Serge Desmarais
Biographic Data
| ID | 5167488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Serge Desmarais |
| GIVEN NAMES | Serge |
| FAMILY NAME | Desmarais |
| SIGNATURE | DESMARAIS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 176 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Under the Influence: How Viewing Extreme Partying and Drinking on Social Media Shapes Group Perceptions
Social media use is omnipresent among college students. The current study investigated how exposure to student risk-taking forms of alcohol use on social media shapes the perceptions of the prototypical student and drinking norms among students. A 2020, three time-point experiment was conducted that measured 208 (M age = 18.85, SD = 1.94; 160 female) participant's partying/drinking prototypes along with their perceived normative support of alcoho…
Motivations for Engaging in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
Reasons for sex and relational outcomes in consensually nonmonogamous and monogamous relationships: A self-determination theory approach
Approximately 4% of individuals in North America participate in consensually nonmonogamous (CNM) relationships, wherein all partners have agreed to additional sexual and/or emotional partnerships. The CNM relationships are stigmatized and viewed as less stable and satisfying than monogamous relationships, a perception that persists despite research evidence. In our study, we assess the legitimacy of this negative perception by using a self-determ…
Getting It On Versus Getting It Over With: Sexual Motivation, Desire, and Satisfaction in Intimate Bonds
Across three studies, we demonstrate that pursuing sex for approach goals, such as to enhance intimacy, fuels satisfaction and pursuing sex for avoidance goals, such as to avoid disappointing a partner, detracts from satisfaction. In Study 1, we use hypothetical scenarios to provide experimental support for the associations between sexual goals and sexual and relationship satisfaction. In Study 2, a dyadic daily experience study of dating couples…
Keeping the Spark Alive: Being Motivated to Meet a Partner’s Sexual Needs Sustains Sexual Desire in Long-Term Romantic Relationships
How can couples keep the sexual spark alive in long-term relationships? The current study draws upon existing research and theory on both communal relationships and approach-avoidance models of social motivation to test the hypothesis that individual differences in the motivation to meet a partner’s sexual needs, termed sexual communal strength, predict heightened feelings of sexual desire in long-term partnerships. In a 21-day daily experience s…
Creeping” or just information seeking? Gender differences in partner monitoring in response to jealousy on Facebook
New media, such as Facebook, has implications for romantic relationships, including easing the ability to monitor a partner's activities. Across two studies we demonstrate that in response to feelings of jealousy, women are more likely than men to monitor their partner's activities on Facebook. In Study 1, participants were exposed to one of three experimental conditions meant to provoke jealousy, and their search time on a simulated Facebook env…
Hey Mom, What’s on Your Facebook? Comparing Facebook Disclosure and Privacy in Adolescents and Adults
People of all ages are increasingly exposed to online environments that encourage them to share and connect with others. However, there is a perception that adolescents are particularly susceptible to these cues and share more online than do other age groups. With a group of 288 adolescents and 285 adults, we explored differences and similarities in use of Facebook for information sharing and use of the controls to protect their privacy. Adolesce…
Risky Disclosures on Facebook: The Effect of Having a Bad Experience on Online Behavior
Social network websites are widely used by adolescents, but disclosing in this environment has inherent risks, as does connecting with others online. In a sample of 256 adolescent Facebook users, the authors explore the relationship between having a negative experience, privacy knowledge, and behavior. Their reports of bad experiences on Facebook are categorized as bullying/meanness, unwanted contact, exposure/unintentional disclosure, and misund…
Women’s Perceptions and Use of “Anti-Aging” Products
More Information than You Ever Wanted: Does Facebook Bring Out the Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy?
