Madeleine Prévost-Lemire reçoit le Prix Relève étoile Paul-Gérin-Lajoie – Septembre 2022
Le GRISE tient à féliciter Madeleine Prévost-Lemire, étudiante au doctorat en psychoéducation à l’Université de Sherbrooke, pour l’obtention du Prix Relève étoile Paul‑Gérin‑Lajoie du mois de septembre 2022, décerné par le Fonds de recherche du Québec. Ce prix met en lumière l’excellence de la relève en recherche et souligne chaque mois des contributions scientifiques particulièrement remarquables.
Madeleine est récompensée pour son article « Trauma symptoms as factors associated with early motherhood among young women who had contact with child protective services », publié dans Children and Youth Services Review. Ses travaux mettent en évidence les liens entre certains symptômes traumatiques et la maternité précoce chez de jeunes femmes ayant reçu des services en protection de la jeunesse. Plus précisément, ses résultats montrent que les symptômes liés aux perturbations sexuelles augmentent le risque de maternité précoce, tandis que ceux associés à la colère ainsi qu’aux pensées ou comportements suicidaires le diminuent. Ces constats soulignent l’importance de pratiques d’intervention sensibles au trauma et à ses conséquences, afin de mieux soutenir ces jeunes femmes.
Le GRISE salue chaleureusement cette distinction, qui met en valeur l’excellence du travail de Madeleine et l’impact de ses contributions à la recherche visant à améliorer le bien‑être et l’accompagnement des jeunes en situation de vulnérabilité.
Référence : Prévost-Lemire M, Paquette G, Lanctôt N (2021). Trauma symptoms as factors associated with early motherhood among young women who had contact with child protective services. Children and Youth Services Review, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106037.
Résumé : Young women who had contact with child protective services (CPS) are two to three times more likely to become young mothers than their peers in the general population. Adverse life events, such as maltreatment and placement instability, are associated with an increased risk of early motherhood. Adverse events may lead to trauma symptoms, which could contribute to the circumstances that lead young women to become mothers. In this study, we explored the association between trauma symptoms and early motherhood, after controlling for the effects of maltreatment, placement instability, and risky sexual behaviors, among 112 young women who had contact with CPS. The results of a multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that symptoms of trauma related to sexual disturbance were associated with an increased risk of early motherhood while anger and suicidality as trauma symptoms were associated with a decrease in this risk. These results suggest that the long-term consequences of adverse events, such as trauma symptoms, should be considered in the study of early motherhood. Furthermore, a trauma-sensitive approach focused on the links between traumatic events and behavioral dysfunction could be helpful in supporting young women who had contact with CPS and are preparing for early motherhood.
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