Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.002
C. Bled, L. Bouvet
{"title":"Pensée visuelle et imagerie mentale dans l’autisme : revue de la littérature","authors":"C. Bled, L. Bouvet","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterized by persistent deficits in communication and social interaction, as well as distinctive sensory and perceptual features. In connection with these specificities, autistic individuals are frequently described as having a more visual mode of thinking. However, although the hypothesis of “thinking in images” is widely cited in the literature, it remains supported by limited experimental evidence.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of this narrative literature review is to assess the hypothesis of a more visual thinking style in autism by examining different manifestations of this cognitive style, such as mental imagery, synesthesia, and visual cognitive style.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Sources were selected through a literature search conducted between 1990 and 2023 using specialized academic databases and the following keywords: autism, visual thinking, mental imagery, synesthesia, and cognitive style.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings of this review suggest that autistic individuals exhibit enhanced mental imagery abilities, relying on neural networks that differ from those activated in neurotypical individuals. Furthermore, synesthesia appears to be more prevalent among autistic individuals, and visual strategies are commonly favored in their daily functioning.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings support the hypothesis of a visually dominant cognitive style in autism. Nevertheless, mental imagery abilities in autistic individuals warrant further investigation, taking into account the considerable heterogeneity of cognitive profiles. Additionally, the functional impact of enhanced mental imagery on everyday life remains to be fully explored.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"71 1","pages":"Pages 1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.002
L.B. Kpassagou, M. Barma, K. Kalina, O. Hatta
{"title":"Bien-être psychologique de l’adolescent et qualité de la relation conjugale des parents au Togo","authors":"L.B. Kpassagou, M. Barma, K. Kalina, O. Hatta","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of this study is to assess the association between the teenager's psychological well-being and the quality of their parents’ marital relationship. To do this, 160 father-mother-adolescent triads responded to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Partnership Questionnaire in self-reported mode. The results show that the psychological well-being of the teenagers, whether measured by their parents or by the teenagers themselves, is associated with the quality of their parents’ marital relationship. In fact, the results show that 18.2% of the quality of the marital relationship as perceived by mothers (F<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->12.82; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->.001) and 31.9% of the quality of the marital relationship as perceived by fathers (F<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->25.85; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->.001) are predicted by the teenager's externalized symptoms and prosocial behaviors as assessed by the teenagers themselves. On the one hand, the externalized symptoms, internalized symptoms and prosocial behaviors of teenagers, as assessed by mothers, predict 31.9% of the quality of the marital relationship as assessed by mothers (F<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->25.83; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->.005); and on the other hand, teenagers’ externalized symptoms, internalized symptoms and prosocial behaviors, as assessed by fathers, predict 41.3% of the quality of the marital relationship as assessed by fathers (F<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->38.30; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->.001). The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of the importance of prosocial behavior in teenagers as a protective factor in therapeutic interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"71 1","pages":"Pages 29-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.001
I. Houvenaghel , J. Achim , A. Lebel , M.M. Terradas , V. La Buissonnière-Ariza , K. Dubois-Comtois
{"title":"L’orientation mentale maternelle, le stress parental et la coparentalité chez des mères d’enfants d’âge préscolaire consultant en pédopsychiatrie et chez des mères d’enfants tout-venant","authors":"I. Houvenaghel , J. Achim , A. Lebel , M.M. Terradas , V. La Buissonnière-Ariza , K. Dubois-Comtois","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Maternal mind-mindedness represents the ability of mothers to understand their children's mental states and reflect on them appropriately. It promotes children's social and emotional development. This ability may vary according to the child's characteristics or the family environment.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The aim of this study is to examine the links between maternal mind-mindedness, parenting stress and coparenting in mothers of preschool children.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Sixty-four mothers took part in the study (39 from a child psychiatry clinic and 25 from the general population). Maternal mind-mindedness was coded from mother-child interactions while parenting stress and coparenting were measured by questionnaires.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results show that mothers who make more irrelevant comments experience more parenting stress. The more stressed mothers were, the more dissatisfied they were with their coparenting relationship. Mothers from the clinical group made more irrelevant comments, fewer comments on mental processes and experienced more parenting stress than the mothers of children from the general population. Also, the more mothers from the general population perceive mother-child interactions as dysfunctional, the more they make comments about mental processes. There were no significant differences between groups in terms of coparenting. No relationship was found between maternal mental comments and coparenting.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These results contribute to a greater knowledge about mothers consulting in psychiatry for their child, a population whose weaknesses in maternal mind-mindedness and parental stress are associated with the development of difficulties in the child and in the parent-child relationship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"71 1","pages":"Pages 13-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.003
