Vincent Bégin

Assistant professor, département de psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke

Regular members

Training
  • (2021) Postdoctorate (Criminology). Université de Montréal
  • (2020) Postdoctorat (Educational & Counselling Psychology). Université McGill
  • (2019) Doctorate (Psychoeducation). Université de Sherbrooke
  • (2016) Master's (Psychoeducation). Université de Sherbrooke
  • (2013) Bachelor's (Psychoeducation). Université de Sherbrooke
Bio

My current research focus is to explain chronic antisocial behaviour that occurs in childhood through psychopathic traits (e.g., low empathy, insensitivity, narcissism, irresponsibility) and their interaction with children’s social environments. The questions I ask concern the continuity of these traits in children and across generations, their clinical usefulness for professionals working with young people with behavioural difficulties, and the role of environmental factors in shaping them. This work falls within the scope of Axes 1 and 2 of GRISE.

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Publications

Harvey É, Déry M, Lemelin J-P, Bégin V. (2024). Child temperament and trajectories of student-teacher relationships quality. Child Development.

Fontaine NMG, Bégin V, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. (2024). Psychopathic traits in childhood and depression symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of peer victimization. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology.

Bégin V, Vergunst F, Haeck C, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Fontaine NMG. (2024). Childhood behavior problems and adverse economic outcomes: A 30-year population-based study of intergenerational income mobility. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Bégin V, *Mavungu-Blouin C, *Hamilton M, Therriault D, Le Corff Y, Déry M. (2024). Primary and secondary variants of callous-unemotional traits in children with conduct problems: A longitudinal follow-up during adolescence. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Vanzella-Yang A, Vergunst F, Domond P, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Bégin V, Côté S. (2024). Childhood Behavioral Problems are Associated with the Intergenerational Transmission of Low Education: A 16-Year Population-Based Study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 33, 595-603.

Vanzella-Yang A, Domond P, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Bégin V, Côté S. (2023). Sports attitudes in childhood and income in adulthood. Sociology of Sport Journal.

Fontaine NMG, Rozéfort A, Bégin V. (2023). Associations between callous-unemotional traits and psychopathology in a sample of adolescent females. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 31(1), 14-26.

Boutin S, Bégin V, Déry M. (2023). Impacts of psychopathic traits dimensions on the development of indirect aggression from childhood to adolescence. Developmental Psychology. 59(9), 1716–1726.

Bégin V, Fontaine NMG, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. (2023). Perinatal and Early-Life Factors Associated with Stable and Unstable Trajectories of Psychopathic Traits Across Childhood. Psychological Medicine. 53(2), 379-387

Bégin V, Fontaine NMG, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. (2023). Childhood psychopathic traits and mental health outcomes in adolescence: compensatory and protective effects of positive relationships with parents and teachers. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 32, 1403-1413.

*Rivard G, Le Corff Y, Déry M, Bégin V, Lapalme M. (2022). Personality Heterogeneity in Adolescents with Disruptive Behavior Disorders: A Conceptual Replication Study. Journal of Research in Personality. 99, 104240.

Garon-Carrier G, Bégin V, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Ouellet-Morin I, Dionne G, Boivin M. (2022). Classroom placement and twins’ social behaviors in elementary school: Providing empirical evidence to inform educational policy. Educational Policy. 36(7), 1850-1875.

*Tomasiello M, Temcheff CE, Martin-Storey A, *Bégin V, Poirier M, Déry M. (2021). Self and parent-reported sleep problems of adolescents with childhood conduct problems and comorbid psychological problems. Journal of Adolescence. 92, 165–176.

Bégin V, Déry M, Le Corff Y. (2021). Variants of Psychopathic Traits Follow Distinct Trajectories of Clinical Features Among Children with Conduct Problems. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 49(6), 775-788.

Garon-Carrier G, Bégin V. (2021). The (limited) contribution of early childcare arrangements to social and academic development among Canadian children. Developmental Psychology. 57(11), 1855-1865.

*Lau M, Temcheff C, Poirier M, *Bégin V, *Commisso M, Déry M. (2021). School Dropout: The Role of Childhood Conduct Problems and Depressive Symptoms. Psychology in the School. 58(12), 2313-2327.

*Bégin V, Déry M, Le Corff Y. (2020). Developmental Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Childhood-Onset Conduct Problems. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 42(2): 191–202

Lapalme M, *Bégin V, Le Corff Y, Déry M. (2020). Comparison of Discriminant Validity Indices of Parent, Teacher, and Multi-informant Reports of Behavioral Problems in Elementary Schoolers. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 42(1): 58-68.

Déry M, *Bégin V, Toupin J, Temcheff CE. (2019). Clinical Utility of the Limited Prosocial Emotions Specifier in the Childhood–Onset Subtype of Conduct Disorder. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 64(12): 838-845.

*Bégin V, Déry M, Le Corff Y. (2019). Continuity and Change in Psychopathic Traits among School-Aged Children with Conduct Problems. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 50(4): 580-590.

*Bégin V, Déry M, Toupin J, Le Corff Y, Lemelin JP. (2018). Contribution of psychopathic traits to changing behavioral problems of girls and boys of primary school age. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science/Revue Canadienne des Sciences du Comportement. 50(2): 119–126.