Grip: Research unit on children's psychosocial maladjustment
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Séguin, Jean R. Researcher (regular)
Ph.D. Psychology, McGill University
Université de Montréal

Address (work) : Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP)
Université de Montréal
Axe de recherche sur le développement du cerveau
Centre de recherche - CHU Ste-Justine
3175, chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine
Montréal, QC H3T 1C5
Telephone (work) : 514-345-4931 poste 4043
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Department : Psychiatry

Research topics

violence, aggression, ADHD, psychopathology, cognitive development

 Publications  Peer-reviewed articles

Armitage, J. M., Morneau-Vaillancourt, G., Pingault, J.-B., Andlauer, T. F. M., Paquin, S., Langevin, S., Brendgen, M., Dionne, G., Séguin, J. R., Rouleau, G., Vitaro, F., Ouellet-Morin, I. & Boivin, M. (2022). A multi-informant and multi-polygenic approach to understanding predictors of peer victimisation in childhood and adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1-11.

Chaput-Langlois, S., Parent, S., Castellanos Ryan, N., Vitaro, F. & Séguin, J. R. (2022). Friends, attachment and substance use in adolescence . Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 83(2), 101457-.

Dumont, É., Castellanos Ryan, N., Parent, S., Jacques, S., Séguin, J. R. & Zelazo, P. D. (2022). Transactional longitudinal relations between accuracy and reaction time on a measure of cognitive flexibility at 5, 6, and 7 years of age. Developmental Science.

El-Hourani, M., Zadra, A., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Parent, S., Renaud, J. & Séguin, J. R. (2022). Longitudinal associations throughout adolescence: Suicidal ideation, disturbing dreams, and internalizing symptoms. Sleep Medicine, 98, 89-97.

Pinsonneault, M., Parent, S., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Zelazo, P. D., Séguin, J. R. & Tremblay, R. E. (2022). Transactional associations between vocabulary and disruptive behaviors during the transition to formal schooling. Development and Psychopathology, 1-11.

Pocuca, N., London-Nadeau, K., Geoffroy, M.-C., Chadi, N., Séguin, J. R., Parent, S., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R. E., Côté, S. M. & Castellanos Ryan, N. (2022). Changes in emerging adults’ alcohol and cannabis use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a prospective birth cohort. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 1-13.

Thaw, A., Herba, C., Orri, M., Paquin, S., Séguin, J. R., Berthoz, S., Kim-Cohen, J., Tremblay, R. E. & Côté, S. (2022). Parental affective personality and children's self-reported internalising and externalising behaviour. Social Development.

Azar, N., Booij, L., Muckle, G., Arbuckle, T. E., Séguin, J. R., Asztalos, E., Fraser, W. D., Lanphear, B. P. & Bouchard, M. F. (2021). Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and cognitive ability in early childhood. Environment International, 146, 1-8.

Cox, S. M. L., Castellanos Ryan, N., Parent, S., Benkelfat, C., Vitaro, F., Pihl, R. O., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R. E., Leyton, M. & Séguin, J. R. (2021). Externalizing Risk Pathways for Adolescent Substance Use and Its Developmental Onset: A Canadian Birth Cohort Study. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1-10.

Iqbal, M., Leonarda Cox, S. M., Jaworska, N., Tippler, M., Castellanos Ryan, N., Parent, S., Dagher, A., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Boivin, M., Pihl, R. O., Côté, S. M., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R. & Leyton, M. (2021). A three-factor model of common early onset psychiatric disorders: temperament, adversity, and dopamine. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1-7.

Laporte, C., Pereira, B., Orri, M., Chadi, N., Castellanos Ryan, N., Brousse, G., Séguin, J. R., Xu, Q., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R., Boivin, M. & Côté, S. M. (2021). Associations of childhood sociability and responsibility with cannabis use trajectories during adolescence: results from a prospective population-based birth cohort study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Leblond, M., Parent, S., Castellanos Ryan, N., Lupien, S., Fraser, W. D. & Séguin, J. R. (2021). Transition from Preschool to School: Children’s Pattern of Change in Morning Cortisol. PsyarXiv , 1-33.