The social network site Facebook is a rapidly expanding phenomenon that is changing the nature of social relationships. Anecdotal evidence, including information described in the popular media, suggests that Facebook may be responsible for creating jealousy and suspicion in romantic relationships. The objectives of the present study were to explore the role of Facebook in the experience of jealousy and to determine if increased Facebook exposure …
Information Disclosure and Control on Facebook: Are They Two Sides of the Same Coin or Two Different Processes
Facebook, the popular social network site, is changing the nature of privacy and the consequences of information disclosure. Despite recent media reports regarding the negative consequences of disclosing information on social network sites such as Facebook, students are generally thought to be unconcerned about the potential costs of this disclosure. The current study explored undergraduate students' information disclosure and information control…
How Much Does Gender Explain in Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors? A Survey of Canadian Adults
Sources of Information about Dating and Their Perceived Influence on Adolescents
This study examined the impact of parents, peers, the media, and sex education on shaping adolescents’knowledge about dating relationships. Half of the 100 (48 females, 52 males) participants were early adolescents (13 to 14 years) and half were middle adolescents (15 to 16 years). Through a questionnaire, participants identified the quantity of information, perceived correctness, and influence of each of the sources. Friends and sex education te…
The Impact of Parenting Experience on Gender Stereotyped Toy Play of Children
Are our recruitment practices for sex studies working across gender? The effect of topic and gender of recruiter on participation rates of university men and women
The current study examined some of the factors that may contribute to the low rates of participation of male versus female students in sexual coercion research. Specifically, we tested whether recruitment rates are adversely affected by the topic of the research or the gender of the recruiter. Introductory psychology classes were randomly assigned to a male or female recruiter and to either the memory or sex research condition. Three significant …
Methodologic Concerns Regarding Estimates of Physical Violence in Sexual Coercion: Overstatement or Understatement
Offering Sexual Health Fairs to Supplement Existing Sex Education Programs: An Evaluation of Adolescent Students' Knowledge Needs
A health fair called Choices Not Chances has been designed by the public health nurses in a southern Ontario city to increase the knowledge of young high school students about sexual health and healthy relationships. Our purpose in designing this study in cooperation with the public health nurses ivas to assess the existing level of knowledge among grades 9 and 10 students to determine if the content presented through this fair was appropriate fo…
Predicting Coercive Sexual Behavior Across the Lifespan in a Random Sample of Canadian Men
In order to end or at least reduce the amount of sexual violence in our society, it is necessary to identify the factors that play a part in men's sexual aggression against women they know. One hundred and ninety-five men ranging in age from 19 to 82 were randomly sampled from enumeration records of a small Canadian city and completed questionnaires. Overall, 73 percent of men reported never having been sexually coercive. Logistic regression anal…
Women's sexual pressure tactics and adherence to related attitudes: A step toward prediction
We examined the relationship between women's attitudes about male sexuality and the use of overt and covert pressure tactics to facilitate sex with reluctant or uninterested men. Measures of the likelihood of use of pressure tactics and of the acceptance of sexual stereotypes related to men's sexual interest and availability were completed by 234 women from southwestern Ontario. Women's reported likelihood of using both overt (β = .31, p < .001) …
Exploring Negative Dating Experiences and Beliefs About Rape Among Younger and Older Women
Gender differences in pay histories and views on pay entitlement among university students
Gender and perceived pay entitlement: Testing for effects of experience with income
This article reports on 2 studies where variations on a research design from the literature on gender and perceived pay entitlement were used to test for effects of past pay experience and salience of the pay experience for the participants. In Study 1, level of previous income was not a predictor of self-payment behavior for women or men, and men allocated more pay to themselves than did women. In Study 2, women and men did not differ on perceiv…
Gender differences in scripts for different types of dates
Determinants of Responsible Environmental Behavior
Attaining a sustainable future will involve dramatic changes to contemporary lifestyles. In order to promote these changes effectively it is essential to have a clear comprehension of the variables characteristic of individuals who engage in responsible environmental behavior. To this end, this paper presents three studies. The first study illustrates that no common set of variables can be used to predict a wide range of proenvironmental activity…
