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Catherine F. Ratelle

Catherine F. Ratelle

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
12544
World Ranking
10706
National Ranking
740

Overview

Catherine F. Ratelle is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has contributed extensively to psychology and social sciences. Their research primarily spans psychology, with significant work in social sciences. The subfields include social psychology, clinical psychology, safety research, experimental and cognitive psychology, and education.

Their research addresses topics such as motivation and self-concept in sports, education, achievement and giftedness, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, career development and diversity, youth development and social support, early childhood education and development, and job satisfaction and organizational behavior.

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Passion in University: The Role of the Dualistic Model of Passion in Explaining Students' Academic Functioning," 2020, Journal of Happiness Studies
  • "Work Values and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs at Work," 2021, Journal of Career Development
  • "The role of mothers in supporting adaptation in school: A psychological needs perspective," 2020, Journal of Educational Psychology
  • "A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between students' internalized symptoms and achievement goals," 2021, Motivation Science
  • "Linking Work Values Profiles to Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration," 2021, Psychological Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stéphane Duchesne
  • André Plamondon
  • Frédéric Guay
  • Jiseul Sophia Ahn

Their publications are commonly found in several journals, such as:

  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Journal of Career Development
  • European Review of Applied Psychology

Best Publications

  • Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Céline Blanchard;Geneviève A. Mageau;Richard Koestner

  • Autonomous, Controlled, and Amotivated Types of Academic Motivation: A Person-Oriented Analysis

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Frédéric Guay;Robert J. Vallerand;Simon Larose

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A hierarchical model.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Catherine F. Ratelle

  • Intrinsic, identified, and controlled types of motivation for school subjects in young elementary school children

    Frédéric Guay;Julien Chanal;Catherine F. Ratelle;Herbert W. Marsh

  • Optimal learning in optimal contexts: The role of self-determination in education

    Frédéric Guay;Catherine F. Ratelle;Julien Chanal

  • Academic self-concept, autonomous academic motivation, and academic achievement: Mediating and additive effects

    Frédéric Guay;Catherine F. Ratelle;Amélie Roy;David Litalien

  • Perceptions of parental involvement and support as predictors of college students' persistence in a science curriculum.

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Simon Larose;Frédéric Guay;Caroline Senécal

  • Distinguishing developmental from chronic career indecision : Self-efficacy, autonomy, and social support

    Frédéric Guay;Catherine F. Ratelle;Caroline Senécal;Simon Larose

  • Passion and Gambling: Investigating the Divergent Affective and Cognitive Consequences of Gambling1

    Geneviève A. Mageau;Robert J. Vallerand;Françlois L. Rousseau;Catherine F. Ratelle

  • When passion leads to problematic outcomes: a look at gambling.

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Robert J. Vallerand;Geneviève A. Mageau;François L. Rousseau

  • Passion and gambling: on the validation of the Gambling Passion Scale (GPS).

    François L. Rousseau;Robert J. Vallerand;Catherine F. Ratelle;Geneviève A. Mageau

  • Trajectories of psychological need satisfaction from early to late adolescence as a predictor of adjustment in school

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Stéphane Duchesne

  • University Students’ Subjective Well-being: The Role of Autonomy Support from Parents, Friends, and the Romantic Partner

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Karine Simard;Frédéric Guay

  • Family Correlates of Trajectories of Academic Motivation During a School Transition: A Semiparametric Group-Based Approach.

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Frédéric Guay;Simon Larose;Caroline Senécal

  • Parental behaviors and adolescents' achievement goals at the beginning of middle school: Emotional problems as potential mediators.

    Stéphane Duchesne;Catherine Ratelle

  • The number of autonomy-supportive relationships : are more relationships better for motivation, perceived competence, and achievement?

    Frédéric Guay;Catherine Ratelle;Simon Larose;Robert J. Vallerand

  • Attachment Security to Mothers and Fathers and the Developmental Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: Which Parent for Which Trajectory?

    Stéphane Duchesne;Catherine F. Ratelle

  • Early Adolescent Attachment to Parents, Emotional Problems, and Teacher-Academic Worries About the Middle School Transition:

    Stéphane Duchesne;Catherine F. Ratelle;Sarah-Caroline Poitras;Evelyne Drouin

  • The Relationship Between School-Leisure Conflict and Educational and Mental Health Indexes: A Motivational Analysis.

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Caroline Senècal;Robert J. Vallerand;Pierre Provencher

  • Adjustment Trajectories in College Science Programs: Perceptions of Qualities of Parents' and College Teachers' Relationships

    Stéphane Duchesne;Catherine F. Ratelle;Simon Larose;Frédéric Guay

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Guay
Frédéric Guay Université Laval
Robert J. Vallerand
Robert J. Vallerand University of Quebec at Montreal
Simon Larose
Simon Larose Université Laval
Geneviève A. Mageau
Geneviève A. Mageau University of Montreal
Marylène Gagné
Marylène Gagné Curtin University
Alexandre J. S. Morin
Alexandre J. S. Morin Concordia University
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Mark W. Baldwin
Mark W. Baldwin McGill University
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Herbert W. Marsh
Herbert W. Marsh Australian Catholic University

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