London-Nadeau, K., Rioux, C., Parent, S., Vitaro, F., Côté, S. M., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R. & Castellanos Ryan, N. (2021). Longitudinal associations of cannabis, depression, and anxiety in heterosexual and LGB adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(4), 333-345.

Morneau-Vaillancourt, G., Andlauer, T. F. M., Ouellet-Morin, I., Paquin, S., Brendgen, M., Vitaro, F., Gouin, J.-P., Séguin, J. R., Gagnon, É., Cheesman, R., Forget-Dubois, N., Rouleau, G. A., Turecki, G., Tremblay, R. E., Côté, S. M., Dionne, G. & Boivin, M. (2021). Polygenic scores differentially predict developmental trajectories of subtypes of social withdrawal in childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1-10.

Orri, M., Chadi, N., Ahun, M. N., Séguin, J. R., Tremblay, R. E., Boivin, M., Turecki, G., Geoffroy, M.-C. & Côté, S. M. (2021). Suicidal ideation and attempt in adolescents exposed to maternal smoking across pregnancy and childhood: A 20-year prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 286, 10-18.

Rioux, C., Huet, A.-S., Castellanos Ryan, N., Fortier, L., Le Blanc, M., Hamaoui, S., Geoffroy, M.-C., Renaud, J. & Séguin, J. R. (2021). Substance use disorders and suicidality in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on the direction of the association. Plos One.

Rioux, C., Parent, S., Castellanos Ryan, N., Archambault, I., Boivin, M., Herba, C. M., Lupien, S. J., Marc, I., Muckle, G., Fraser, W. D. & Séguin, J. R. (2021). The 3D-Transition Study: Objectives, Methods, and Implementation of an Innovative Planned Missing Data Design. American Journal of Epidemiology, 1-31.

Suffren, S., La Buissonnière-Ariza, V., Tucholka, A., Nassim, M., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M., Kaur Singh, M., Foland-Ross, L. C., Lepore, F., Gotlib, I. H., Tremblay, R. E. & Maheu, F. S. (2021). Prefrontal cortex and amygdala anatomy in youth with persistent levels of harsh parenting practices and subclinical anxiety symptoms over time during childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 1-12.

Suffren, S., La buissonnière-Ariza, V., Tucholka, A., Nassim, M., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M., Singh, M. K., Foland-Ross, L. C., Lepore, F., Gotlib, I. H., Tremblay, R. E. & Maheu, F. S. (2021). Prefrontal cortex and amygdala anatomy in youth with persistent levels of harsh parenting practices and subclinical anxiety symptoms over time during childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 1-12.

Thébault-Dagher, F., Robles, M., Herba, C. M., St-Pierre, J., Brochen, C., Muckle, G., Lupien, S. J., Séguin, J. R., Fraser, W. D., Vaillancourt, C. & Lippé, S. (2021). Febrile seizure incidence and age at first occurrence are associated with changes in placental normalized gene expression: the ‘3D’ pregnancy cohort study. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 1-30.

Vergunst, F., Chadi, N., Orri, M., Brousseau-Paradis, C., Castellanos Ryan, N., Séguin, J. R., Vitaro, F., Nagin, D., Tremblay, R. E. & Côté, S. M. (2021). Trajectories of adolescent poly-substance use and their long-term social and economic outcomes for males from low-income backgrounds. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-10.

Afzali, M. H., Stewart, S. H., Séguin, J. R. & Conrod, P. (2020). The Network Constellation of Personality and Substance Use: Evolution from Early to Late Adolescence. European Journal of Personality, 1-11.

Bolanis, D., Orri, M., Castellanos Ryan, N., Renaud, J., Montreuil, T., Boivin, M., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., Turecki, G., Côté, S. M., Séguin, J. R. & Geoffroy, M.-C. (2020). Cannabis use, depression and suicidal ideation in adolescence: direction of associations in a population based cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 1076-1083.

Caccese, C., Lew, J., Jones, S. L., Nguyen, T. A., Rompotinos, D., Wu, M., Serra-Poirier, C., Le Gallais, J., Sylvain-Roy, S., Fayyazi, L., Trasler, J., Karama, S., Herba, C., Zelkowitz, P., Da Costa, D., Brossard-Racine, M., Fraser, W., Monnier, P., Parent, S., Séguin, J. R. & Nguuyen, T.-V. (2020). Paradoxical Effects of Paternal Anxiety and Depression on Child Cognition and Behaviour. Biological Psychiatry, 87(9), S427-.

