Régine Debrosse
Biographic Data
| ID | 5128744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Régine Debrosse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Régine |
| FAMILY NAME | Debrosse |
| SIGNATURE | DEBROSSE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7929-9521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Practical Guide for Integrating Community-Engaged Research Across the Psychological Research Cycle
Despite growing calls to increase diversity in research, methodological approaches that could address this issue remain underused. In this article, we argue that community-engaged research (CEnR), a framework that ultimately seeks to create genuine partnerships between researchers and marginalized communities, offers a solution for making psychological research more diverse while strengthening scientific rigor. We provide a practical guide for im…
Community and Voice: Emphasizing Black and Latine Adolescents' Strengths Promotes Identity Alignment, Belonging, and Academic Persistence
INTRODUCTION: The present research examined whether Black and Latine adolescents' academic persistence could be promoted through two novel strength-based reflection activities, providing them an opportunity to experience a sense of school belonging and to form meaningful connections between their racial/ethnic identity and their ideal future identity they aspired for. METHODS: A randomized-controlled experiment was conducted in the U.S. with Blac…
Connections between academic motivation and benefits to low‐grade inflammatory regulation among the socioeconomically advantaged
INTRODUCTION: Working to reach school goals during adolescence and rise in the socioeconomic hierarchy can have unexpected negative consequences for physical health, which are often linked to inflammation. However, certain forms of academic motivation, like finding meaning in difficulty, can benefit health and well-being. The current study tests whether socioeconomic resources explain this paradox and moderate the relationship between motivationa…
An examination of personality expression in everyday life in a Canadian sample of racialized undergraduate students
Objective There is a growing body of research regarding the situations that are linked to personality expression in daily life. We examined racialized young adults' experiences of racial and ethnic cues, and variables from prior personality expression research. Method We assessed Big Five personality states in racialized undergraduate students ( N = 180) in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada using experience sampling methodology. Participants ( M a…
No identity connections without representation? Exploring associations between neighbourhood opportunities, ethnic–ideal alignment and well‐being in Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour in Can…
In Canada, Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour often have high aspirations, but many are not sure that they are attainable. Context can signal what is in or out of reach to youths, particularly environments that send repeated and proximal signals, like neighbourhoods. Notably, the Social Identity Approach suggests that in neighbourhoods with people like them doing well socioeconomically or being well represented in leadership, youths may…
The imperative to support Black youths in resisting low and limiting expectations
Harmful narratives circulate about Black youths in North America. Deficit narratives portray them, their culture, and their communities as problems, narratives about policing encourage their control and punishment, color‐evasive narratives ignore how race shapes their experiences, and essentialist narratives erase their distinct and often intersectional experiences by presenting them as monolithic. Community psychology and allied fields do not es…
Playing to their strengths: Can focusing on typical in‐group strengths be detrimental to people of colour
With increasing awareness about racism, portrayals of communities of colour are shifting away from negative representations. Emphasizing their strengths could counter negative stereotypes about who they are and low expectations for who they can be, but could also backfire. In two experiments centring adolescents ( n = 198) and adults of colour ( n = 321), the effect of reflecting on a typical strength was moderated by perceived misalignments betw…
Psychological Challenges and Social Supports That Shape the Pursuit of Socioeconomic Mobility
Many people seek higher status through socioeconomic mobility. Higher education institutions and professional workplaces include barriers to entry and inclusion that make it difficult for people from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds to reach their goals. Experiences within these settings can lead people to feel status uncertainty , which is an aversive ambiguity about where one stands on the socioeconomic hierarchy. Status uncertainty…
When skinfolk are kinfolk: Higher perceived support and acceptance characterize close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships for people of color
People of color cope with racial stigma daily. In this context, support and acceptance from people who share similar racial/ethnic backgrounds can take a special importance. In two studies, using a national U.S. sample ( n = 1618) and a term‐long weekly‐diary design ( n = 103), Black, Latine, and Asian students received more support and acceptance from close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships. Compared to White participants, Black and Lati…
An experimental demonstration of the positive consequences of guiding students to conceptualize education as connection
INTRODUCTION: Educators often struggle to sustain students' motivation during adolescence. Students may view school tasks as insignificant because learning, achievement, and success feel detached from valued social connections. Previous findings in the study of development demonstrate that young people derive meaning from key sources of social support and connection. Finding ways to link how students approach their educational goals to meaningful…
When “who we are” and “who I desire to be” appear disconnected: Introducing collective/personal self‐discrepancies and investigating their relations with minority students' psychological health
