Publications

• Binet, M.-A., Lessard, I., Beaulieu, N., Brault-Labbé, A., Péloquin, K., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Brassard, A. (2026). Perceived changes and sexual well-being in the post-partum period: A dyadic mixed-method study. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 52(2). 147-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2026.2615645 

• Lefebvre, A.-A., BRASSARD, A., Jean, M., Daspe, M.-È., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Péloquin, K. (2026). The role of communication in romantic attachment and relationship satisfaction: A dyadic longitudinal study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 52(2), e70127. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70127  

• Bourque-Morel, G., Grenier, L., Arseneault, L., Vaillancourt, S.-E., Brassard, A., Brault-Labbé, A., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Péloquin, K. (2025). Romantic attachment and sexual satisfaction trajectories among couples transitioning to parenthood. Journal of Sex Research, 62(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2275271  http://hdl.handle.net/11143/22422 

• Dodier-Lemay, M., Arseneault, L., Glowacz, F., Dugal, C., Godbout, N., Savard, C., & Brassard, A. (2025). Comparative analysis of perpetrators according to their referral type: Self-referred, legally mandated, and formally pressured. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 52(7), 1067-1087. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548251333800  

• Gagné, A.-L., Achim, J., Péloquin, K., Lafontaine, M.-F., Brault-Labbé, A., Gosselin, P., & Brassard, A. (2025). The moderating role of partner support in the links between body image concerns and sexual satisfaction among couples transitioning to parenthood. Journal of Sex Research, 62(8),1571-1583. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2463705  

• Gélinas, J., Claing, A., Dugal, C., Savard, C., Daspe, M.-È., Péloquin, K., Godbout, N., & Brassard, A. (2025). Intergenerational transmission of childhood interpersonal trauma in adults entering therapy for intimate partner violence: The role of identity diffusion. Child Abuse & Neglect, 161. Article 107258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107258  

• Genesse, D., Brassard, A., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Muise, A., Raposo, S., & Péloquin, K. (2025). Being me while loving you: The role of autonomy in the association between insecure attachment and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 51(4), e70079. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70079  

• Labonté, S.-H., Brassard, A., Savard, C., Dugal, C., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Godbout, N. (2025). Traumas cumulatifs en enfance et perpétration de violence entre partenaires intimes chez les hommes en thérapie : rôles de l’attachement et de la dysrégulation émotionnelle. Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. Publication en ligne devancée. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000464  

• Brassard, A., Godbout, N., Nadeau, S., Trépanier, M., Genest, A.-A., Van Der Meerschen, R., Lafontaine, M.-F., Savard, C., & Dugal, C. (2024). Le partenariat de recherche-pratique CRIPCAS – à cœur d’homme : récit d’une pratique inspirante aux retombées multiples. Travail Social, 70(1), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.7202/1117807ar 

• Gehl, K., Brassard, A., Dugal, C., Lefebvre, A.-A., Daigneault, I., Francoeur, A., & Lecomte, T. (2024). Attachment and breakup distress: The mediating role of coping strategies. Emerging Adulthood, 12(1), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231209232  

• Gingras, A.-S., Brassard, A., Péloquin, K., Lafontaine, M.-F., Brault-Labbé, A., & Gosselin, P. (2024). Anxiety and depressive symptoms in first-time parents: A dyadic longitudinal study based on attachment theory. Journal of Affective Disorders, 355, 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.275 

• Bécotte, K., Brassard, A., Brault-Labbé, A., Gagné, A.-L., & Péloquin, K. (2023). Positive relationship adaptation of couples transitioning to parenthood: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Family Relations, 72(4), 2251-2269.
  https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.1279  
• Brassard, A., Dugal, C., Daspe, M.-E., Péloquin, K., Savard, C., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Godbout, N. (2023). A latent profile analysis of intimate partner violence perpetrated by men seeking help. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(19-20), 10542-10565. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231174502
• Mailloux, B., Brassard, A., Audet, A., Péloquin, K., Savard, C., Daspe, M.-È., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Godbout, N. (2023). Comportements suicidaires chez les hommes en demande d’aide : rôles des traumatismes en enfance, de l’attachement et des impacts perçus de la pandémie. Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. Publication en ligne devancée. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000383
• Dugal, C., Brassard, A., Claing, A., Lefebvre, A.-A., Audet, A., Paradis-Lavallée, R., Godbout, N., & Péloquin, K. (2021). Attachment insecurities and sexual coercion in same- and cross-gender couples: The mediational role of couple communication patterns. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 47(8), 743-763.
  http://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2021.1944937
• Lafontaine, M-F., Brassard, A., Lussier, Y., Valois, P., Shaver, P. R., & Johnson, S. M. (2016). Selecting the best items for a short-form Experiences in Close Relationships questionnaire. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 32(2), 140-154.
  http://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000243