Gender role socialization in toy play situations: Mothers and fathers with their sons and daughters
Reasons for sex and relational outcomes in consensually nonmonogamous and monogamous relationships: A self-determination theory approach
Approximately 4% of individuals in North America participate in consensually nonmonogamous (CNM) relationships, wherein all partners have agreed to additional sexual and/or emotional partnerships. The CNM relationships are stigmatized and viewed as less stable and satisfying than monogamous relationships, a perception that persists despite research evidence. In our study, we assess the legitimacy of this negative perception by using a self-determ…
Predicting Coercive Sexual Behavior Across the Lifespan in a Random Sample of Canadian Men
In order to end or at least reduce the amount of sexual violence in our society, it is necessary to identify the factors that play a part in men's sexual aggression against women they know. One hundred and ninety-five men ranging in age from 19 to 82 were randomly sampled from enumeration records of a small Canadian city and completed questionnaires. Overall, 73 percent of men reported never having been sexually coercive. Logistic regression anal…
Gender differences in scripts for different types of dates
Gender role socialization in toy play situations: Mothers and fathers with their sons and daughters
Creeping” or just information seeking? Gender differences in partner monitoring in response to jealousy on Facebook
New media, such as Facebook, has implications for romantic relationships, including easing the ability to monitor a partner's activities. Across two studies we demonstrate that in response to feelings of jealousy, women are more likely than men to monitor their partner's activities on Facebook. In Study 1, participants were exposed to one of three experimental conditions meant to provoke jealousy, and their search time on a simulated Facebook env…
Sources of Information about Dating and Their Perceived Influence on Adolescents
This study examined the impact of parents, peers, the media, and sex education on shaping adolescents’knowledge about dating relationships. Half of the 100 (48 females, 52 males) participants were early adolescents (13 to 14 years) and half were middle adolescents (15 to 16 years). Through a questionnaire, participants identified the quantity of information, perceived correctness, and influence of each of the sources. Friends and sex education te…
Women’s Perceptions and Use of “Anti-Aging” Products
Motivations for Engaging in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
The Impact of Parenting Experience on Gender Stereotyped Toy Play of Children
Gender differences in pay histories and views on pay entitlement among university students
Determinants of Responsible Environmental Behavior
Attaining a sustainable future will involve dramatic changes to contemporary lifestyles. In order to promote these changes effectively it is essential to have a clear comprehension of the variables characteristic of individuals who engage in responsible environmental behavior. To this end, this paper presents three studies. The first study illustrates that no common set of variables can be used to predict a wide range of proenvironmental activity…
Risky Disclosures on Facebook: The Effect of Having a Bad Experience on Online Behavior
Social network websites are widely used by adolescents, but disclosing in this environment has inherent risks, as does connecting with others online. In a sample of 256 adolescent Facebook users, the authors explore the relationship between having a negative experience, privacy knowledge, and behavior. Their reports of bad experiences on Facebook are categorized as bullying/meanness, unwanted contact, exposure/unintentional disclosure, and misund…
Are our recruitment practices for sex studies working across gender? The effect of topic and gender of recruiter on participation rates of university men and women
The current study examined some of the factors that may contribute to the low rates of participation of male versus female students in sexual coercion research. Specifically, we tested whether recruitment rates are adversely affected by the topic of the research or the gender of the recruiter. Introductory psychology classes were randomly assigned to a male or female recruiter and to either the memory or sex research condition. Three significant …
Women's sexual pressure tactics and adherence to related attitudes: A step toward prediction
We examined the relationship between women's attitudes about male sexuality and the use of overt and covert pressure tactics to facilitate sex with reluctant or uninterested men. Measures of the likelihood of use of pressure tactics and of the acceptance of sexual stereotypes related to men's sexual interest and availability were completed by 234 women from southwestern Ontario. Women's reported likelihood of using both overt (β = .31, p < .001) …
A new look at equity and outcomes as determinants of satisfaction in close personal relationships
How Much Does Gender Explain in Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors? A Survey of Canadian Adults
Gender and perceived pay entitlement: Testing for effects of experience with income