According to Self‐Discrepancy Theory research, perceiving mismatches between personal aspects of the self‐concept is associated with negative psychological consequences, including depression and anxiety. However, the impact of perceiving mismatches between collective and personal self‐aspects is still unknown. In a first step to address this gap, we introduce collective/personal self‐discrepancies—perceived mismatches between a desired self‐aspec…
Immigrant adolescents’ roots and dreams: Perceived mismatches between ethnic identities and aspirational selves predict engagement
Immigrant adolescents are generally more ambitious but not as likely to achieve their career/occupational aspirations as their peers. The present study draws on self-discrepancy and social identity literatures to define and explore the role of mismatches between ethnic and aspiration-related ideal selves. In two samples recruited in Canada, 73% of immigrant adolescents aspired to a university-bound career (e.g., physician, engineer). As expected,…
Fundamental rights in the rainbow nation: Intergroup contact, threat, and support for newcomers’ rights in post-apartheid South Africa
Profound organizational change, psychological distress and burnout symptoms: The mediator role of collective relative deprivation
The reasons underlying some individuals’ negative reactions to profound societal and organizational changes are still unclear. We argue that collective relative deprivation (i.e., feelings of discontent arising from group-based threat) mediates the relationship between perceptions of change and employees’ psychological reactions. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that when employees perceive organizational change to be negative and rapid, th…
When skinfolk are kinfolk: Higher perceived support and acceptance characterize close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships for people of color
People of color cope with racial stigma daily. In this context, support and acceptance from people who share similar racial/ethnic backgrounds can take a special importance. In two studies, using a national U.S. sample ( n = 1618) and a term‐long weekly‐diary design ( n = 103), Black, Latine, and Asian students received more support and acceptance from close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships. Compared to White participants, Black and Lati…
Immigrant adolescents’ roots and dreams: Perceived mismatches between ethnic identities and aspirational selves predict engagement
Immigrant adolescents are generally more ambitious but not as likely to achieve their career/occupational aspirations as their peers. The present study draws on self-discrepancy and social identity literatures to define and explore the role of mismatches between ethnic and aspiration-related ideal selves. In two samples recruited in Canada, 73% of immigrant adolescents aspired to a university-bound career (e.g., physician, engineer). As expected,…
Fundamental rights in the rainbow nation: Intergroup contact, threat, and support for newcomers’ rights in post-apartheid South Africa
The imperative to support Black youths in resisting low and limiting expectations
Harmful narratives circulate about Black youths in North America. Deficit narratives portray them, their culture, and their communities as problems, narratives about policing encourage their control and punishment, color‐evasive narratives ignore how race shapes their experiences, and essentialist narratives erase their distinct and often intersectional experiences by presenting them as monolithic. Community psychology and allied fields do not es…
When “who we are” and “who I desire to be” appear disconnected: Introducing collective/personal self‐discrepancies and investigating their relations with minority students' psychological health
According to Self‐Discrepancy Theory research, perceiving mismatches between personal aspects of the self‐concept is associated with negative psychological consequences, including depression and anxiety. However, the impact of perceiving mismatches between collective and personal self‐aspects is still unknown. In a first step to address this gap, we introduce collective/personal self‐discrepancies—perceived mismatches between a desired self‐aspec…
Profound organizational change, psychological distress and burnout symptoms: The mediator role of collective relative deprivation
The reasons underlying some individuals’ negative reactions to profound societal and organizational changes are still unclear. We argue that collective relative deprivation (i.e., feelings of discontent arising from group-based threat) mediates the relationship between perceptions of change and employees’ psychological reactions. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that when employees perceive organizational change to be negative and rapid, th…
Profound organizational change, psychological distress and burnout symptoms: The mediator role of collective relative deprivation
The reasons underlying some individuals’ negative reactions to profound societal and organizational changes are still unclear. We argue that collective relative deprivation (i.e., feelings of discontent arising from group-based threat) mediates the relationship between perceptions of change and employees’ psychological reactions. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that when employees perceive organizational change to be negative and rapid, th…
Fundamental rights in the rainbow nation: Intergroup contact, threat, and support for newcomers’ rights in post-apartheid South Africa
When “who we are” and “who I desire to be” appear disconnected: Introducing collective/personal self‐discrepancies and investigating their relations with minority students' psychological health
According to Self‐Discrepancy Theory research, perceiving mismatches between personal aspects of the self‐concept is associated with negative psychological consequences, including depression and anxiety. However, the impact of perceiving mismatches between collective and personal self‐aspects is still unknown. In a first step to address this gap, we introduce collective/personal self‐discrepancies—perceived mismatches between a desired self‐aspec…
Immigrant adolescents’ roots and dreams: Perceived mismatches between ethnic identities and aspirational selves predict engagement
