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J Develop Behav Pediat, 2000
Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has be... more Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has been difficult because of constraints inherent to laboratory procedures that are used to assess individual differences in response to stress. To circumvent these problems, we performed repeated baseline measures of pulse rate (PR) and blood pressure for 174 children (aged 7-10 yr) in their natural school setting throughout 2 1-week periods. In addition, experimental assessments of cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) were conducted after each baseline period while children participated in a challenging cognitive task. Multivariate analyses of physiological indices revealed three primary styles of cardiovascular functioning. Two of them, characterizing children either with high PR and low blood pressure or conversely with low PR and high blood pressure, have already been described in the research literature. However, analyses also revealed a third group of children (48% of the subjects) who had both low PR and low blood pressure. Findings indicate developmental differences in cardiovascular regulation and highlight the need to consider both variations in baseline CVA as well as in CVR when examining children's physiological adaptation in everyday settings.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 2005
To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and othe... more To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and others. The SAS is a self-questionnaire of 60 items divided into 2 dimensions measuring sociotropy and autonomy. The SAS was completed by 1028 students, 140 of whom jointly completed Robins' Personal Style Inventory-Revised, and 75 of whom completed the SAS again 3 months later. The principal-axes factor analysis conducted on all 60 items yielded 2 distinct dimensions: sociotropy and autonomy. The factor analysis of each dimension led us to identify 6 subdimensions, just as in the original instrument. The French translation features satisfying psychometric and conceptual characteristics and allows these dimensions to be studied in a French sample. Results are discussed with regards to adequacy when compared with the original Beck's version.
Psychologie & Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, Dec 1, 2006
Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined usi... more Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from the SHiPA. The SHiPA, developed by Bouisson (2005), contributes to inform on psychological functioning the elderly, using open responses, no limited into choices, and assesses some aspects of distress and adaptative resources in common daily life events that are frequently causes of difficulties. Based on scores in differential weighting of SHiPA dimensions, multivariate analyses revealed five psychological functioning profiles, characterized by anxiety, depression, cognition, internality, satisfaction with life, and routinization levels. Analyse of the differences between SHiPA profiles suggested a first discrimination depending on the individuals, psychological resources level, and the situation of subjects in third and fourth age.
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Eur Rev Appl Psychol, 2007
Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, Sep 1, 2004
A partir d’une approche centree sur la personne, la theorie de l’impuissance‐desespoir a servi de... more A partir d’une approche centree sur la personne, la theorie de l’impuissance‐desespoir a servi de cadre theorique de reference afin d’analyser la relation entre l’epuisement professionnel et le phenomene de comorbidite anxiete‐depression chez les soignants exercant en secteur geriatrique. Les effets de possibles facteurs de vulnerabilite favorisant l’epuisement professionnel ont ete testes : 150 soignants, de differents types de structures geriatriques reparties sur le territoire francais, ont accepte de repondre a l’ensemble du protocole (enquete preliminaire, MBI, CES‐D et STAI‐Y). Une analyse en cluster sur les dimensions du MBI nous a permis d’identifier trois profils d’epuisement professionnel. Le premier (groupe 1) regroupant 88 sujets peut etre considere comme « sans probleme ». En revanche, les groupes 2 (n ∓ 46) et 3 (n ∓ 16) ont pu etre nommes respectivement « a risque » et « a haut risque ». Chacun de ces groupes a pu etre associe a des niveaux d’anxiete et de depression caracteristiques. L’âge, la profession et le type de structure se sont reveles comme des facteurs de vulnerabilite face a l’epuisement professionnel.
Petite Enfance Et Parentalite, 2003
Annales Medico Psychologiques Revue Psychiatrique, 2002
This prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples on variables c... more This prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples on variables central to cognitive theory of depression. Using the Experience Sampling Method and identical measures across sites, subjects were signaled five times daily for one week to provide reports of negative events, attributions, and depressed moods. Controlling for effects associated with gender and trait anxiety and depression, significant differences emerged between French and American samples concerning the average severity of daily negative events, depressed moods, and causal attributions. However, the relationships between these variables (the fundamental hypothesis of cognitive theory) was largely unaffected by sample source. The results underscore the importance of cultural factors for the experience of specific variables, but provide support for the generalizability of the theory’s tenets across French and American populations.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 2007
Dix-neuf entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès de personnes âgées en France. Après une a... more Dix-neuf entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès de personnes âgées en France. Après une analyse de contenu, dix dimensions de qualité de vie ont pu être dégagées de façon empirique à partir de la propre perception des personnes âgées. À partir de ces dimensions, quatre profils de qualité de vie ont été obtenus en utilisant l'analyse en cluster. Ces profils de qualité de vie (serein, religieux-anxieux, replié sur soi et actif) ont été discutés en termes de style d'adaptation.
