- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Family Support in Illness
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- AI in Service Interactions
- Social Sciences and Governance
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Social Policies and Family
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Representations and Identity
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- French Urban and Social Studies
University of Lausanne
2015-2024
FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
2023
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2018
University Hospital of Lausanne
2011-2013
Recent advancements in AI have led to chatbots, such as ChatGPT, capable of providing therapeutic responses. Early research evaluating chatbots' ability provide relationship advice and single-session interventions has showed that both laypeople therapists rate them high on attributed empathy helpfulness. In the present study, 20 participants engaged intervention with ChatGPT were interviewed about their experiences. We evaluated performance comprising technical outcomes error linguistic...
Abstract Previous research offers evidence for how overprotective parenting is related to psychosocial maladjustment among adolescents, and documents the parent‐related child‐related antecedents of parenting. Using a family systems perspective, present study aimed at extending this knowledge by looking into contextual determinants More specifically, goal was examine associations between adolescents’ perceptions coparental relationship (i.e., way parental figures relate each other in their...
Mothers' general anxiety, anxiety about the well-being of child and psychological stress before prenatal testing was studied by comparing women who conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with naturally. Before first trimester screening test for Down's syndrome, a group 51 IVF/ICSI 54 spontaneously completed State Scale State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (S-Anxiety; Spielberger, 1983), Fear Bearing Physically Mentally Handicapped Child Subscale...
This research investigates the relation between climate anxiety, threat perceptions for future generations, and childbearing motivations in childless emerging adults. Using a sample of 1211 Swiss college students aged 18–25, study explores if mediate relationship anxiety motivations. Results from structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that significantly predicted greater threat, which turn related to less positive more negative Specifically, was partly fully explained by perceptions,...
Objective: This article presents a study of the change over time in family interactions couples who conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Background: Observational methods are rarely used to families assisted reproductive techniques, but these crucial for taking account communication that occurs with infants. Methods: Thirty-one expecting their first child were seen during fifth month pregnancy and when was nine months old. Family recorded pre- postnatal versions Lausanne Trilogue...
Abstract Although the coparenting relationship has been described as key in family dynamics, very few studies have assessed its development during pregnancy after assisted reproductive technology ( ART ). In this study, authors compared prenatal 33 couples who conceived through with that of 49 spontaneously, and association between marital satisfaction alliance. The first‐time parents were met second trimester pregnancy. A validated observational task (the Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play)...
This paper examines the application of guidelines for evidence-based treatments in family therapy developed by Sexton and collaborators to a set treatment models. These classify models using criteria that take into account distinctive features couple treatments. A two-step approach was taken: (1) The quality each studies supporting assessed according list ad hoc core criteria; (2) level evidence model determined guidelines. To reflect stages empirical validation present literature, nine were...
Recent advancements in AI have led to chatbots, such as ChatGPT, capable of providing therapeutic responses. Early research evaluating chatbots’ ability provide relationship advice and single-session interventions has showed that both laypeople therapists rate them high on attributed empathy helpfulness. In the present study, 20 participants engaged intervention with ChatGPT were interviewed about their experiences. We evaluated performance comprising technical outcomes error linguistic...
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT have advanced into mainstream use. Unlike early chatbots with limited responses and interactions, they are capable of providing therapeutic human-like conversations. However, research evaluating chatbot capabilities user acceptance is limited. One study found attributed to (vs. expert) were rated lower in helpfulness empathy. Another where a therapist emulated using templated responses, showed participants it suitable for relationship therapy. In the...
Objectives This study's aim was to describe the emotional status of parents be before and after first-trimester combined prenatal screening test. Methods One hundred three couples participated, which 52 had undergone an in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment [assisted reproductive technology (ART)] 51 conceived spontaneously. Participants completed state scale State-trait Anxiety Inventory, Edinburgh Depression Scale, Maternal Paternal Antenatal Attachment...
Abstract. We conducted a literature review to examine the effects of self-esteem in family context, selecting 40 studies exploring associations between self-esteem, coparental relationship, parent-child and global functioning. The research focused primarily on relationship. evidence indicates that parents with high experience enhanced satisfaction their children exhibit more positive interactions them. It was also found parents’ is associated less physical abuse child neglect. Studies...
Abstract This article describes the treatment framework and core therapeutic principles of integrative brief systemic intervention (IBSI), a manualized six‐session intended for parents seeking couple therapy. IBSI aims to work on couple's presenting problem, considering its specific impact in marital coparenting domains. The basic premise is consider that, when working with couples who have children, their alliance may be used as lever, both particularly motivated improve relationship...
We observed mutual smiling episodes (MSEs) during therapist-couple triadic interaction as a key element of affective exchanges that serve to regulate the therapeutic relationship. Based on functional perspective, we developed new rating scale, MSE Coding System (MSE-CS) allows us distinguish between four different MSEs, which correspond social functions: supporting binding, sharing miseries, repairing, and confronting. MSEs were analyzed in sample eight triads. Therapeutic alliance marital...
Résumé La venue d’un premier enfant implique d’importants remaniements. Le couple conjugal est mis à rude épreuve et la littérature anglo-saxonne fait état d’une baisse de satisfaction conjugale durant période transition parentalité. De plus, au s’ajoutent le co-parental (relations entre les parents propos leur enfant) dyades parentales (parent/enfant). L’articulation sous-systèmes conjugal, parental va varier famille l’autre : prépondérance du ou présence co-parentage soutenant non, etc....
Abstract Background The ongoing Syrian civil war has led to massive population displacements, leading the reorganization of asylum policies several countries. Accordingly, like other European countries, Swiss government recently chosen implement a specific resettlement program. This program is characterized by fact that whole nuclear family granted work and residence permit upon arrival, benefits from enhanced integration services. aim present project evaluate effects program, with special...
Micro-analytic research on intuitive parenting behaviors has shed light the temporal dynamics of parent and child interactions. Observations have shown that parents possess remarkable implicit communicative abilities allowing them to adapt clues infants give therefore stimulate development many infants' abilities, such as communication skills. This work focused observing were synchronized coordinated between parents. We call "prenatal coparenting behaviors" used an observation task -...
Abstract Parent couples often struggle to maintain satisfying sex lives perhaps because partners have different priorities balance including the self, their relationship with each other, and relationships children. Given that parents are increasingly involved in supporting adult children, it is important examine how prioritization of other's needs over one's own shapes a couple's sexual relationship. In sample 179 parent university student children living at home, we examined whether...
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy, feasibility, and technical outcomes of Amanda, a GPT-4-based chatbot, in delivering single-session relationship interventions. A total 258 participants were randomly assigned to engage with either Amanda (n = 130) or writing task 128) focused on conflict reappraisal. Findings revealed significant improvements functioning, problem-specific outcomes, individual well-being both conditions, supporting effectiveness Usability therapeutic...
Although the use of assisted reproductive technology has today become more familiar, suffering associated with experience infertility remains. This study assesses emotional resolution couples faced an diagnosis by examining their narratives. Fifty-seven were recruited from fertility clinics to participate in a semistructured interview prior vitro fertilization. Two aspects couples’ reactions assessed: (1) each individual’s capacity acknowledge reality (diagnosis resolution) and (2) couple’s...