Publications

2023

Horváth, Z., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Kraus, S. W, Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., … Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Van Hout, M. C., Bőthe, B. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) across cross-cultural subgroups, genders, and sexual orientations: Findings from the International Sex Survey (ISS). Comprehensive Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152427

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Lafortune, D., Dussault, É., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lapointe, V. A., Blais, M., & Godbout, N. (2023) Is sexual aversion a distinct disorder or a trans-diagnostic symptom across sexual dysfunctions? A latent class analysis. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2023.2261933

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Lee, C.-T., Lin, C.-Y.*, Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., … Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Van Hout, M.-C., Bőthe, B. (2023). The eleven-item Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST-11): Cross-cultural psychometric evaluation across 42 countries. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 165, 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.06.033

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Bőthe, B., & Bergeron, S. (2023). Partner knowledge of pornography use: Daily and longitudinal associations with relationship quality. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2219254

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Kotiuga, J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Yampolsky, M. A., & Martin, G. M. (2023). Adolescents’ self perceptions: Connecting psychosocial competencies to the sexual self-concept. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2222285

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Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., … Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2023). Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(2), 393-407. https://doi.org/1556/2006.2023.00028

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Bussière, E.-L., Nolin, M.-C., Daspe, M.-È. (2023). Partner effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://org/10.1177/15248380231173427

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Dubé, J. P., Bergeron, S., Bosisio, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Drudge, E., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Hooked on a feeling: Downregulation of negative emotion during sexual conflict is associated with sexual well-being among long-term couples. Emotion. https://org/10.1037/emo0001251

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Péloquin, K., & Bergeron, S. (2023). Maltreatment in childhood and perceived partner responsiveness in adult romantic relationships: A dyadic daily diary and longitudinal study. Child Maltreatment, 28(1), 163-175. https://org/10.1177/10775595211057230

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Emond, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Métellus, S., Brassard, A., & Daspe, M.-È. (2023). Social media jealousy and intimate partner violence in young adults’ romantic relationships: A longitudinal study. Telematics and Informatics, 79, 101956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.101956

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Dion, J., Hamel, C., Prévost, B., Bergeron-Leclerc, C., Pouliot, E., Maltais, D., Grenier, J., Dubé, M., Ouellet-Plamondon, C., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2023). Stressed and distressed: How is the COVID-19 pandemic associated with sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction? Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(2), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdac041

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Couture, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Hébert, M., & Fernet, M. (2023). Associations between conflict negotiation strategies, sexual comfort, and sexual satisfaction in adolescent romantic relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 60(3), 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2043230

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Santerre-Baillargeon, M., Rosen, N. O., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., Mayrand, M.-H., & Bergeron, S. (2023). Mediators of change in cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for genito-pelvic pain: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Health Psychology, 42(3), 161-171. https://doi.org/1037/hea0001274

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Nolin, M.-C., Bőthe, B., Bergeron, S., Godbout, N., Daspe, M.-È., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2023). Social reactions to disclosure of sexual violence in adulthood and women’s sexuality: The mediating role of shame and guilt. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(3) 270-286. https://doi.org/1080/0092623X.2022.2099495

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2022

Rancourt, K. M., Bergeron, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lee-Baggley, D., Delisle, I., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Sexual communication mediates cognitive-behavioral couple therapy outcomes: A randomized clinical trial for provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(7), 1073-1083. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000968

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Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Dion, J., Paquette, M.-M., Massé-Pfister, M., Tóth-Király, I., & Bergeron, S. (2022). A longitudinal study of adolescents’ pornography use frequency, motivations, and problematic use before and during the COVID‑19 pandemic? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 139-156. https://org/10.1007/s10508-021-02282-4

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Bosisio, M., Rosen, N. O., Dubé, J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Daspe, M.-È., & Bergeron, S. (2022). Will you be happy for me? Associations between self-reported, perceived, and observed responses to positive events and sexual well-being inn cohabiting couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(8), 2454-2477. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221080581

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Labadie, C., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Sabourin, S., & Godbout, N. (2022). A latent profile analysis of romantic attachment anxiety and avoidance. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(2), 391-410. https://org/10.1111/jmft.12503 *Recognized as a top cited paper in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy in 2021-2022

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Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Bergeron, S. (2022). Associations between pornography use frequency, pornography use motivations, and sexual wellbeing in couples. Journal of Sex Research, 59(4), 457-471. https://org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1893261

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Bergeron, S., Bigras, N., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2022). Child maltreatment and couples’ sexual health: A systematic review. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 10(4), 567-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.04.002

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Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Steben, M., & Bergeron, S. (2022). Attachment and childhood maltreatment as moderators of treatment outcome in a randomized clinical trial for provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(3), 479-495. https://doi.org/1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.013