Cox, S. M. L., Tippler, M., Jaworska, N., Smart, K., Castellanos, N., Durand, F., Allard, D., Benkelfat, C., Parent, S., Dagher, A., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Pihl, R. O., Côté, S., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R. & Leyton, M. (2020). mGlu5 receptor availability in youth at risk for addictions: effects of vulnerability traits and cannabis use. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1-9.

Jaworska, N., Cox, S. M. L., Tippler, M., Castellanos Ryan, N., Benkelfat, C., Parent, S., Dagher, A., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Pihl, R. O., Côté, S. M., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R. & Leyton, M. (2020). Extra-striatal D 2/3 receptor availability in youth at risk for addiction. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1-8.

Krzeczkowski, J. E., Boylan, K., Arbuckle, T. E., Muckle, G., Poliakova, N., Séguin, J. R., Favotto, L. A., Savoy, C., Amani, B., Mortaji, N. & Van Lieshout, R. J. (2020). Maternal Pregnancy Diet Quality Is Directly Associated with Autonomic Nervous System Function in 6-Month-Old Offspring. Journal of Nutrition, 150(2), 267-275.

Orri, M., Scadera, S., Perret, L. C., Bolanis, D., Temcheff, C., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M., Turecki, G., Tremblay, R. E., Côté, S. M. & Geoffroy, M.-C. (2020). Mental Health Problems and Risk of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Adolescents. Pediatrics, 146(1), 1-12.

Orri, M., Séguin, J. R., Castellanos Ryan, N., Tremblay, R. E., Côté, S. M., Turecki, G. & Geoffroy, M.-C. (2020). A genetically informed study on the association of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco smoking with suicide attempt. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-10.

Oulhote, Y., Lanphear, B., Braun, J. M., Webster, G. M., Arbuckle, T. E., Etzel, T., Forget-Dubois, N., Séguin, J. R., Bouchard, M. F., MacFarlane, A., Ouellet, E., Fraser, W. & Muckle, G. (2020). Gestational Exposures to Phthalates and Folic Acid, and Autistic Traits in Canadian Children. Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(2), 1-12.

Paquin, C., Côté, S. M., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M. & Herba, C. M. (2020). Maternal depressive symptoms and children's cognitive development: Does early childcare and child's sex matter? PLoS One, 15(1), e0227179-.

Afzali, M. H., Sunderland, M., Stewart, S. H., Mâsse, B., Séguin, J. R., Newton, N., Teeson, M. & Conrod, P. J. (2019). Machine-Learning Prediction of Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Cross-Study, Cross-Cultural Validation. Addiction, 114(4), 662-671.

Arbuckle, T., MacPherson, S., Barrett, E., Muckle, G., Séguin, J. R., Foster, W., Sathyanarayana, S., Dodds, L., Fisher, M., Agarwal, M., Monnier, P., Walker, M. & Fraser, W. (2019). Do Stressful Life Events during Pregnancy Modify Associations between Phthalates and Anogenital Distance in Newborns? Environmental Research, 177, 1-10.

Carpentier, P., Boivin, M., Matte-Gagné, C., Brendgen, M., Larose, S., Feng, B., Denault, A.-S., Séguin, J. R., Côté, S., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E. & Dionne, G. (2019). A Sequential Model of the Contribution of Preschool Fluid and Crystallized Cognitive Abilities to Later School Achievement. PsyArXiv.

Charrois, J., Côté, S. M., Paquin, S., Séguin, J. R., Japel, C., Vitaro, F., Kim-Cohen, J., Tremblay, R. E. & Herba, C. M. (2019). Maternal depression in early childhood and child emotional and behavioral outcomes at school age: examining the roles of preschool childcare quality and current maternal depression symptomatology. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-12.

Farooqi, N. A. I., Scotti, M., Yu, A., Lew, J., Monnier, P., Botteron, K. N., Campbell, B. C., Booij, L., Herba, C. M., Séguin, J. R., Castellanos Ryan, N., McCracken, J. T. & Nguyen, T. V. (2019). Sex-specific contribution of DHEA-cortisol ratio to prefrontal-hippocampal structural development, cognitive abilities and personality traits. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 31(e12682).