S. Meynet , A. Smeding , M. Beaudoin
{"title":"Promouvoir la santé mentale pour maintenir l’autonomie des personnes âgées avec des incapacités : le rôle des processus motivationnels","authors":"S. Meynet , A. Smeding , M. Beaudoin","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Implementing interventions adapted to people with moderate to severe physical disabilities to promote active aging represents a societal challenge. The aim of the present article is to present a model developing the possibility to maintain the autonomy of older adults with physical disabilities through the promotion of mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>This article defends the importance of activities adapted to the needs and abilities of older adults with physical disabilities and supports the importance of the mediating role of motivational processes in the directional link between the promotion of mental health and autonomy maintenance in this population.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Limitations and perspectives of the model are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"71 1","pages":"Pages 41-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.004
Gérald Delelis , Théo Zérouali , Maxime Retailleau
{"title":"“L’Échelle de Connexion au Soi”: French validation of the Self-Connection Scale and relationships with health and social outcomes","authors":"Gérald Delelis , Théo Zérouali , Maxime Retailleau","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Klussman et al. (2021a) propose a measure of the connection with the self, the “Self-Connection Scale” and show its favorable links with health outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>No French validation of this scale currently exists. The primary aim of the present study is to propose this scale for French users. The second aim is twofold: first, to test the links between self-connection scores (including its three sub-dimensions: self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-alignment) and health and social outcomes (anxiety, depression, social and emotional loneliness, and solitude); second, to compare these links with those frequently observed for self-esteem on similar outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Eighty-seven women (<em>M<!--> </em>=<!--> <!-->35.1, <em>SD</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->17.2) and 56 men (<em>M</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->32.4, <em>SD</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->13.8) took part in this study by filling out a booklet of questionnaires.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>This French validation presents very satisfactory factorial structure and reliability. The scores are similar to the original ones. Higher scores of self-connection relate to lower scores of anxiety, depression, and solitude and lesser troubles of social and emotional loneliness. Finally, the effects of self-esteem and self-connection on these outcomes do not fully overlap.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>We discuss the potential of this scale in identifying specific weaknesses related to the self. Its use could be of significant interest to professionals, serving both as an identification tool and as a possible basis for practice. Additionally, we propose avenues for further research to better understand which dimensions of the connection to the self play a role in various outcomes, and why this is the case.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 4","pages":"Pages 301-314"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145610450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.003
C. Ziane , C. Wardak , S. Ben Hamed
{"title":"L’attention soutenue et le vagabondage mental ou « mind-wandering »","authors":"C. Ziane , C. Wardak , S. Ben Hamed","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Attention is a complex, multifaceted process comprising several sub-functions and dynamically adapting to factors such as tasks, environment, and mental state. Sustained attention, essential for learning, relies on a complex network of cognitive control that undergoes significant developmental changes. Simultaneously, universal mind-wandering diverts attention from tasks, influenced by variables such as fatigue and effort, impacting creativity, planning, and problem-solving. The relationship between mind-wandering and sustained attention, governed by various cognitive mechanisms, involves interconnected brain networks transitioning between internal reflection and task-focused concentration. Recent data, however, point to a functional dissociation between these two processes. We discuss these aspects and conclude with experimental perspectives opened by this discussion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 4","pages":"Pages 275-299"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145610449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.002
C. Tordet , M. Cazes , L. Leconte , C. Rougeot , E. Jamet
{"title":"Validation of a French version of the subjective cognitive load scale among college students","authors":"C. Tordet , M. Cazes , L. Leconte , C. Rougeot , E. Jamet","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Cognitive load theory has substantially influenced instructional design, by emphasizing the importance of managing cognitive load to optimize learning. Cognitive load has three components: intrinsic (ICL), extraneous (ECL) and germane (GCL). The cognitive load scale developed by Klepsch et al. (2017) has been widely used and extensively studied. However, no validation of this scale (or similar scales) has been proposed for the French language. Therefore, the objective of this study was to translate this cognitive load questionnaire into French and to assess its psychometric properties.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>In study 1, 297 undergraduate students completed this scale after a traditional lecture-style course to conduct exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Validity was assessed in study 2 (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->37: involved evaluating learning situations characterized by high or low levels of ICL, ECL and GCL) and in study 3 (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->65: examined the relation between GCL and learning performance following a self-paced e-learning module).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (study 1) showed that the three-dimensions solution was the most fitting. The French version also demonstrated satisfactory construct validity for ICL and ECL (study 2), and criterion validity with a positive relationship between GCL and learning performance (study 3).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The French version of the cognitive load scale shows robust psychometric properties, making it a reliable tool for assessing cognitive load in educational contexts among students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 4","pages":"Pages 335-351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145610452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.001