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Lefebvre, A.-A., Audet, A., Savard, M., Mackay, M. C., Brassard, A., Daspe, M.-È., Lussier, Y., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2022). A contemporary exploration of the relationship between attachment and sexual satisfaction: The role of technology-mediated sexual interaction. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2022.2130231

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Mignault, L., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Ramos, B., Brassard, A., & Daspe, M.-È. (2022). Is swiping right risky? Dating app use, sexual satisfaction, and risky sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2022.2078804

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2021

Callaci, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Labonté, T., Brassard, A., Tremblay, N., & Péloquin, K. (2021). Attachment insecurities predicting romantic disengagement over the course of couple therapy in a naturalistic setting. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 10(1), 54-69. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000158

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Štulhofer, A., Bosisio, M., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Pornography use and sexual health among same-sex and mixed-sex couples: An event-level dyadic analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 667-681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01839-z

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Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Bergeron, S. (2021) Hypersexuality in mixed-sex couples: A dyadic longitudinal study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 2139-2159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01959-0

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Bigras, N., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Nolin, M.-C., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Associations between childhood sexual abuse and sexual well-being in adulthood: A systematic literature review. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(3), 332-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2020.1825148

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Bergeron, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., Delisle, I., Mayrand, M.-H., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy versus lidocaine for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(4), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000631

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Mailhot Amborski, A., Bussières, E.-L., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Joyal, C. C. (2021). Sexual violence against persons with disabilities: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 23(4), 1330-1343. https://org/10.1177/1524838021995975

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Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Rosen, N. O., Bosisio, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Bergeron, S. (2021). An attachment perspective on partners responses to genito-pelvic pain and their associations with relationship and sexual outcomes. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(2), 235-247. https://org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1761936

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Parent, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Gillard, A. (2021). Interpersonal violence (IV) in sport and mental health outcomes in teenagers. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 46(4), 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235211043652

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Rosen, N. O., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., Delisle, I., Baxter, M.-L., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Predictors and moderators of provoked vestibulodynia treatment outcome following a randomized trial comparing cognitive-behavioral couple therapy to overnight lidocaine. Behavior Therapy, 52(6), 1502-1515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.05.002

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Byers, E. S., Péloquin, K., & Bergeron, S. (2021). A dyadic longitudinal study of child maltreatment and sexual well-being in adult couples: The buffering effect of a satisfying relationship. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(2), 248-260. https://doi.org/1080/00224499.2020.1792396

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Côté, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Sabourin, S., & Bégin, C. (2021). Associations between satisfaction with one’s own and partner’s body and relationship outcomes. Personal Relationships, 28(2), 427-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12365

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Daspe, M.-È., Lussier, Y., & Zadra, A. (2021). Targets of erotic dreams and their associations with waking couple and sexual life. Dreaming, 31(1), 44-56. https://org/10.1037/drm0000160

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Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Dion, J., Štulhofer, A., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Validity and reliability of the short version of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS-6-A) in adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(4), 486-500. https://org/10.1037/adb0000722

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Parent, S., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. (2021). Magnitude and risk factors for interpersonal violence experienced by Canadian teenagers in the sport context. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 45(6), 528-544. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723520973571

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2020

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Willoughby, B. J., Leonhardt, N. D., & Bergeron, S. (2020). Pornography use and romantic relationships: A dyadic daily diary study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(10-11), 2802-2821. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520940048

Parent, S., Fortier, K., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lessard, G., Goulet, C., Demers, G., Paradis, H., & Hartill, M. (2020). Development and initial factor validation of the French Conformity to the Sport Ethic Scale (CSES). Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 52(4), 331-336. https://org/10.1037/cbs0000168

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Daspe, M.-È., Lussier, Y., & Giroux-Benoît, C. (2020). For the love of being liked: A moderated mediation model of attachment, likes-seeking behaviors, and problematic Facebook use. Addiction Research & Theory, 28(5), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2019.1672667

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Dawson, S. J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Pierce, M., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Biopsychosocial predictors of postpartum sexual function in first-time mothers. Health Psychology, 39(8), 700-710. https://doi.org/1037/hea0000861

Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Girouard, A., Štulhofer, A., Dion, J., & Bergeron, S., (2020). A large-scale comparison of Canadian sexual/gender minority and heterosexual, cisgender adolescents’ pornography use characteristics. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17(6), 1156-1167. https://org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.02.009

2019

de Montigny Gauthier, L., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rellini, A., Godbout, N., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Desjardins, F., & Bergeron, S. (2019). The risks of telling: A dyadic perspective on romantic partners’ responses to child sexual abuse disclosure and their associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(3), 480-493. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12345

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Bergeron, S., Blais, M., & Hébert, M. (2019). Longitudinal associations between childhood sexual abuse, silencing the self, and sexual self-efficacy in adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(7), 2125-2135. https://doi.org/1007/s10508-019-01494-z

