Education

Biography

Research Interest

My research interests are in the area of developmental psychology and more specifically social development.  I have expertise in the areas of parenting behaviours, cognitions, and attributions, emotion and behavioural regulation, temperament, Goodness of Fit Theory, Theory of Mind and Meta-Emotion.

Professional Activities:

Publications

1. Hipson, W. E., & Séguin, D. G. (2016). Goodness of Fit Model. To appear in: V. Zeigler- Hill, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.
2. Seguin, D.G., Hipson, W.  (2015). Unraveling the complex associations between emotional intelligence and personality in later childhood and early adolescence. Early Child Development and Care. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2015.1084803
3. Seguin, D.G, & Klimek, V. (2015). Just five more minutes please: Electronic media use, sleep, and behaviour in young children.  Early Child Development and Care. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2015.1071528
4. Hipson, W. E., & Séguin, D. G. (2015). Is good fit related to good behaviour? Goodness of fit between daycare teacher-child relationships, temperament, and prosocial  behaviour. Early Child Development and Care.  doi: 10.1080/03004430.2015.1061518
5. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. & Deleavey, A. (2011).  Memories of Adolescence:  Can Perceptions ofSocial Supports be Predicted from Baumrind’s Traditional  Parenting  Typologies? International Journal of Adolescence and  Youth., 16, 24-38.
6. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. & d’Entremont, M-R. (2010).  A scientific exploration of  positive psychology in adolescence:  The role of hope as a buffer against the influences of psychosocial negativities.  International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 16,           69-97.
   Lagacé-Séguin, D. G. & Case, E. (2010).  Extracurricular Activity and Parental        Involvement Predicts Positive Outcomes in Elementary School Children.  Early       Child Development and Care, 180 (4), 453-462
7. Ellsworth, A. & Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. (2009).  In retrospect:  Is youth grade retention associated with self-esteem and self-efficacy in early childhood?International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 15, 1-18.
8. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. & Gionet, A. (2009).  Parental Meta-Emotion and Temperament Predict Coping Skills in Early Adolescence.  International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 14, 367-382.
9. Lagacé-Séguin, D. G. & Case, E. (in press).  Extracurricular Activity and Parental Involvement Predicts Positive Outcomes in Elementary School Children.  Early Child Development and Care.
10. LaBillois, J. & Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. (2009).  Does a good fit matter?: Exploring  teaching styles, emotion regulation and childhood anxiety in the classroom.  Early Child Development and Care, 179 (3), 303-315
11. Jones, S & Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. (2006).  I think I can’t, I think I can’t:  Associations between parental pessimism and children’s well-being.  Early Child Development and Care, 176 (8), 849-865.
12. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G., & d’Entremont, M.-R. (2006). The Role of  Child Negative Affect in the Relations between Parenting Styles and Non-Adaptive Play.  Early Child Development and Care,176 (5) 461-477.
13. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. & d’Entremont, M.-R. (2006). Less than optimal parenting strategies predict maternal low-level depression beyond that of child transgressions.  Early Child Development and Care, 176 (3&4),343-355.
14. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G., & Coplan, R.  (2005).  Maternal Emotional Styles and Child Social Adjustment: Assessment, Correlates,  Outcomes and Goodness of Fit in Early Childhood. Social Development, 14 (4), 613-636.
15. Lagacé-Séguin, D.G. & d’Entremont, M.-R. (2005).  Weathering the Preschool Environment: Affect Moderates the Relations Between Meteorology and Preschool Behavior.  Early Child Development and Care, 175 (5), 379-394.
16. Coplan, R.J., Hastings, P., Lagacé-Séguin, D., & Moulton, C.E. (2002). Authoritative and authoritarian mothers' parenting goals,attributions, and emotions across different childrearing contexts. Parenting: Science and Practice, 2, 1-26.
17. Lagace-Seguin, D.G., & Coplan, R.J. (2001).  Winter weather go away, come again another day!  Meteorology and mothers’ perceptions of children’s emotions during the winter season.  Canadian Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 8.4, 39-50.
18. Coplan, R., Gavinski, M-H., Lagacé-Séguin, D.G., & Wichmann, C.G. (2001).  When girls versus boys play alone: Gender differences in the relations between nonsocial play and adjustment in kindergarten.  Developmental Psychology, 37(4), 464-474.
19. Coplan, R.J., Wichmann, C., Lagacé-Séguin, D. (2001). Solitary-active play: A marker variable for maladjustment in the preschool?  Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 15(2) 164-172.
20. Coplan, R.J., Barber, A., & Lagace-Seguin, D. (1999).  The role of child temperament as a predictor of early literacy and numeracy skills in preschoolers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14, 537-553.
21. Coplan, R.J., Wichmann, C., Lagace-Seguin, D., Rachlis, L.M., & McVey, M.K. (1999).  The "degree" of instructor education and child outcomes in junior kindergarten: A comparison of certificated teachers and early childhood educators.  Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 14 (1), 78-90.
22. Donegani,C. & Seguin, D. "Exploring Affect and Regulation as Predictors of Conflict in Early Adolescence". Journal of Research in Adolescence.
23. Seguin, D. G. & MacDonald, B. The Role of Emotion Regulation and Temperament in the Prediction of the Quality of Social Relationships in Early Childhood. Early Child Development and Care.
24. Seguin, D.G., Hipson, W., Farbstein, J. Social Support Impacts the Prediction of Locus of Control for University Students Differentiated on Personality and Parenting. Contemporary Educational Psychology.
25. Public Health Agency of Canada. (2016). Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program Books (Cat.: HP15-21/1-2015E). Ottawa, ON Canada. FRP Publications.