B. Hémon, E. Michinov
{"title":"Construction et validation initiale d’un questionnaire sur la communication ouverte dans les équipes de soins","authors":"B. Hémon, E. Michinov","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article describes the construction and initial validation of a French questionnaire measuring attitudes toward safety voice behaviors in healthcare teams, that is, information-sharing aimed at improving a situation perceived as jeopardising patient safety (COES). The factorial structure and validity of the questionnaire were assessed in two studies with nursing student samples (<em>N</em><sub>study1</sub> <!-->=<!--> <!-->546 and <em>N</em><sub>study2</sub> <!-->=<!--> <!-->183). Factor analyses suggested a structure of the COES questionnaire in three dimensions: perceived safety related to safety voice, safety voice climate, and perceived efficacy. Correlation analysis revealed significant relations between these dimensions, teamwork climate and safety climate scales (convergent validity), but not with an assertiveness scale (divergent validity). Predictive validity was assessed by hierarchical regression analyses on the estimated probability of raising concerns based on a clinical vignette. These probabilities were not predicted by the three safety voice dimensions but embarrassment associated with safety voice was predicted by perceived safety and perceived efficacy. Overall, the results confirm the psychometric qualities of the COES questionnaire, except for the factor related to perceived efficacy, which should be improved. Finally, we discuss the use of this scale to raise healthcare workers’ awareness of issues about remaining silent when faced with threats to patient safety and to evaluate the effects of safety voice skill training.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 4","pages":"Pages 315-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145610451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-03DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2024.11.003
A. Rémy-Néris , B. Facon , L. Macchi
{"title":"Lecture partagée : intérêts, modalités de mise en œuvre et principes actifs","authors":"A. Rémy-Néris , B. Facon , L. Macchi","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Picture-book reading to young children is reputed to promote oral language development. However, a close examination of the literature shows that the ways in which this activity is implemented vary, and that their effects on language development are not equivalent. This review describes the practices that fall under the heading of “shared reading” and, based on the scientific literature, pays particular attention to “Dialogic reading”, a method whose principles have been described in greater detail over the years. The benefits of these shared reading activities are examined from the viewpoint of children’ s lexical and syntactic acquisition. The active principles of these practices, in particular the rich linguistic content of the books and the interactive dimension of the activity, are then described in detail. The use of shared reading as an intervention tool for children with language disorders is also considered, as well as the appropriate way to train parents and professionals in its use. The findings confirm the value of the most interactive methods of shared reading for improving children's vocabulary. However, research on morphosyntax and on the training parameters that optimise its effects are still limited. The results suggest that the key to effectiveness lies in the training of adults in interactive methods and in the selection of books appropriate to the child's level. Questions that remain to be clarified about the ins and outs of this activity, as well as research perspectives to be considered, are raised throughout this review.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 3","pages":"Pages 225-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychologie FrancaisePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.002
P. Cannone , P. Tomasini , L. Greillier , L. Dany
{"title":"Cancer patients beliefs about cancer causes","authors":"P. Cannone , P. Tomasini , L. Greillier , L. Dany","doi":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psfr.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Cause is one of the most important illness representation dimensions. The causal beliefs and their components are associated with behavioral or coping strategies. This work aims to study the typology of cancer causes produced by cancer patients, assess the relationship between reported causes and patients’ socio-demographic and medical characteristics, study the co-occurrence of causes, and assess the potential role and impact of cause attributions on different dimensions associated to illness experience (illness representations, coping, psychological distress, quality of life).</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A total of 237 patients (63.7% males, mean age 62.07) were enrolled. The survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire amongst cancer patients (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <span>237, 63.7% males; mean age 62.07) assessed illness representations, mental adjustment of patients, psychological distress, and quality of life.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The internal causes are overrepresented and half patients reporting at least one cause for their cancer attributed causes from two or three different categories. Psychological attribution was associated with a poor adjustment (more anxious preoccupations and emotional representations. Internal attribution is associated with active coping (fighting spirit) and can be seen as adaptive.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study of causal attribution is a heuristic way to understand the experience of cancer, and the relations between causal beliefs, adaptation, and psychosocial stake.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44717,"journal":{"name":"Psychologie Francaise","volume":"70 3","pages":"Pages 261-273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}