This article reports on 2 studies where variations on a research design from the literature on gender and perceived pay entitlement were used to test for effects of past pay experience and salience of the pay experience for the participants. In Study 1, level of previous income was not a predictor of self-payment behavior for women or men, and men allocated more pay to themselves than did women. In Study 2, women and men did not differ on perceiv…
Exploring Negative Dating Experiences and Beliefs About Rape Among Younger and Older Women
Methodologic Concerns Regarding Estimates of Physical Violence in Sexual Coercion: Overstatement or Understatement
A new look at equity and outcomes as determinants of satisfaction in close personal relationships
Gender role socialization in toy play situations: Mothers and fathers with their sons and daughters
Determinants of Responsible Environmental Behavior
Attaining a sustainable future will involve dramatic changes to contemporary lifestyles. In order to promote these changes effectively it is essential to have a clear comprehension of the variables characteristic of individuals who engage in responsible environmental behavior. To this end, this paper presents three studies. The first study illustrates that no common set of variables can be used to predict a wide range of proenvironmental activity…
Gender differences in scripts for different types of dates
Gender differences in pay histories and views on pay entitlement among university students
Gender and perceived pay entitlement: Testing for effects of experience with income
This article reports on 2 studies where variations on a research design from the literature on gender and perceived pay entitlement were used to test for effects of past pay experience and salience of the pay experience for the participants. In Study 1, level of previous income was not a predictor of self-payment behavior for women or men, and men allocated more pay to themselves than did women. In Study 2, women and men did not differ on perceiv…
Women's sexual pressure tactics and adherence to related attitudes: A step toward prediction
We examined the relationship between women's attitudes about male sexuality and the use of overt and covert pressure tactics to facilitate sex with reluctant or uninterested men. Measures of the likelihood of use of pressure tactics and of the acceptance of sexual stereotypes related to men's sexual interest and availability were completed by 234 women from southwestern Ontario. Women's reported likelihood of using both overt (β = .31, p < .001) …
Exploring Negative Dating Experiences and Beliefs About Rape Among Younger and Older Women
Methodologic Concerns Regarding Estimates of Physical Violence in Sexual Coercion: Overstatement or Understatement
Offering Sexual Health Fairs to Supplement Existing Sex Education Programs: An Evaluation of Adolescent Students' Knowledge Needs
A health fair called Choices Not Chances has been designed by the public health nurses in a southern Ontario city to increase the knowledge of young high school students about sexual health and healthy relationships. Our purpose in designing this study in cooperation with the public health nurses ivas to assess the existing level of knowledge among grades 9 and 10 students to determine if the content presented through this fair was appropriate fo…
Predicting Coercive Sexual Behavior Across the Lifespan in a Random Sample of Canadian Men
In order to end or at least reduce the amount of sexual violence in our society, it is necessary to identify the factors that play a part in men's sexual aggression against women they know. One hundred and ninety-five men ranging in age from 19 to 82 were randomly sampled from enumeration records of a small Canadian city and completed questionnaires. Overall, 73 percent of men reported never having been sexually coercive. Logistic regression anal…
Are our recruitment practices for sex studies working across gender? The effect of topic and gender of recruiter on participation rates of university men and women
The current study examined some of the factors that may contribute to the low rates of participation of male versus female students in sexual coercion research. Specifically, we tested whether recruitment rates are adversely affected by the topic of the research or the gender of the recruiter. Introductory psychology classes were randomly assigned to a male or female recruiter and to either the memory or sex research condition. Three significant …
Sources of Information about Dating and Their Perceived Influence on Adolescents
This study examined the impact of parents, peers, the media, and sex education on shaping adolescents’knowledge about dating relationships. Half of the 100 (48 females, 52 males) participants were early adolescents (13 to 14 years) and half were middle adolescents (15 to 16 years). Through a questionnaire, participants identified the quantity of information, perceived correctness, and influence of each of the sources. Friends and sex education te…
The Impact of Parenting Experience on Gender Stereotyped Toy Play of Children
How Much Does Gender Explain in Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors? A Survey of Canadian Adults
More Information than You Ever Wanted: Does Facebook Bring Out the Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy?
