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Karine Dubois-Comtois

ResearcherChild and Adolescent PsychologyUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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Karine Dubois-Comtois

Researcher

Child and Adolescent Psychology

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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behavior problems school adaptation parent-child relationships attachment emotion knowledge executive function longitudinal study low income

Latest papers

A longitudinal study of child adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protective role of the parent-child relationship in middle childhood.
Attachment & human development · 2024 · first author
Sleep patterns and intraindividual sleep variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum: a population-based, cross-sectional study.
BMJ open · 2022
Foster family assessment: The assessor's perspective - A qualitative study.
Child abuse & neglect · 2022 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Le projet PHARE : Un regard sur l'adversité et les dispositions professionnelles et personnelles des intervenants à l'enfance pour guider les pratiques fondées sur l'attachement
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$102,357
Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$31,578
Trajectoires d'adaptation socioémotionnelle et scolaire de jeunes doués
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$84,851

All 19 grants and awards

13 publications.

A longitudinal study of child adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protective role of the parent-child relationship in middle childhood.

Dubois-Comtois K, Suffren S, Lemelin JP, St-Laurent D, Daunais MP, Milot T

Attachment & human development2024First author

DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2365192 PMID: 38860559

Sleep patterns and intraindividual sleep variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum: a population-based, cross-sectional study.

Kalogeropoulos C, Burdayron R, Laganière C, Dubois-Comtois K, Béliveau MJ, Pennestri MH

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060558 PMID: 35995543

Foster family assessment: The assessor's perspective - A qualitative study.

Caron R, Poitras K, St-Laurent D, Joly MP, Poirier MA, Berthelot N, Dubois-Comtois K

Child abuse & neglect2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105362 PMID: 34756505

Investigating the link between sleep and postpartum depression in fathers utilizing subjective and objective sleep measures.

Kalogeropoulos C, Burdayron R, Laganière C, Béliveau MJ, Dubois-Comtois K, Pennestri MH

Sleep medicine: X2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2021.100036 PMID: 34169272

Child Psychological Functioning During the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach.

Dubois-Comtois K, Suffren S, St-Laurent D, Milot T, Lemelin JP

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP2021First author

DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000935 PMID: 34518496

Mothers' and fathers' sleep: Is there a difference between first-time and experienced parents of 6-month-olds?

Kenny S, Burdayron R, E M Lannes É, Dubois-Comtois K, Béliveau MJ, Pennestri MH

Journal of sleep research2021

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13238 PMID: 33274547

Perception of infant sleep problems: the role of negative affectivity and maternal depression.

Burdayron R, Butler BP, Béliveau MJ, Dubois-Comtois K, Pennestri MH

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9188 PMID: 33660614

Relations between Child and Parent Fears and Changes in Family Functioning Related to COVID-19.

Suffren S, Dubois-Comtois K, Lemelin JP, St-Laurent D, Milot T

International journal of environmental research and public health2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041786 PMID: 33673155

Sleeping through the night or through the nights?

Pennestri MH, Burdayron R, Kenny S, Béliveau MJ, Dubois-Comtois K

Sleep medicine2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.10.005 PMID: 33130350

Infant sleep consolidation: A preliminary investigation of parental expectations.

Burdayron R, Kenny S, Dubois-Comtois K, Béliveau MJ, Pennestri MH

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2020

DOI: 10.1111/apa.15151 PMID: 31879970

Le projet PHARE : Un regard sur l'adversité et les dispositions professionnelles et personnelles des intervenants à l'enfance pour guider les pratiques fondées sur l'attachement

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cyr, Chantal

$102,357

Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhou, Min

Keywords: Migration; Population Studies; Social Determinants of Health; Housing Studies; Social Policy; Mixed Research Methods; Social Network Analysis; China and Chinese Society

$31,578

Trajectoires d'adaptation socioémotionnelle et scolaire de jeunes doués

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baudry, Claire

Keywords: Douance; difficultés d'adaptation psychosociale et scolaire; relation enseignant-élève; relation parent-enfant; enfants 6-12 ans

$84,851

Postulants comme familles d'accueil : recherche partenariale visant l'implantation d'un premier protocole d'évaluation québécois

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Poitras, Karine

Keywords: Familles d'accueil;Évaluation psychosociale;Protocole;Services de protection de la jeunesse

