Richard Lefrançois

Biographic Data

ID5410869
NAMERichard Lefrançois
GIVEN NAMESRichard
FAMILY NAMELefrançois
SIGNATURELEFRANÇOIS R
AFFILIATIONSInstitut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • Les événements critiques de la vieillesse en tant qu’épreuves préfigurant la mort

    Richard LefrançoisARTICLEFrontières2021

    Source d’angoisse existentielle, les événements de vie critiques, attribuables à des pertes ou à des transitions, suscitent des défis majeurs chez les personnes âgées. Cet article présente une lecture descriptive et interprétative des difficultés associées à ces épreuves, du travail de deuil qu’elles exigent et de la nécessité pour les personnes vieillissantes d’investir d’autres intérêts que ceux tournés vers l’actualisation ou le renforcement d…

  • Ressources psychosociales, événements transitoires et qualité de vie des personnes vieillissantes

    Open AccessRichard Lefrançois, Micheline Dubé et al.ARTICLESanté mentale au Québec2007

    S'appuyant sur les données de la première vague de l'Étude longitudinale québécoise sur le vieillissement, cet article examine transversalement la relation entre les ressources psychosociales des personnes âgées et leur qualité de vie. L'échantillon de 781 sujets comporte trois groupes de personnes âgées sélectionnées d'après les critères d'âge et d'exposition ou non à un événement transitoire majeur : la retraite (60-65 ans), le veuvage (70-75 a…

  • Perspective

    Suzanne Hamel, Gilbert Leclerc et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for the…2003Cited by: 2References: 5

    Transcendent actualization is viewed by Maslow, Assagioli, and Frankl as an optimal way to give spiritual meaning to one's existence and to live this meaning in everyday life. The purposes of this article are to present the concept of transcendent actualization; to discuss the prepersonal, personal, and transpersonal levels of growth; and to briefly describe the four components of transcendent actualization: In-Depth Perception and Holistic Perce…

  • A Psychosocial Portrait of Defensive Responders in the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Aging

    Open AccessPhilippe Gaulin, Richard Lefrançois et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…2001

    The objective of this study was to identify the psychosocial characteristics of participants who obtained a high social desirability score on the measures in the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Aging (QUELSA). Two groups were drawn from the 1997 QUELSA sample ( n =780) according to the scores obtained on a social desirability scale (high or low). These two groups were compared on the scores obtained on the main psychosocial variables of the QUELSA. …

  • Criterion Validity of a New Measure of Self-Actualization

    Open AccessGilbert Leclerc, Richard Lefrançois et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1999

    Many authors have questioned the validity of the major existing measures of self-actualization (the Personal Orientation Inventory, the Personal Orientation Dimensions, and the Short Index of Self-actualization), given their serious theoretical and methodological limitations. A new inventory was developed, the Measure of Actualization of Potential, and various studies were conducted to assess its theoretical and empirical content as well as its c…

  • Les indices de santé globale comme prédicteurs de la mortalité chez les personnes âgées

    Open AccessRichard Lefrançois, Marise LapointeARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health1999References: 19

  • Reliability of a New Measure of Self-Actualization

    Richard LefrançoisARTICLEPsychological Reports1998

  • Reliability of a New Measure of Self-Actualization

    Open AccessRichard Lefrançois, Gilbert Leclerc et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1998

    The purpose of this study was to investigate both the internal consistency and temporal reliability of the Measure of Self-actualization of Potential. Results from the initial pilot study ( n = 414) used to develop the inventory are compared with those of a new sample ( n = 156) designed to evaluate its stability. Responses from the new sample support our initial findings of moderate to relatively high alpha coefficients for the two main scales a…

  • Mobility Patterns and Attitudes Toward Driving a Car Among the Elderly Living in Small Towns and Rural Areas

    Open AccessRichard LefrançoisARTICLERural Society1998Cited by: 2

    (1998). Mobility Patterns and Attitudes Toward Driving a Car Among the Elderly Living in Small Towns and Rural Areas. Rural Society: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 17-27

  • The Development and Validation of a Self-Report Measure of Self-Actualization

    Open AccessRichard Lefrançois, Gilbert Leclerc et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…1997

    A self-report measure of actualization of potential (MAP) was developed as an alternative to the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) for assessing successful and functioning individuals. Study 1 describes the item selection carried out by means of a literature review, an international panel of 28 experts and two focus groups. In Study 2 construct validity was established with a sample of 414 subjects. A principal component analysis with oblique …