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée
The Invalidating Childhood Environments Scale (ICES) was developed by Mountford et al. (2007) in ... more The Invalidating Childhood Environments Scale (ICES) was developed by Mountford et al. (2007) in order to measure the parental invalidation of the child's emotional needs from the adolescent or young adult perception.
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2004
From a person-centered perspective, this study investigates the relationship between burn out and... more From a person-centered perspective, this study investigates the relationship between burn out and anxiety-depression, among geriatric caregivers, according to the helplessness-hopelessness theory. The population studied consists of 150 caregivers, drawn from different geriatric facilities throughout France. Data was collected from three self-administered questionnaires: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) measures burn out, whereas the STAI measures anxiety and the CES-D assesses symptoms of depression. These tools have been used to analyze the effects of several potential vulnerability factors. Three distinct groups have been identified by cluster analysis on the MBI's dimensions. Subjects from the first cluster (n = 88) did not suffer from burn out, whereas subjects from group 2 (n = 46) and group 3 (n = 16) have been rated "at risk" and "at high risk" of developing burn out. The three groups have significantly different levels of anxiety and depression. Ag...
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](Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2004
To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and othe... more To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and others. The SAS is a self-questionnaire of 60 items divided into 2 dimensions measuring sociotropy and autonomy. The SAS was completed by 1028 students, 140 of whom jointly completed Robins' Personal Style Inventory-Revised, and 75 of whom completed the SAS again 3 months later. The principal-axes factor analysis conducted on all 60 items yielded 2 distinct dimensions: sociotropy and autonomy. The factor analysis of each dimension led us to identify 6 subdimensions, just as in the original instrument. The French translation features satisfying psychometric and conceptual characteristics and allows these dimensions to be studied in a French sample. Results are discussed with regards to adequacy when compared with the original Beck's version.
Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2006
Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined usi... more Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from the SHiPA. The SHiPA, developed by Bouisson (2005), contributes to inform on psychological functioning the elderly, using open responses, no limited into choices, and assesses some aspects of distress and adaptative resources in common daily life events that are frequently causes of difficulties. Based on scores in differential weighting of SHiPA dimensions, multivariate analyses revealed five psychological functioning profiles, characterized by anxiety, depression, cognition, internality, satisfaction with life, and routinization levels. Analyse of the differences between SHiPA profiles suggested a first discrimination depending on the individuals, psychological resources level, and the situation of subjects in third and fourth age.
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 2004
Qualitative differences in health and well-being were examined using multidimensional and configu... more Qualitative differences in health and well-being were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from two health questionnaires. The first assessed children's perceived psychosocial adjustment, while the second provided parental reports of health histories. Following validation of descriptive scales from each questionnaire, multivariate analyses revealed four health profiles characterized by differential weighting of empirically derived health indices. Measures of social and academic competence derived from teacher reports on children's school adjustment significantly discriminated among the health profiles. Finally, comparisons of age differences in health profiles suggested a three stage developmental model of health risk. Personal trajectories appear to move from normal or adapted functioning, towards attenuation of coping skills and a generalized worried state, next to a more distressed condition where both personal and relational coping is severely compromised, and finally to a fragile condition associated with loss of health, lower social engagement and lack of robustness.
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1999
Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has be... more Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has been difficult because of constraints inherent to laboratory procedures that are used to assess individual differences in response to stress. To circumvent these problems, we performed repeated baseline measures of pulse rate (PR) and blood pressure for 174 children (aged 7-10 yr) in their natural school setting throughout 2 1-week periods. In addition, experimental assessments of cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) were conducted after each baseline period while children participated in a challenging cognitive task. Multivariate analyses of physiological indices revealed three primary styles of cardiovascular functioning. Two of them, characterizing children either with high PR and low blood pressure or conversely with low PR and high blood pressure, have already been described in the research literature. However, analyses also revealed a third group of children (48% of the subjects) who had both low PR and low blood pressure. Findings indicate developmental differences in cardiovascular regulation and highlight the need to consider both variations in baseline CVA as well as in CVR when examining children's physiological adaptation in everyday settings.
