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Jean R. Séguin

Jean R. Séguin

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Psychology

D-Index
63
Citations
15828
World Ranking
3117
National Ranking
193

Overview

Jean R. Séguin is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has a research focus spanning psychology and medicine. Their work encompasses clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, social psychology, education, and public health, particularly environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Recent publications by Jean R. Séguin illustrate a focus on mental health, substance use, prenatal exposures, and cognitive development. Selected recent papers include:

  • Mental Health Problems and Risk of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Adolescents (2020, PEDIATRICS)
  • Gestational Exposures to Phthalates and Folic Acid, and Autistic Traits in Canadian Children (2020, Environmental Health Perspectives)
  • Substance use disorders and suicidality in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on the direction of the association (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • A genetically informed study on the association of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco smoking with suicide attempt (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and cognitive ability in early childhood (2020, Environment International)

Jean R. Séguin frequently publishes in several respected venues, most notably:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

The scientist also collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, which includes Sophie Parent, Richard E. Tremblay, Natalie Castellanos-Ryan, Michel Boivin, and Sylvana M. Côté.

Best Publications

  • Physical Aggression During Early Childhood: Trajectories and Predictors

    Richard E. Tremblay;Daniel S. Nagin;Jean R. Seguin;M. Zoccolillo

  • Associations between sleep duration patterns and behavioral/cognitive functioning at school entry.

    Évelyne Touchette;Dominique Petit;Jean R. Séguin;Michel Boivin

  • Cognitive and neuropsychological characteristics of physically aggressive boys.

    Jean R. Séguin;Robert O. Pihl;Philip W. Harden;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Larger amygdala but no change in hippocampal volume in 10-year-old children exposed to maternal depressive symptomatology since birth

    Sonia J. Lupien;Sophie Parent;Alan C. Evans;Richard E. Tremblay;Richard E. Tremblay;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Psychosocial stress in pregnancy and preterm birth: associations and mechanisms.

    Gabriel D. Shapiro;William D. Fraser;Martin G. Frasch;Jean R. Séguin

  • Executive functions and physical aggression after controlling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, general memory, and IQ.

    Jean R. Séguin;Bernard Boulerice;Philip W. Harden;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Anxiety, antisocial behavior, and heart rate regulation in adolescent males.

    Enrico Mezzacappa;Richard E. Tremblay;Daniel Kindlon;J. Philip Saul

  • Hypersensitivity to social interactions in bulimic syndromes: relationship to binge eating.

    Howard Steiger;Lise Gauvin;Sheila Jabalpurwala;Jean R. Séguin

  • Developmental trajectories of male physical violence and theft: relations to neurocognitive performance.

    Edward D. Barker;Jean R. Séguin;Helene Raskin White;Marsha E. Bates

  • Executive Function in Early Physical Aggression.

    Jean Richard Séguin;Philip David Zelazo

  • Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement in Mathematics in Elementary School: A Longitudinal Investigation of Their Association.

    Gabrielle Garon-Carrier;Michel Boivin;Michel Boivin;Frédéric Guay;Yulia Kovas;Yulia Kovas

  • Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: the role of early childcare.

    Marie Claude Geoffroy;Sylvana M. Côté;Charles Édouard Giguère;Ginette Dionne

  • Salivary cortisol and aggression in a population-based longitudinal study of adolescent males

    I van Bokhoven;S H M Van Goozen;S H M Van Goozen;H van Engeland;B Schaal

  • Cohort Profile: The Maternal‐Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals Research Platform

    Tye E. Arbuckle;William D. Fraser;Mandy Fisher;Karelyn Davis

  • Rough-and-tumble play and the regulation of aggression: an observational study of father-child play dyads.

    Joseph L. Flanders;Vanessa Leo;Daniel Paquette;Robert O. Pihl

  • Cognitive-neuropsychological function in chronic physical aggression and hyperactivity.

    Jean R. Séguin;Daniel Nagin;Jean-Marc Assaad;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Associations Between Peer Victimization and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt During Adolescence: Results From a Prospective Population-Based Birth Cohort

    Marie Claude Geoffroy;Marie Claude Geoffroy;Michel Boivin;Louise Arseneault;Gustavo Turecki

  • Predicting Early School Achievement with the EDI: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study.

    Nadine Forget-Dubois;Jean-Pascal Lemelin;Michel Boivin;Ginette Dionne

  • Early Cannabis Use, Polygenic Risk Score for Schizophrenia and Brain Maturation in Adolescence

    Leon French;Courtney Gray;Gabriel Leonard;Michel Perron;Michel Perron

  • Rough-and-Tumble Play and the Development of Physical Aggression and Emotion Regulation: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study

    Joseph L. Flanders;Melissa Simard;Daniel Paquette;Sophie Parent

  • Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

    Jean R. Séguin;Richard E. Tremblay

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Sylvana M. Côté
Sylvana M. Côté University of Montreal
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Natalie Castellanos-Ryan
Natalie Castellanos-Ryan University of Montreal
Robert O. Pihl
Robert O. Pihl McGill University
Ginette Dionne
Ginette Dionne Université Laval
Mara Brendgen
Mara Brendgen University of Quebec at Montreal
Patricia J. Conrod
Patricia J. Conrod University of Montreal
Philip David Zelazo
Philip David Zelazo University of Minnesota

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