David Joubert

University of Ottawa | Université d'Ottawa, Criminology, Faculty Member

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The Association of UnresolvedStatus and Cognitive Processes in Maltreated

This exploratory investigation sought to gain a better understanding of the mental representation... more This exploratory investigation sought to gain a better understanding of the mental representations of attachment in maltreated adolescents, and how, if at all, unresolved attachment representations are related to cognitive processes in this population. Measures of cognitive functioning, attachment state of mind and parent ratings on attention were obtained from 38 adolescents with a history of maltreatment. Results showed that maltreated adolescents with unresolved states of mind in regard to attachment scored significantly lower on measures of cognitive processes of attention, working memory and cognitive efficiency, even when intelligence was controlled for in the analyses. Theoretical considerations, implications for future research and clinical implications are discussed.

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Does therapy matter for adolescents in the foster care system?

Routledge eBooks, Jan 20, 2023

Developmental implications of child maltreatment: Rorschach assessment of object representations

The Adult Attachment Projective

The Association of UnresolvedStatus and Cognitive Processes in Maltreated

Justice et santé mentale. Criminologie, vol. 48, no. 1, 2015

Criminologie, 2015

Developmental correlates of offending patterns in serial rapists

Journal of Criminal Psychology, 2012

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The assessment of attachment and primitive modes of relating in complex trauma: A case illustration

Resolving Discrepancies in Psychological Assessment Data with Maltreated Children and Adolescents: The Relevance of Attachment Organization

Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2012

Psychological assessment is an important area of clinical work with maltreated children. The curr... more Psychological assessment is an important area of clinical work with maltreated children. The current study investigated the role of attachment organization as a predictor of patterns of similarities and discrepancies between three types of assessments of maladjustment. Results indicate that participants classified as Disorganized/Unresolved tend to show more impairment on the Ego Impairment Index of the Rorschach when compared with their peers, especially when discrepancies with self-giver and caregiver report of behavior problems are considered. Secure/Autonomous participants tended to show little or moderate levels of problems across measures. The findings point to the importance of using multiple measures when assessing juveniles showing a history of maltreatment, as well as of considering assessment findings in a relational framework.

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Gender, Psychiatric Symptomatology, Problem Behaviors and Mental Health Treatment in a Canadian Provincial Correctional Population: Disentangling the Associations between Care and Institutional Control

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2013

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Unresolved Attachment Status and Trauma-Related Symptomatology in Maltreated Adolescents: An Examination of Cognitive Mediators

Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2012

Attachment Theory has received increasing interest as a framework allowing for a more refined und... more Attachment Theory has received increasing interest as a framework allowing for a more refined understanding of the potential consequences of early relational trauma on psychological and social adjustment. Research has provided support for the role of disorganized attachment, both as a sequela of traumatic experiences and as a risk factor for subsequent maladjustment. This study investigated the associations between unresolved/disorganized attachment, cognitive functioning, and dissociative symptomatology in a sample of 60 adolescents with a history of maltreatment. A model with cognitive efficiency as a mediator variable was tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, with a bootstrapping procedure to examine indirect effects. Results provided support for the association between unresolved attachment, cognitive efficiency (but not verbal or thinking ability), and dissociation. Working memory was a strong mediator of the link between attachment and dissociation. These results highlight the importance of assessing attachment status and cognitive functioning in the context of clinical work with maltreated youth. In addition, it is proposed that greater attention be paid to internal models of attachment relationships and how they impact psychosocial functioning at different levels in maltreated populations.

Aggressive Drive Derivatives in the Rorschachs of Maltreated Children and Adolescents: Latent Structure and Clinical Correlates

Journal of personality assessment, Jan 20, 2016

Psychological assessment can play an important role in informing the intervention process with ch... more Psychological assessment can play an important role in informing the intervention process with child and adolescent victims of maltreatment. This study investigated the validity of the Rorschach in assessing aggressive drive derivatives using a profile-based approach, with a sample of 108 children and adolescents in foster care. Aggression indicators were derived from the work of Gacono and Meloy ( 1994 ). Latent class analysis yielded a 4-class model including gender and age as covariates. The first 2 classes were characterized by low prevalence rates across all indicators of aggression, and were distinguished primarily on the basis of participant's age. The 3rd class was characterized by the presence of Aggressive Vulnerability (AgV) responses, whereas the 4th showed higher occurrence of all markers except AgV. Modest associations were found between characteristics of abuse, select classes, and behavior problems. The 4th class showed the strongest link with behavior problems, ...

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Physical violence by men and psychosis in a mental health setting: associations with symptom profile, treatment engagement, and psychosocial stressors

The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 2020

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a nutritious fruit containing many secondary compounds with heal... more Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a nutritious fruit containing many secondary compounds with health benefits. The formation of tomato fruit through fertilization is controlled by auxin through Aux/IAA9 and ARF8 proteins. The mutated SlIAA9 gene leads to the parthenocarpic development of fruit or seedless tomato fruit. Nowadays, the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system is becoming increasingly popular in modifying desired genes on plant objects. In this study, gRNAs which target on tomato SlIAA9 gene were designed and inserted into CRISPR/Cas9 vectors. In addition, two strains of A. tumefaciens harboring pRGEB31-IAA9G2 and pRGEB32-IAA9G2 vectors carrying CRISPR/Cas9 expression system towards SlIAA9 gene in tomato were successfully created. The strain of A. tumefaciens harboring pRGEB31-IAA9G2 plasmid was used to develop transgenic tomato plants from Micro-Tom variety. PCR test showed that 5/14 plants had the presence of Cas9 gene in T0 plants. The transgenic plants have a normal morphology in comparation with the controls. The evaluation of mutant efficiency, type, and stability of mutations on the SlIAA9 will be conducted on next-generation plants when the mutations are stable and segregated into descendents.

