CEIDEF – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Child and Family Development
About
The CEIDEF is an interdisciplinary research centre whose mission is to build strong connections between theory, research, and practice in the fields of family studies and child development. For more than 30 years, the CEIDEF has played an active role in shaping research structures as well as the policy and clinical landscape surrounding children and families in Québec and around the world.
Research
Research Axes
Axis 1: Development, Adaptation, and Relationships among Youth, Couples, and Families
Research conducted under this axis aims to document the various forms of adaptation and maladaptation observed in children, adolescents, and adults across cognitive, emotional, social, physical, and neurobiological domains, with particular attention to how these (mal)adaptations unfold within couples and families. This work places a strong emphasis on family and intimate relationships as life contexts that directly shape the development of the individuals within them. It encompasses parent–child relationships, sibling dynamics, coparenting, couple and intimate relationships, as well as family relationships as a whole. Research within this axis also seeks to identify the protective and vulnerability factors associated with these (mal)adaptations, to trace developmental trajectories from birth to adulthood, and to understand how individuals experience major life transitions (birth, the shift from childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood, and the transition to parenthood).
Axis 2: Engagement of Youth, Couples, and Families with Care, Services, and Institutions
This axis aims, on the one hand, to deepen our understanding of how young people (from early childhood to early adulthood), parents, couples, and families experience the care and services available to them, in order to support all relevant stakeholders (health and social service systems, community organizations, educational settings, etc.) in their formal and informal actions with families—whether in prevention, assessment, or intervention. On the other hand, research under this axis seeks to develop and evaluate new prevention and intervention programs that respond to the needs of youth, couples, and families, and to disseminate these innovative programs within practice settings. The work conducted in this axis makes it possible to bring into perspective the viewpoints of all those involved (both families and professionals), to examine the relevance and effectiveness of care and services, and to develop, strengthen, and transform practices.
Researchers
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