Validation d’une mesure de climat de groupe chez des adolescentes en centre de réadaptation : le vécu éducatif partagé au travers de trois dimensions essentielles

Peer Interactions in Residential Youth Care: A Validation Study of the Peer Interactions in Residential Youth Care (PIRY) Questionnaire

“…They rely on others in stressful circumstances as a way to reduce stress (Cardoso et al, 2013). Mathys et al (2013) found girls in residential youth care to be extra receptive for positive (peer-) relationships, a finding that has also been reported for incarcerated adult females (Slotboom et al, 2011), which can be explained by girl's tendency to engage in interpersonal relationships (Buhrmester & Furman, 1987). Girls' orientation toward engaging in interpersonal relationships might also be associated with deviancy-training through reinforcement of a friend's behavior.…”

“…This questionnaire was developed to measure peer interactions in residential youth care in terms of positive (prosocial) interactions -including peer acceptance, mutual trust, and peer support -and negative (antisocial) interactions -including relational aggression, exclusion, rejection of peers, and deviancy training. The PIRY was modeled after a French measure of group climate developed for justice-involved girls (Questionnaire de Climat de Groupe en Center de Réadaptation [QCGCR], Mathys et al, 2013). Items referring to peer (group) interactions were adapted for youth of both sexes, in particular items of the scale for Peer relation (e.g., "I can ask the girls in my unit for help when I need it" and "I have warm and friendly relationships with the girls in the unit").…”

“…Boys are more competitive and more focused on establishing physical dominance, whereas girls are more focused on interpersonal concerns (Rose & Rudolph, 2006;Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2013). Mathys et al (2013) found that girls' peer interactions in residential youth care were characterized by feelings of insecurity and physical-, relational-, and verbal aggression. Attar-Schwartz and Khoury-Kassabri (2015) reported similar findings, such that girls in residential youth care were more susceptible to indirect (verbal-) violence than boys.…”

Stability and Change of Adolescents’ Aggressive Behavior in Residential Youth Care

“…Additionally, we found less indirect aggression in girls-only groups than in mixed gender or boys-only groups, even when controlled for individual gender differences in aggression at T2, and initial levels of aggression. First, because girls have been found to display a stronger relational orientation than boys (Taylor et al 2000 ; Zahn-Waxler et al 2005 ), and as they tend to particularly emphasize the importance of harmonious peer relationships in residential youth care (Mathys et al 2013 ), they might derive more support from their relationships with other girls in same-gender living groups, reducing levels of indirect (i.e., relational) aggression. Moreover, they might find it easier to discuss gender-specific recovery issues in same-gender groups.…”

L’évolution de la recherche appliquée sur la réadaptation psychoéducative au Québec, un modèle toujours probant?

“…Il s'agit ici du PCÉC dont il a été question dans les sections sur la RD et la RÉI. Une esquisse de recherche quasi-expérimentale a été employée (Lanctôt 2005(Lanctôt , 2010(Lanctôt , 2011(Lanctôt , 2012(Lanctôt , 2015Lanctôt et Lemieux, 2012;Mathys, Lanctôt et Touchette, 2013;Hauth-Charlier et Lemieux, 2015;Lemieux et Mathys, 2016;Ayotte, Lanctôt et Tourigny, 2016). Des adolescentes d'unités du CJM, le groupe expérimental (GE, 104), recevaient le PCÉC et elles étaient comparées à des adolescentes (78) qui étaient hébergées dans des unités de réadaptation d'un autre CJ, le groupe de comparaison (GC) qui ne recevait pas le PCÉC.…”