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Apprivoiser les résistances en intervention auprès d’hommes en contexte d’aide contrainte

Criminologie

Les professionnels qui interviennent aupres d’hommes ayant des comportements violents doivent sou... more Les professionnels qui interviennent aupres d’hommes ayant des comportements violents doivent souvent composer avec un niveau de motivation peu eleve de la part de ceux qu’ils souhaitent aider a changer. Ces derniers ont recours aux services surtout en situation d’aide contrainte legale ou de la part de l’entourage. Des entretiens aupres d’intervenants ont permis d’explorer leurs perceptions de la notion de resistance dans un contexte d’aide non volontaire, de mieux comprendre les facteurs qui la generent et les strategies d’intervention pour l’attenuer. Ces resultats sont mis en lien avec des ecrits sur le sujet afin de proposer une reflexion qui lie theorie et pratique.

Validity of the MacDonald triad as a forensic construct: Links with psychopathology and patterns of aggression in sex offenders

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Sequential Latent Structure Analysis of Segregated System Material in the Doll Play of Maltreated Children

Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma

Psychopathologie, traitement et genre en milieu psycholégal : associations avec les conduites suicidaires

Criminologie

La recherche a souligné l’importance des problématiques de santé mentale dans le suicide, en part... more La recherche a souligné l’importance des problématiques de santé mentale dans le suicide, en particulier lorsqu’il survient en milieu carcéral ou institutionnel. Par ailleurs, les études disponibles laissent entendre que certaines mesures de prévention du suicide en institution peuvent être efficaces. Il y a peu de connaissances à ce jour sur l’importance relative et les effets d’interaction possibles entre psychopathologie, réponse institutionnelle sous forme de traitement, genre et comportements suicidaires. La présente étude cherchait à mettre en évidence les patrons d’association entre ces facteurs à partir d’un échantillon de 3620 sujets résidant en milieu psycholégal, totalisant 25 778 observations dans le temps. Les analyses de modèles mixtes logistiques laissent supposer que le genre, la forme et la cible du traitement sont significativement associés aux conduites suicidaires. Spécifiquement, les individus de sexe masculin ayant peu accès au traitement et prenant part à des ...

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Physical violence by men and psychosis in a mental health setting: Associations with symptom profile, treatment engagement, and psychosocial stressors

by David Joubert and Blake Zaumseil

Journal of Forensic Psychology & Psychiatry, 2020

Physical violence is a significant problem in forensic mental health institutions, being associat... more Physical violence is a significant problem in forensic mental health institutions, being associated with a variety of negative outcomes for both inpatients and staff. In this study, associations between mental health symptom profile, treatment engagement, the experience of stressors and trajectories of physical aggression were examined in a sample of 3293 men institutionalized in a forensic mental health setting with an initial diagnosis of psychotic disorder. Data was collected for up to seven time points, equivalent to a roughly 18-month follow-up period. Three distinct trajectories of aggression were identified. The vast majority (approx. 90%) of inmates did not show a significant or consistent pattern of aggressive behavior. A small subgroup (approx. 1 in 43 individuals) presented with a pattern of increasing aggressive acting-out. Another group (approx. 1 in 15 individuals) exhibited a somewhat higher probability of aggression at baseline, with a moderate progressive decline over time. These groups were differentiated on the basis of symptom profile, level of insight and specific psychosocial stressors. Findings suggest that institutional aggression in men with psychosis appears to be multi-determined, with active symptoms, deficits in self-awareness and the experience of stressors all playing a role in accounting for its presence and evolution over time.

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Developmental implications of child maltreatment: Rorschach assessment of object representations SHORT TITLE: Object representations and maltreatment

Archives of Psychological Assessment, 2020

Child maltreatment is associated with a variety of negative psychological, social and health outc... more Child maltreatment is associated with a variety of negative psychological, social and health outcomes. It is particularly important for healthcare professionals to assess psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents in foster care, in order to facilitate optimal levels of adjustment in this population. The relative validity of two developmentally-based scales applied to Rorschach data, the Primitive Object Relations scheme (Kwawer, 1979) and the Developmental Object Relations Scale (Ipp, 1986), was investigated in a sample of 71 youth in foster care. Results from dimension reduction analyses suggest that the POR captures specific elements of primitive object relations, characterized by themes of vulnerability of self boundaries, self-absorption and preoccupation with integrity of the self.

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Aggressive Drive Derivatives in the Rorschachs of Maltreated Children and Adolescents: Latent Structure and Clinical Correlates

by David Joubert and Linda Webster

Psychological assessment can play an important role in informing the intervention process with ch... more Psychological assessment can play an important role in informing the intervention process with child and adolescent victims of maltreatment. This study investigated the validity of the Rorschach in assessing aggressive drive derivatives using a profile-based approach, with a sample of 108 children and adolescents in foster care. Aggression indicators were derived from the work of . Latent class analysis yielded a 4-class model including gender and age as covariates. The first 2 classes were characterized by low prevalence rates across all indicators of aggression, and were distinguished primarily on the basis of participant's age. The 3rd class was characterized by the presence of Aggressive Vulnerability (AgV) responses, whereas the 4th showed higher occurrence of all markers except AgV. Modest associations were found between characteristics of abuse, select classes, and behavior problems. The 4th class showed the strongest link with behavior problems, albeit only in the presence of ego impairment. These findings support a contextualized, developmentally informed use of aggression markers on the Rorschach in the context of child maltreatment.

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