Audrey-Ann Deneault

Research

Climate Change Climate Crisis Climate-Related Distress Clinical Toolkit Eco-Anxiety Mental Health Participative Research Photovoice

Latest papers

Disentangling the association between climate emotions and mental health outcomes.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026 · first author
Prevalence, conceptual distinctiveness, and cross-sectional correlates of climate worry in Canadian adolescents.
Child and adolescent mental health · 2026
Does intimate partner violence mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and internalizing symptomatology in women? A mediation meta-analysis.
Journal of affective disorders · 2025

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Determinants and Consequences of Using Generative AI Chatbots for Personal Concerns Among Emerging Adults
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$75,160
Child and parent screen use and their association with child development from birth to age 6
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$341,046
Where the Dads At: Increasing Engagement in Parenting Programs Among Canadian Fathers
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$24,655

All 9 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Disentangling the association between climate emotions and mental health outcomes.

Deneault AA, Lorteau S, Neville RD, Stern JA

Journal of affective disorders2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121697 PMID: 41932507

02

Prevalence, conceptual distinctiveness, and cross-sectional correlates of climate worry in Canadian adolescents.

Park JL, Deneault AA, McArthur BA, Tough S, Madigan S

Child and adolescent mental health2026

DOI: 10.1111/camh.70076 PMID: 41704206

03

Does intimate partner violence mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and internalizing symptomatology in women? A mediation meta-analysis.

Martini J, Deneault AA, Zhu J, Racine N, Fearon P, Madigan S, Jenkins JM

Journal of affective disorders2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119742 PMID: 40550278

04

Prevalence and correlates of adverse childhood experiences in fathers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Deneault AA, Laquerre D, Beaulieu L, Myre G, Racine N, Madigan S

Child abuse & neglect2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107651 PMID: 40961818

05

Examining the link between parental relationship functioning and parent sensitivity: a meta-analysis.

Zhu J, Deneault AA, Seal H, Lucchese-Lavecchia G, Madigan S, Bureau JF

Attachment & human development2025

DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2441146 PMID: 39726253

06

Satisfied and Secured-An Integration of Self-Determination Theory and Attachment Theory in the Environmental Domain.

Bureau JF, Gauthier AJ, With S, Deneault AA, Racine N, Beaudry SG, Lorteau S, Pelletier LG

European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2025

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15040062 PMID: 40277879

07

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Child Population Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Madigan S, Thiemann R, Deneault AA, Fearon RMP, Racine N, Park J, Lunney CA, Dimitropoulos G, Jenkins S, Williamson T, Neville RD

JAMA pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4385 PMID: 39527072

08

A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children.

Borairi S, Deneault AA, Madigan S, Fearon P, Devereux C, Geer M, Jeyanayagam B, Martini J, Jenkins J

Attachment & human development2024

DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2359689 PMID: 38860779

Determinants and Consequences of Using Generative AI Chatbots for Personal Concerns Among Emerging Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Békés, Vera

$75,160

Child and parent screen use and their association with child development from birth to age 6

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fitzpatrick, Caroline

$341,046

Where the Dads At: Increasing Engagement in Parenting Programs Among Canadian Fathers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Racine, Nicole M.

Keywords: parenting; fathers; child development

$24,655

Understanding how Parents Support their Children in the Face of Climate Change: A Mixed-Methods Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Deneault, Audrey-Ann

Keywords: climate change; parent-child relationships; climate-related emotions

$25,000

Adolescent Mental Health in the Face of Climate Change: Gaining Longitudinal Insights from the All Our Families Cohort

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Madigan, Sheri L; Tough, Suzanne C

Keywords: Adolescents; Climate Worry; Eco-Anxiety; Longitudinal Analyses; Mental Health; Parents

$719,098

Connections that Matter: Examining Social Support's Role in Parenting and Its Ripple Effects on Child Mental Health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Park, Joanne

Keywords: Social support; Parenting; Parental sensitivity; Attachment; Child mental health; Child socioemotional functioning; Meta-analysis; Meta-analytic structural equation modelling (MASEM)

$42,646

Sino Canadian Housing Workshop

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gianni, Benjamin

Keywords: housing; housing supply; housing finance; housing policy; housing providers; housing affordability; China; Canada

$78,565

Partnering with Canadian Youth to Co-Design a Toolkit to Support Youth who Experience Climate-Related Distress

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Environment and Climate Action

Principal investigators: Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Comeau, Brianna; Dubé, Laurélie; Taylor, Marissa K; Thibodeau, Clara

Keywords: Climate Change; Climate Crisis; Climate-Related Distress; Clinical Toolkit; Eco-Anxiety; Mental Health; Participative Research; Photovoice; Systematic Review; Youth

$100,000

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: parenting; child attachment; assessment; training; consortium

$402,490

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Tyler Williamson

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Gina Dimitropoulos

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Climate Change Dear Professor Deneault, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Disentangling the association between climate emotions and mental health outcomes." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Understanding how Parents Support their Children in the Face of Climate Change: A Mixed-Methods Study" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Audrey-Ann Deneault

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Disentangling the association between climate emotions and mental health outcomes.

Prevalence, conceptual distinctiveness, and cross-sectional correlates of climate worry in Canadian adolescents.

Does intimate partner violence mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and internalizing symptomatology in women? A mediation meta-analysis.

Prevalence and correlates of adverse childhood experiences in fathers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Examining the link between parental relationship functioning and parent sensitivity: a meta-analysis.

Satisfied and Secured-An Integration of Self-Determination Theory and Attachment Theory in the Environmental Domain.

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Child Population Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children.

Determinants and Consequences of Using Generative AI Chatbots for Personal Concerns Among Emerging Adults

Child and parent screen use and their association with child development from birth to age 6

Where the Dads At: Increasing Engagement in Parenting Programs Among Canadian Fathers

Understanding how Parents Support their Children in the Face of Climate Change: A Mixed-Methods Study

Adolescent Mental Health in the Face of Climate Change: Gaining Longitudinal Insights from the All Our Families Cohort

Connections that Matter: Examining Social Support's Role in Parenting and Its Ripple Effects on Child Mental Health

Sino Canadian Housing Workshop

Partnering with Canadian Youth to Co-Design a Toolkit to Support Youth who Experience Climate-Related Distress

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

Frequent collaborators

Sheri Madigan

Nicole Racine

Jennifer Jenkins

Suzanne Tough

Tyler Williamson

Gina Dimitropoulos