European Psychiatry, 2000
SummaryThis prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples concern... more SummaryThis prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples concerning a cognitive diathesis for depression. Using the Experience Sampling Method and identical measures across sites, subjects were signaled five times daily by electronic devices to provide in vivo reports of negative events, attributions, and depressed moods. After controlling for effects associating clinical and demographic variables, and despite differences attributable to national origin, attributional style emerged as a highly significant predictor of the numerous specific attributions made to negative events within the course of daily life. However, consistent with the cognitive mediation hypothesis, attributional style did not directly explain depression levels. The results are discussed in terms of the predictive power of cognitive and personality assessments in understanding the day-to-day experience of depression.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1992
The c-fos and c-myc mRNA levels were investigated in the uterus and nonreproductive organs of rat... more The c-fos and c-myc mRNA levels were investigated in the uterus and nonreproductive organs of rats during the implantation period (from day 5 to 7 of pregnancy). They were determined by densitometric analysis of slot blots and the mean values (n = 4) at a defined age of pregnancy were compared with those observed in nonpregnant control rats (NP group). No significant variations of c-fos level were observed in the liver and brain of pregnant rats. In the uterus, the c-fos level decreased, reached a minimum on day 6 (4-fold decrease compared with the NP group), and then increased. The c-fos level significantly increased in the kidney (2- and 2.5-fold on days 6 and 7), and in the lung (2.5-fold on day 7). The c-myc level did not significantly vary in the uterus, liver, and lung. It significantly increased in the kidney (3-fold on day 7) and in the brain (4.1-, 3.8-, and 6-fold, on days 5, 6, and 7). The changes in c-fos and (or) c-myc gene expression in the uterus and nonreproductive o...
J Develop Behav Pediat, 2000
Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has be... more Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has been difficult because of constraints inherent to laboratory procedures that are used to assess individual differences in response to stress. To circumvent these problems, we performed repeated baseline measures of pulse rate (PR) and blood pressure for 174 children (aged 7-10 yr) in their natural school setting throughout 2 1-week periods. In addition, experimental assessments of cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) were conducted after each baseline period while children participated in a challenging cognitive task. Multivariate analyses of physiological indices revealed three primary styles of cardiovascular functioning. Two of them, characterizing children either with high PR and low blood pressure or conversely with low PR and high blood pressure, have already been described in the research literature. However, analyses also revealed a third group of children (48% of the subjects) who had both low PR and low blood pressure. Findings indicate developmental differences in cardiovascular regulation and highlight the need to consider both variations in baseline CVA as well as in CVR when examining children's physiological adaptation in everyday settings.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 2005
To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and othe... more To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and others. The SAS is a self-questionnaire of 60 items divided into 2 dimensions measuring sociotropy and autonomy. The SAS was completed by 1028 students, 140 of whom jointly completed Robins' Personal Style Inventory-Revised, and 75 of whom completed the SAS again 3 months later. The principal-axes factor analysis conducted on all 60 items yielded 2 distinct dimensions: sociotropy and autonomy. The factor analysis of each dimension led us to identify 6 subdimensions, just as in the original instrument. The French translation features satisfying psychometric and conceptual characteristics and allows these dimensions to be studied in a French sample. Results are discussed with regards to adequacy when compared with the original Beck's version.
Psychologie & Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, Dec 1, 2006
Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined usi... more Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from the SHiPA. The SHiPA, developed by Bouisson (2005), contributes to inform on psychological functioning the elderly, using open responses, no limited into choices, and assesses some aspects of distress and adaptative resources in common daily life events that are frequently causes of difficulties. Based on scores in differential weighting of SHiPA dimensions, multivariate analyses revealed five psychological functioning profiles, characterized by anxiety, depression, cognition, internality, satisfaction with life, and routinization levels. Analyse of the differences between SHiPA profiles suggested a first discrimination depending on the individuals, psychological resources level, and the situation of subjects in third and fourth age.