$64,233

Cross-Cultural Research between Mongolia, Japan, and Canada on Perception and Cognition: Comparing Historically Nomadic-Pastoral vs Sedentary Societies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Masuda, Takahiko

Keywords: culture; cognition; attention; Japanese; Canadians of European descent; Mongolians; nomadic pastoral lifestyle; sedentary lifestye

$78,805

Contacts entre l'enfant placé et son parent d'origine: quelles conséquences pour le développement socioaffectif de l'enfant?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Poitras, Karine

Keywords: contacts parent-enfant; attachement; troubles de comportement; parentalité; famille d'accueil; protection de la jeunesse

$88,355

Association entre la qualité des interactions mère-enfant et l'adaptation socio-émotionnelle de l'enfant autiste : contribution relative des processus dyadiques et individuels

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bussières, Eve-Line

Keywords: autisme; relation mère-enfant; synchronie; adaptation socio-émotionnelle

$63,539

Association entre la qualité des interactions mère-enfant et l'adaptation socio-émotionnelle de l'enfant autiste : contribution relative des processus dyadiques et individuels

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bussières, Eve-Line

Keywords: autisme; relation mère-enfant; synchronie; adaptation socio-émotionnelle

$133,247

The associations between infant sleep, parental sleep and the quality of the parent-infant relationship: a longitudinal study in mothers and fathers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pennestri, Marie-Hélène

Keywords: sleep; parenthood; mothers; fathers; family; parent child relationships; sensitivity; attachment; expectations

$120,869

Mieux soutenir les parents signalés pour maltraitance et leurs enfants victimes grâce à l'intervention Relationnelle : Une analyse des processus modérateurs et médiateurs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cyr, Chantal

Keywords: maltraitance; enfant; développement

$92,750

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: behavior problems Dear Professor Dubois-Comtois, 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 "A longitudinal study of child adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protective role of the parent-child relationship in middle childhood." (2024), 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 "Regards croisés sur le fonctionnement des familles, des intervenants et des gestionnaires dans le contexte de la COVID-19 : Un projet en partenariat" (2020), 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]

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Karine Dubois-Comtois

Research

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Latest funding

A longitudinal study of child adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protective role of the parent-child relationship in middle childhood.

Sleep patterns and intraindividual sleep variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum: a population-based, cross-sectional study.

Foster family assessment: The assessor's perspective - A qualitative study.

Investigating the link between sleep and postpartum depression in fathers utilizing subjective and objective sleep measures.

Child Psychological Functioning During the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach.

Mothers' and fathers' sleep: Is there a difference between first-time and experienced parents of 6-month-olds?

Perception of infant sleep problems: the role of negative affectivity and maternal depression.

Relations between Child and Parent Fears and Changes in Family Functioning Related to COVID-19.

Sleeping through the night or through the nights?

Infant sleep consolidation: A preliminary investigation of parental expectations.

Le projet PHARE : Un regard sur l'adversité et les dispositions professionnelles et personnelles des intervenants à l'enfance pour guider les pratiques fondées sur l'attachement

Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments

Trajectoires d'adaptation socioémotionnelle et scolaire de jeunes doués

Postulants comme familles d'accueil : recherche partenariale visant l'implantation d'un premier protocole d'évaluation québécois

Cross-Cultural Research between Mongolia, Japan, and Canada on Perception and Cognition: Comparing Historically Nomadic-Pastoral vs Sedentary Societies

Contacts entre l'enfant placé et son parent d'origine: quelles conséquences pour le développement socioaffectif de l'enfant?

Association entre la qualité des interactions mère-enfant et l'adaptation socio-émotionnelle de l'enfant autiste : contribution relative des processus dyadiques et individuels

Association entre la qualité des interactions mère-enfant et l'adaptation socio-émotionnelle de l'enfant autiste : contribution relative des processus dyadiques et individuels

The associations between infant sleep, parental sleep and the quality of the parent-infant relationship: a longitudinal study in mothers and fathers

Mieux soutenir les parents signalés pour maltraitance et leurs enfants victimes grâce à l'intervention Relationnelle : Une analyse des processus modérateurs et médiateurs

Frequent collaborators

Jean-Pascal Lemelin

Annie Bernier

Marie-Hélène Pennestri