Gorin, H. M., Kosson, D. S., Miller, S. A., Fontaine, N. M. G., Vitaro, F., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M., Côté, S. & Tremblay, R. E. (2019). Psychopathic Traits in Middle Childhood: Evidence of a Hierarchical Three-Factor Structure. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 41, 341-352.

La Buissonnière-Ariza, V., Séguin, J. R., Nassim, M., Boivin, M., Pine, D. S., Lepore, F., Tremblay, R. E. & Maheu, F. S. (2019). Chronic Harsh Parenting and Anxiety Associations with Fear Circuitry Function in Healthy Adolescents: A Preliminary Study. Biological Psychology, 145, 198-210.

Li, N., Arbuckle, T. E., Muckle, G., Lanphear, B. P., Boivin, M., Chen, A., Dodds, L., Fraser, W. D., Ouellet, E., Séguin, J. R., Velez, M. P., Yolton, K. & Braun, J. M. (2019). Associations of cord blood leptin and adiponectin with children’s cognitive abilities. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 99, 257-264.

MacLeod, A. A. N., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Parent, S., Jacques, S. & Séguin, J. R. (2019). Modelling vocabulary development among multilingual children prior to and following the transition to school entry. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 22(4), 473-492.

Paquin, C., Castellanos Ryan, N., Vitaro, F., Côté, S. M., Tremblay, R. E., Séguin, J. R., Boivin, M. & Herba, C. (2019). Maternal depression symptoms, child behavior problems, and their transactional relations: Probing the role of formal childcare. Development and psychopathology, 1-14.

Parent, S., Lupien, S., Herba, C. M., Dupéré, V., Gunnar, M. R. & Séguin, J. R. (2019). Children’s cortisol response to the transition from preschool to formal schooling: A review. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 99, 196-205.

Rioux, C., Castellanos Ryan, N., Parent, S., Vitaro, F. & Séguin, J. R. (2019). The Interactive Effects of Parental Knowledge with Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking in Adolescent Substance Use. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 50(1), 95-107.

Rioux, C., Murray, J., Castellanos Ryan, N., Séguin, J. R., Tremblay, R. E. & Parent, S. (2019). Moderation of parenting by inhibitory control in the prediction of the common and unique variance of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention. Development and Psychopathology, 1-13.

Rioux, C. & Séguin, J. R. (2019). Commentary on Otten et al. (2019): Moderators and person–environment interactions in developmental cascade models. Addiction, 114(2), 335-336.

Sharkey, R. J., Bourque, J., Larcher, K., Mišić, B., Zhang, Y., Altınkaya, A., Sadikot, A., Conrod, P., Evans, A. C., Garavan, H., Leyton, M., Séguin, J. R., Pihl, R. O. & Dagher, A. (2019). Mesolimbic connectivity signatures of impulsivity and BMI in early adolescence. Appetite, 132, 25-36.

Smart, K., Cox, S. M. L., Kostikov, A., Shalai, A., Scala, S. G., Tippler, M., Jaworska, N., Boivin, M., Séguin, J. R., Benkelfat, C. & Leyton, M. (2019). Effect of (z)-isomer content on [¹¹C]ABP688 binding potential in humans. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 46(5), 1175-1178.

Smart, K., Cox, S. M. L., Scala, S. G., Tippler, M., Jaworska, N., Boivin, M., Séguin, J. R., Benkelfat, C. & Leyton, M. (2019). Sex differences in [11C]ABP688 Binding A positron emission tomography study of mGlu5 receptors. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 46(5), 1179-1183.

Desrochers-Couture, M., Oulhote, Y., Arbuckle, T. E., Fraseer, W. D., Séguin, J. R., Ouellet, E., Forget-Dubois, N., Ayotte, P., Boivin, M., Lanphear, B. P. & Muckle, G. (2018). Prenatal, concurrent, and sex-specific associations between blood lead concentrations and IQ in preschool Canadian children. Environment International, 121(Part-2), 1235-1242.

Rioux, C., Séguin, J. R. & Paris, J. (2018). Differential Susceptibility to the Environment and Borderline Personality Disorder. Harvard Psychiatry Review, 26(6), 374-383.