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Eur Rev Appl Psychol, 2007
Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, Sep 1, 2004
A partir d’une approche centree sur la personne, la theorie de l’impuissance‐desespoir a servi de... more A partir d’une approche centree sur la personne, la theorie de l’impuissance‐desespoir a servi de cadre theorique de reference afin d’analyser la relation entre l’epuisement professionnel et le phenomene de comorbidite anxiete‐depression chez les soignants exercant en secteur geriatrique. Les effets de possibles facteurs de vulnerabilite favorisant l’epuisement professionnel ont ete testes : 150 soignants, de differents types de structures geriatriques reparties sur le territoire francais, ont accepte de repondre a l’ensemble du protocole (enquete preliminaire, MBI, CES‐D et STAI‐Y). Une analyse en cluster sur les dimensions du MBI nous a permis d’identifier trois profils d’epuisement professionnel. Le premier (groupe 1) regroupant 88 sujets peut etre considere comme « sans probleme ». En revanche, les groupes 2 (n ∓ 46) et 3 (n ∓ 16) ont pu etre nommes respectivement « a risque » et « a haut risque ». Chacun de ces groupes a pu etre associe a des niveaux d’anxiete et de depression caracteristiques. L’âge, la profession et le type de structure se sont reveles comme des facteurs de vulnerabilite face a l’epuisement professionnel.
Petite Enfance Et Parentalite, 2003
Annales Medico Psychologiques Revue Psychiatrique, 2002
This prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples on variables c... more This prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples on variables central to cognitive theory of depression. Using the Experience Sampling Method and identical measures across sites, subjects were signaled five times daily for one week to provide reports of negative events, attributions, and depressed moods. Controlling for effects associated with gender and trait anxiety and depression, significant differences emerged between French and American samples concerning the average severity of daily negative events, depressed moods, and causal attributions. However, the relationships between these variables (the fundamental hypothesis of cognitive theory) was largely unaffected by sample source. The results underscore the importance of cultural factors for the experience of specific variables, but provide support for the generalizability of the theory’s tenets across French and American populations.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 2007
Dix-neuf entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès de personnes âgées en France. Après une a... more Dix-neuf entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès de personnes âgées en France. Après une analyse de contenu, dix dimensions de qualité de vie ont pu être dégagées de façon empirique à partir de la propre perception des personnes âgées. À partir de ces dimensions, quatre profils de qualité de vie ont été obtenus en utilisant l'analyse en cluster. Ces profils de qualité de vie (serein, religieux-anxieux, replié sur soi et actif) ont été discutés en termes de style d'adaptation.
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée
The Invalidating Childhood Environments Scale (ICES) was developed by Mountford et al. (2007) in ... more The Invalidating Childhood Environments Scale (ICES) was developed by Mountford et al. (2007) in order to measure the parental invalidation of the child's emotional needs from the adolescent or young adult perception.
D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de pers... more D ans un modèle cognitif de la dépression, Beck et collègues (1) considèrent 2 dimensions de personnalité, sociotropie et autonomie, comme de possibles facteurs distaux qui influenceraient l'étiologie, la manifestation des symptômes et la réponse au traitement dans certaines dépressions. La sociabilité est caractérisée par les croyances, les attitudes et les buts qui conduisent un individu vers les autres. La sociotropie, une composante de la sociabilité, peut être caractérisée par un état de dépendance sociale qui se manifeste par l'attente de soutien de la part d'autrui pour 1) assurer des fonctions nécessaires à la survie, 2) atténuer l'inconfort ou la souffrance, 3) mener à bien des projets,
Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2004
From a person-centered perspective, this study investigates the relationship between burn out and... more From a person-centered perspective, this study investigates the relationship between burn out and anxiety-depression, among geriatric caregivers, according to the helplessness-hopelessness theory. The population studied consists of 150 caregivers, drawn from different geriatric facilities throughout France. Data was collected from three self-administered questionnaires: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) measures burn out, whereas the STAI measures anxiety and the CES-D assesses symptoms of depression. These tools have been used to analyze the effects of several potential vulnerability factors. Three distinct groups have been identified by cluster analysis on the MBI's dimensions. Subjects from the first cluster (n = 88) did not suffer from burn out, whereas subjects from group 2 (n = 46) and group 3 (n = 16) have been rated "at risk" and "at high risk" of developing burn out. The three groups have significantly different levels of anxiety and depression. Ag...
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2004
To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and othe... more To validate the French version of the Sociotropy- Autonomy Scale (SAS) developed by Beck and others. The SAS is a self-questionnaire of 60 items divided into 2 dimensions measuring sociotropy and autonomy. The SAS was completed by 1028 students, 140 of whom jointly completed Robins' Personal Style Inventory-Revised, and 75 of whom completed the SAS again 3 months later. The principal-axes factor analysis conducted on all 60 items yielded 2 distinct dimensions: sociotropy and autonomy. The factor analysis of each dimension led us to identify 6 subdimensions, just as in the original instrument. The French translation features satisfying psychometric and conceptual characteristics and allows these dimensions to be studied in a French sample. Results are discussed with regards to adequacy when compared with the original Beck's version.
Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2006
Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined usi... more Qualitative differences in control, distance and relationship with other people were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from the SHiPA. The SHiPA, developed by Bouisson (2005), contributes to inform on psychological functioning the elderly, using open responses, no limited into choices, and assesses some aspects of distress and adaptative resources in common daily life events that are frequently causes of difficulties. Based on scores in differential weighting of SHiPA dimensions, multivariate analyses revealed five psychological functioning profiles, characterized by anxiety, depression, cognition, internality, satisfaction with life, and routinization levels. Analyse of the differences between SHiPA profiles suggested a first discrimination depending on the individuals, psychological resources level, and the situation of subjects in third and fourth age.
Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 2004
Qualitative differences in health and well-being were examined using multidimensional and configu... more Qualitative differences in health and well-being were examined using multidimensional and configurational analyses with data from two health questionnaires. The first assessed children's perceived psychosocial adjustment, while the second provided parental reports of health histories. Following validation of descriptive scales from each questionnaire, multivariate analyses revealed four health profiles characterized by differential weighting of empirically derived health indices. Measures of social and academic competence derived from teacher reports on children's school adjustment significantly discriminated among the health profiles. Finally, comparisons of age differences in health profiles suggested a three stage developmental model of health risk. Personal trajectories appear to move from normal or adapted functioning, towards attenuation of coping skills and a generalized worried state, next to a more distressed condition where both personal and relational coping is severely compromised, and finally to a fragile condition associated with loss of health, lower social engagement and lack of robustness.
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1999
Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has be... more Obtaining meaningful baseline measures of children's cardiovascular activity (CVA) has been difficult because of constraints inherent to laboratory procedures that are used to assess individual differences in response to stress. To circumvent these problems, we performed repeated baseline measures of pulse rate (PR) and blood pressure for 174 children (aged 7-10 yr) in their natural school setting throughout 2 1-week periods. In addition, experimental assessments of cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) were conducted after each baseline period while children participated in a challenging cognitive task. Multivariate analyses of physiological indices revealed three primary styles of cardiovascular functioning. Two of them, characterizing children either with high PR and low blood pressure or conversely with low PR and high blood pressure, have already been described in the research literature. However, analyses also revealed a third group of children (48% of the subjects) who had both low PR and low blood pressure. Findings indicate developmental differences in cardiovascular regulation and highlight the need to consider both variations in baseline CVA as well as in CVR when examining children's physiological adaptation in everyday settings.
European Psychiatry, 2000
SummaryThis prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples concern... more SummaryThis prospective study provided a direct comparison of French and American samples concerning a cognitive diathesis for depression. Using the Experience Sampling Method and identical measures across sites, subjects were signaled five times daily by electronic devices to provide in vivo reports of negative events, attributions, and depressed moods. After controlling for effects associating clinical and demographic variables, and despite differences attributable to national origin, attributional style emerged as a highly significant predictor of the numerous specific attributions made to negative events within the course of daily life. However, consistent with the cognitive mediation hypothesis, attributional style did not directly explain depression levels. The results are discussed in terms of the predictive power of cognitive and personality assessments in understanding the day-to-day experience of depression.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1992
The c-fos and c-myc mRNA levels were investigated in the uterus and nonreproductive organs of rat... more The c-fos and c-myc mRNA levels were investigated in the uterus and nonreproductive organs of rats during the implantation period (from day 5 to 7 of pregnancy). They were determined by densitometric analysis of slot blots and the mean values (n = 4) at a defined age of pregnancy were compared with those observed in nonpregnant control rats (NP group). No significant variations of c-fos level were observed in the liver and brain of pregnant rats. In the uterus, the c-fos level decreased, reached a minimum on day 6 (4-fold decrease compared with the NP group), and then increased. The c-fos level significantly increased in the kidney (2- and 2.5-fold on days 6 and 7), and in the lung (2.5-fold on day 7). The c-myc level did not significantly vary in the uterus, liver, and lung. It significantly increased in the kidney (3-fold on day 7) and in the brain (4.1-, 3.8-, and 6-fold, on days 5, 6, and 7). The changes in c-fos and (or) c-myc gene expression in the uterus and nonreproductive o...