The social network site Facebook is a rapidly expanding phenomenon that is changing the nature of social relationships. Anecdotal evidence, including information described in the popular media, suggests that Facebook may be responsible for creating jealousy and suspicion in romantic relationships. The objectives of the present study were to explore the role of Facebook in the experience of jealousy and to determine if increased Facebook exposure …
Information Disclosure and Control on Facebook: Are They Two Sides of the Same Coin or Two Different Processes
Facebook, the popular social network site, is changing the nature of privacy and the consequences of information disclosure. Despite recent media reports regarding the negative consequences of disclosing information on social network sites such as Facebook, students are generally thought to be unconcerned about the potential costs of this disclosure. The current study explored undergraduate students' information disclosure and information control…
Women’s Perceptions and Use of “Anti-Aging” Products
Hey Mom, What’s on Your Facebook? Comparing Facebook Disclosure and Privacy in Adolescents and Adults
People of all ages are increasingly exposed to online environments that encourage them to share and connect with others. However, there is a perception that adolescents are particularly susceptible to these cues and share more online than do other age groups. With a group of 288 adolescents and 285 adults, we explored differences and similarities in use of Facebook for information sharing and use of the controls to protect their privacy. Adolesce…
Risky Disclosures on Facebook: The Effect of Having a Bad Experience on Online Behavior
Social network websites are widely used by adolescents, but disclosing in this environment has inherent risks, as does connecting with others online. In a sample of 256 adolescent Facebook users, the authors explore the relationship between having a negative experience, privacy knowledge, and behavior. Their reports of bad experiences on Facebook are categorized as bullying/meanness, unwanted contact, exposure/unintentional disclosure, and misund…
Getting It On Versus Getting It Over With: Sexual Motivation, Desire, and Satisfaction in Intimate Bonds
Across three studies, we demonstrate that pursuing sex for approach goals, such as to enhance intimacy, fuels satisfaction and pursuing sex for avoidance goals, such as to avoid disappointing a partner, detracts from satisfaction. In Study 1, we use hypothetical scenarios to provide experimental support for the associations between sexual goals and sexual and relationship satisfaction. In Study 2, a dyadic daily experience study of dating couples…
Keeping the Spark Alive: Being Motivated to Meet a Partner’s Sexual Needs Sustains Sexual Desire in Long-Term Romantic Relationships
How can couples keep the sexual spark alive in long-term relationships? The current study draws upon existing research and theory on both communal relationships and approach-avoidance models of social motivation to test the hypothesis that individual differences in the motivation to meet a partner’s sexual needs, termed sexual communal strength, predict heightened feelings of sexual desire in long-term partnerships. In a 21-day daily experience s…
Creeping” or just information seeking? Gender differences in partner monitoring in response to jealousy on Facebook
New media, such as Facebook, has implications for romantic relationships, including easing the ability to monitor a partner's activities. Across two studies we demonstrate that in response to feelings of jealousy, women are more likely than men to monitor their partner's activities on Facebook. In Study 1, participants were exposed to one of three experimental conditions meant to provoke jealousy, and their search time on a simulated Facebook env…
Reasons for sex and relational outcomes in consensually nonmonogamous and monogamous relationships: A self-determination theory approach
Approximately 4% of individuals in North America participate in consensually nonmonogamous (CNM) relationships, wherein all partners have agreed to additional sexual and/or emotional partnerships. The CNM relationships are stigmatized and viewed as less stable and satisfying than monogamous relationships, a perception that persists despite research evidence. In our study, we assess the legitimacy of this negative perception by using a self-determ…
Motivations for Engaging in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
Psychology (26 works) · Social Psychology (24 works) · Developmental psychology (17 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (8 works) · Human sexuality (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Perception (7 works) · Sexual behavior (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)