29 young mothers who were placed in care as adolescents. Parental efficacy was significantly …
I didn't want to be moved there”: Young women remembering their perceived sense of Agency in the Context of placement instability
The ‘good mother’ struggles: Obstacles to the attainment of motherhood ideals among adult women formerly placed in residential care
We analysed narratives of motherhood produced by 13 women who were involved with the welfare system or the justice system during adolescence. The original contribution of our study was its focus on mothers who were turning age 30, so they were not in that period of generalized instability that characterizes the transition from care and into adulthood. This qualitative study was part of a larger study on French‐Canadian adolescents with a history …
La transition des jeunes femmes hors des centres de réadaptation: Mieux comprendre le rôle de l’agression sexuelle sur des mineures et des symptômes liés au trauma
Cet article souhaite apporter une contribution à l’étude des symptômes liés au trauma observés au début de l’âge adulte chez des jeunes femmes ayant été placées en centre de réadaptation au cours de l’adolescence et qui ont été victimes d’agression sexuelle avant l’âge de 18 ans. En vue de mieux comprendre l’expérience de l’agression sexuelle, les impacts d’un certain nombre de caractéristiques ont été étudiés : la sévérité et la diversité de l’e…
The hopelessness effect: Counsellors’ perceptions of their female clients involved in sex work in Canada
This qualitative study explored how counsellors who work with women currently or formerly involved in sex work perceive these women's future. From May to July 2016, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 counsellors providing psychosocial services in Canadian agencies with recognized mandates to support such women. The interview protocol was based on the Possible Selves Mapping Interview, adapted to explore the counsellors' hopes and fea…
Child maltreatment, maladaptive cognitive schemas, and perceptions of social support among young women care leavers
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the associations between child maltreatment, cognitive schemas of disconnection/rejection reported in emerging adulthood, and social support perceived in emerging adulthood among young women who have exited placements in residential care. The sample is derived from a longitudinal study conducted with 132 young women who had been placed in residential care during adolescence in Montreal (Canada) in 2008–200…
Perception of social climate by welfare/justice-involved girls in out-of-home placement centers
Trauma symptoms as factors associated with early motherhood among young women who had contact with child protective services
I had a shitty past; I want a great future.”: Hopes and fears of vulnerable adolescent girls aging out of care
The Many Faces of the “Foster Care Youth” Label: How Young Women Manage the Stigma of Out-of-Home Placement
A number of studies have found that adolescents in foster care expect and perceive stigma related to their “foster care youth” status. Yet, little is known about how this perceived stigma manifests, as well as how youth manage it. The current study therefore aimed to explore how young women with a history in foster care integrate these experiences into their life stories. The focus is on discursive manifestations of stigma in participants’ narrat…
Do adolescent girls' relationships with their parents influence their perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and group climate in residential care
Adolescent girls placed in residential care are often the victims of childhood experiences of maltreatment. Their history of relational trauma may subsequently limit their ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with others, a central component for their development and adaptation. The goal of the present study was to determine the nature and strength of associations between adolescent girls' relationship quality with their paren…
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