Mireille Cyr
- Professeure titulaire
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Faculté des arts et des sciences - Département de psychologie
Marie-Victorin office D302
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Areas of Expertise
- Child sexual abuse
- Forensic interviews
- Adaptation profiles
- Parental support
- Child
- Teenager
- Sexual abuse
- Parent-child relations
My research projects concern the sexual abuse of children and teens, and fall into three main categories. They are carried out under the aegis of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS), the Marie-Vincent interuniversity research chair on child sexual abuse, and the sexual violence and health team (ÉVISSA).
The first category is the examination of repercussions on victims and their ability to adapt depending on the nature of the abuse, the relationship with the abuser, the family and the services received.
A second research category consists in seeking a better understanding of the mothers and fathers of child victims of sexual abuse and determining the impact on them of the reporting of the abuse. This research also seeks to verify the importance and impact of support for victims on the adaptation of the child or teenager.
The last category involves interviews with children suspected of having experienced sexual abuse. This research has made it possible to verify the effectiveness of the NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) guide in reducing interviewers' suggestive and directive behaviour (so as to preserve the integrity of the forensic interview process) and in increasing the credibility of the child's testimony in terms of the quality and quantity of details given relating to the sexual abuse. Current research is aimed at increasing our knowledge of the child's personal factors and the family factors that can influence his or her testimony.
I am also the co-holder of the Marie-Vincent Foundation interuniversity research chair on child sexual abuse.
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Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Problèmes Conjugaux et les Agressions Sexuelles ( CRIPCAS ) Projet de recherche au Canada / 2020 - 2028
Les entrevues d'enquêtes auprès des enfants victimes d'agression sexuelle Projet de recherche au Canada / 2020 - 2024
Colloque Relations interpersonnelles, 2e édition : Sexualité et parentalité Projet de recherche au Canada / 2020 - 2022
Examen de l'effet des chiens de soutien lors d'entrevues d'enquêtes auprès des enfants Projet de recherche au Canada / 2019 - 2022
Effectiveness of post-training support in child sexual abuse investigative interviews Projet de recherche au Canada / 2015 - 2021
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE SUR LES PROBLÈMES CONJUGAUX ET LES AGRESSIONS SEXUELLES (CRIPCAS) Projet de recherche au Canada / 2014 - 2021
Violences interpersonnelles : pour une mobilisation vers des pratiques exemplaires Projet de recherche au Canada / 2017 - 2019
The sociojudiciary service trajectory of sexually abused children: identifying circumstances that promote efficient coordination, children’s recovery, and that facilitate legal actions Projet de recherche au Canada / 2015 - 2018
MEMORY AND STRESS RELATED TO MEDICAL EXAMINATION AMONG SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN Projet de recherche au Canada / 2012 - 2017
VIOLENCE SEXUELLE DANS DIFFÉRENTS CONTEXTE DE VIE Projet de recherche au Canada / 2012 - 2016
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES AND PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN VICTIMES OF SEXUAL ABUSE Projet de recherche au Canada / 2010 - 2016
IMPACT OF CHILDREN'S CHARACTERISTICS ON DISCLOSURE IN FORENSIC INTERVIEWS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Projet de recherche au Canada / 2011 - 2015
ETUDE DES CARACTERISTIQUES DES PRESUMEES VICTIMES D'AGRESSION SEXUELLE Projet de recherche au Canada / 2011 - 2015
EQUIPE DES IRSC SUR LES TRAUMAS INTERPERSONNELS Projet de recherche au Canada / 2009 - 2015
CENTRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE QUEBECOIS DE STATISTIQUES SOCIALES (CIQSS) Projet de recherche au Canada / 2008 - 2015
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE SUR LES PROBLEMES CONJUGAUX ET LES AGRESSIONS SEXUELLES Projet de recherche au Canada / 2008 - 2015
(2013-SX-171240) BOURSE DE STAGE INTERNATIONAL POUR KARINE GAGNON Projet de recherche au Canada / 2012 - 2014
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE SUR LES PROBLÈMES CONJUGAUX ET LES AGRESSIONS SEXUELLES Projet de recherche au Canada / 2011 - 2014
IMPACT OF CHILDREN'S CHARACTERISTICS ON DISCLOSURE IN FORENSIC INTERVIEWS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Projet de recherche au Canada / 2011 - 2013
L'IMPACT DES CARACTERISTIQUES DES ENFANTS SUR LE DEVOILEMENT DE LEUR AGRESSION SEXUELLES Projet de recherche au Canada / 2010 - 2010
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Cyr, M. (2022). Conducting Interviews with Child Victims of Abuse and Witnesses of Crime: A Practical Guide. London, UK: Routledge (210 pp). https://www.routledge.com/Conducting-Interviews-with-Child-Victims-of-Abuse-and-Witnesses-of-Crime/Cyr/p/book/9781032208039
Cyr, M. (2019). Recueillir la parole de l’enfant témoin ou victime: De la théorie à la pratique (2ième édition). Paris, FR: Dunod éditeurs, 292 pages. https://www.dunod.com/sciences-humaines-et-sociales/recueillir-parole-enfant-temoin-ou-victime-theorie-pratique-0
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