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Daspe, M.-È., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Bosisio, M., & Bergeron, S. (2019). Pornography use in adult mixed-sex romantic relationships: Context and correlates. Current Sexual Health Reports, 11(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/1007/s11930-019-00190-2

Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Bergeron, S., & Demetrovics, Z. (2019). Problematic and non-problematic pornography use among LGBTQ adolescents: A systematic literature review. Current Addiction Reports, 6(4), 478-494. https://doi.org/1007/s40429-019-00289-5

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. & Bergeron, S. (2019). Self-perceived problematic pornography use: Beyond individual differences and religiosity [Commentary]. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(2), 437-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1292-6

Godbout, N.*, Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P.*, Bigras, N., Briere, J., Hébert, M., Runtz, M., & Sabourin, S. (2019). Intimate partner violence in male survivors of child maltreatment: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 20(1), 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838017692382 *First authorship shared

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. & Bergeron, S. (2019). Self-perceived problematic pornography use: Beyond individual differences and religiosity [Commentary]. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(2), 437-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1292-6

Pâquet, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Jodouin, J.-F., Steben, M., & Bergeron, S. (2019). Pain trajectories and predictors: A 7-year longitudinal study of women with vulvodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(10) 1606-1614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.07.018

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rellini, A. H., Godbout, N., Sabourin, S., & Bergeron, S. (2019). Intimacy mediates the relation between maltreatment in childhood and sexual and relationship satisfaction in adulthood: A dyadic longitudinal analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(3), 803-814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1309-1

Parent, S., Fortier, K., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lessard, G., Goulet, C., Demers, G., Paradis, H., & Hartill, M. (2019). Development and initial factor validation of the Violence Toward Athletes Questionnaire (VTAQ) in a sample of young athletes. Society and Leisure, 42(3), 471-486. https://doi.org/10.1080/07053436.2019.1682262

2018

Daspe, M.-È., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lussier, Y., & Sabourin, S. (2018). Facebook use, Facebook jealousy, and intimate partner violence perpetration. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 21(9), 549-555. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2018.0159

Labadie, C., Godbout, N., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Sabourin, S. (2018). Adult profiles of child sexual abuse survivors: Attachment insecurity, sexual compulsivity, and sexual avoidance. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 44(4), 354-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1405302

Daspe, M.-È., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Lussier, Y., Sabourin, S., & Ferron, A. (2018). When pornography use feels out of control: The moderation effect of relationship and sexual satisfaction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 44(4), 343-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1405301

2017

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Blais-Lecours, S., Labadie, C., Bergeron, S., Sabourin, S., & Godbout, N. (2017). Profiles of cyberpornography use and sexual well-being in adults. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(1), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.10.016

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Blais-Lecours, S., Labadie, C., Bergeron, S., Sabourin, S., & Godbout, N. (2017). Response to editorial comment: “Profiles of cyberpornography use and sexual well-being in adults”. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(1), 87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.320

2016

Blais-Lecours, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Godbout, N., & Sabourin, S. (2016). Cyberpornography: Time use, perceived addiction, sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(11), 649-655. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0364

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Godbout, N., Sabourin, S., Briere, J., Lussier, Y., & Runtz, M. (2016). Adult sexual outcomes of child sexual abuse vary according to relationship status. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(2), 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12154

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Godbout, N., Germain Bédard, M., Charest, É., Briere, J., & Sabourin, S. (2016). Emotional and sexual correlates of child sexual abuse as a function of self-definition status. Child Maltreatment, 21(3), 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559516656069  

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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Dugal., C., Poirier Stewart, R., Godbout, N., Sabourin, S., Lussier, Y., & Briere, J. (2016). Extradyadic sexual involvement and sexual compulsivity in male and female sexual abuse survivors. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(4-5), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2015.1061633

2015

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Godbout, N., Labadie, C., Runtz, M., Lussier, Y., & Sabourin, S., (2015). Avoidant and compulsive sexual behaviors in male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 40, 48-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.10.024

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Daspe, M.-È., Godbout, N., & Sabourin, S. (2015). Les déterminants et les corrélats de la compulsion sexuelle. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 36(3), 7-33. 

2014

Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Godbout, N., Sabourin, S., Péloquin, K., & Wright, J. (2014). Les séquelles conjugales d’une agression sexuelle vécue à l’enfance ou à l’adolescence. Carnet de Notes sur les Maltraitances Infantiles, 1(1), 21-41.

Tarabulsy, G.M., Pearson, J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Bussière, E.-L., Madigan, S., Lemelin, J.-P., Duchesneau, A.-A., Hatier, D.-E., & Royer, F. (2014). Meta-analytic findings of the relation between maternal prenatal stress and anxiety and child cognitive outcomes. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(1), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000003