Immigrant adolescents are generally more ambitious but not as likely to achieve their career/occupational aspirations as their peers. The present study draws on self-discrepancy and social identity literatures to define and explore the role of mismatches between ethnic and aspiration-related ideal selves. In two samples recruited in Canada, 73% of immigrant adolescents aspired to a university-bound career (e.g., physician, engineer). As expected,…
An experimental demonstration of the positive consequences of guiding students to conceptualize education as connection
INTRODUCTION: Educators often struggle to sustain students' motivation during adolescence. Students may view school tasks as insignificant because learning, achievement, and success feel detached from valued social connections. Previous findings in the study of development demonstrate that young people derive meaning from key sources of social support and connection. Finding ways to link how students approach their educational goals to meaningful…
Psychological Challenges and Social Supports That Shape the Pursuit of Socioeconomic Mobility
Many people seek higher status through socioeconomic mobility. Higher education institutions and professional workplaces include barriers to entry and inclusion that make it difficult for people from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds to reach their goals. Experiences within these settings can lead people to feel status uncertainty , which is an aversive ambiguity about where one stands on the socioeconomic hierarchy. Status uncertainty…
When skinfolk are kinfolk: Higher perceived support and acceptance characterize close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships for people of color
People of color cope with racial stigma daily. In this context, support and acceptance from people who share similar racial/ethnic backgrounds can take a special importance. In two studies, using a national U.S. sample ( n = 1618) and a term‐long weekly‐diary design ( n = 103), Black, Latine, and Asian students received more support and acceptance from close same‐race (vs. interracial) relationships. Compared to White participants, Black and Lati…
The imperative to support Black youths in resisting low and limiting expectations
Harmful narratives circulate about Black youths in North America. Deficit narratives portray them, their culture, and their communities as problems, narratives about policing encourage their control and punishment, color‐evasive narratives ignore how race shapes their experiences, and essentialist narratives erase their distinct and often intersectional experiences by presenting them as monolithic. Community psychology and allied fields do not es…
Playing to their strengths: Can focusing on typical in‐group strengths be detrimental to people of colour
With increasing awareness about racism, portrayals of communities of colour are shifting away from negative representations. Emphasizing their strengths could counter negative stereotypes about who they are and low expectations for who they can be, but could also backfire. In two experiments centring adolescents ( n = 198) and adults of colour ( n = 321), the effect of reflecting on a typical strength was moderated by perceived misalignments betw…
Connections between academic motivation and benefits to low‐grade inflammatory regulation among the socioeconomically advantaged
INTRODUCTION: Working to reach school goals during adolescence and rise in the socioeconomic hierarchy can have unexpected negative consequences for physical health, which are often linked to inflammation. However, certain forms of academic motivation, like finding meaning in difficulty, can benefit health and well-being. The current study tests whether socioeconomic resources explain this paradox and moderate the relationship between motivationa…
An examination of personality expression in everyday life in a Canadian sample of racialized undergraduate students
Objective There is a growing body of research regarding the situations that are linked to personality expression in daily life. We examined racialized young adults' experiences of racial and ethnic cues, and variables from prior personality expression research. Method We assessed Big Five personality states in racialized undergraduate students ( N = 180) in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada using experience sampling methodology. Participants ( M a…
No identity connections without representation? Exploring associations between neighbourhood opportunities, ethnic–ideal alignment and well‐being in Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour in Can…
In Canada, Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour often have high aspirations, but many are not sure that they are attainable. Context can signal what is in or out of reach to youths, particularly environments that send repeated and proximal signals, like neighbourhoods. Notably, the Social Identity Approach suggests that in neighbourhoods with people like them doing well socioeconomically or being well represented in leadership, youths may…
A Practical Guide for Integrating Community-Engaged Research Across the Psychological Research Cycle
Despite growing calls to increase diversity in research, methodological approaches that could address this issue remain underused. In this article, we argue that community-engaged research (CEnR), a framework that ultimately seeks to create genuine partnerships between researchers and marginalized communities, offers a solution for making psychological research more diverse while strengthening scientific rigor. We provide a practical guide for im…
Community and Voice: Emphasizing Black and Latine Adolescents' Strengths Promotes Identity Alignment, Belonging, and Academic Persistence
INTRODUCTION: The present research examined whether Black and Latine adolescents' academic persistence could be promoted through two novel strength-based reflection activities, providing them an opportunity to experience a sense of school belonging and to form meaningful connections between their racial/ethnic identity and their ideal future identity they aspired for. METHODS: A randomized-controlled experiment was conducted in the U.S. with Blac…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Ethnic group (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Community Health and Development (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)