Publications by authors named "M Bouvard"
Objective: The Self-Discrepancies Scale (S-DS) is a multiple-subscore instrument designed to assess discrepancies between mental representations of the self: the actual self on one hand, and the ideal and socially prescribed selves on the other. Its idiographic subscores rely on the endorsement of self-descriptive traits, while its abstract subscores form an overall judgement of felt self-discrepancies. The objectives of the present study were to (i) evaluate the S-DS in a new non-clinical population, (ii) expand the body of data on the S-DS's convergent validity, (iii) study the idiographic data for the S-DS, and (iv) establish a nomothetic list of traits with a better choice of unwanted traits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: It is known that lockdown alters the mental health of children in general and adolescents in particular. Here, we surveyed the mental health of high school students returning to in-class lessons after the pandemic. We compared an "anxious-depressed" group with a "neither anxious nor depressed" group with regard to perceived self-efficacy.
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- The study investigates repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests (RRBI) in autism, classifying them into 'motor-driven' and 'cognitively driven' categories while considering the roles of clinical contexts and neuroanatomy.
- Researchers analyzed data from 792 participants, including autistic individuals, their relatives, and typically developing individuals, using standardized scales and MRI to assess RRBI patterns and brain volumes.
- The analysis revealed three main RRBI factors, with 'motor-driven' symptoms linked to lower putamen volumes, while 'cognitively driven' symptoms showed different associations with brain structure, highlighting the complexity of RRBI in autism.
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- - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is marked by challenges in social communication and repetitive behaviors, with maternal immune activation (MIA) during mid-pregnancy identified as a risk factor, affecting about 15% of those with ASD.
- - This study hypothesized that individuals with ASD who experienced MIA would show greater socio-adaptive impairments compared to those without, analyzing data from 295 mother-child pairs, with findings indicating more severe socialization difficulties in the ASD-MIA group.
- - Limitations of the study include its retrospective nature and a relatively small sample size, underscoring the need for larger prospective studies to explore the specific biological mechanisms behind the socio-adaptive challenges in ASD-MIA individuals.
Background: Neuropsychiatric fluctuations (NpsyF) are frequent and disabling in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). In OFF-medication, NpsyF entail neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) like anxiety, apathy, sadness, and fatigue. In ON-medication, NpsyF consist in NPS, such as high mood, hypomania, and hyperactivity.
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