Tracy Vaillancourt, Ph.D.
AffiliationProfessor and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education and Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 4134 (office) Appointments, cross appointments, fellowships
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Research Interests
- Bullying/Victimization
- Indirect/Relational Aggression
- Development of Aggression
- Child Psychopathology
- Social Status
- Eating Disorders
- Autism
Selected peer-reviewed journal articles
Blain-Arcaro, C. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016; accepted). Longitudinal associations between externalizing problems and symptoms of depression in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Moreno, M. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). The role of healthcare providers in cyberbullying. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
Vaillancourt, T., Faris, R., & Mishna, F. (2016; Early View). Cyberbullying in Children and Youth: Implications for Health and Clinical Practice. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1-6. doi: 10.1177/0706743716684791
Blain-Arcaro, C. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016; Early View). Longitudinal associations between depression and aggression in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1-12 doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0204-2
Moreno, M. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on Bullying: Overview and Recommendations. JAMA Pediatrics, 170, 727-728. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1474
Haltigan, J. D., & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). The Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children (BPFS-C): Factor structure and measurement invariance across time and sex in a community-based sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 38, 600-614. doi: 10.1007/s10862-016-9550-1
Blain-Arcaro, C. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). Does worry moderate the relation between aggression and depression in adolescent girls? Journal of Adolescence, 49, 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.02.006
Haltigan, J.D. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). Identifying trajectories of borderline personality features in adolescence: Antecedent and interactive risk factors. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, 166-175. doi: 10.1177/070674371562595
Vaillancourt, T., Haltigan, J.D., Smith, I., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P., Fombonee, E., Waddell, C., Duku, E., Mirenda, P., Geogiades, S., Bennett, T., Volden, J., Elsabbagh, M., Roberts, W., & Bryson, S. (2016; Early View). Joint trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Development & Psychopathology, 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0954579416000043
Vitoroulis, I., Brittain, H. & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). School ethnic composition and bullying in Canadian schools. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 40, 431-441. doi: 10.1177/0165025415603490
McDougall, P. & Vaillancourt, T. (2015). The long-term adult outcomes of peer victimization in childhood and adolescence: Pathways to adjustment and maladjustment. American Psychologist, 70, 300-310. doi: 10.1037/a0039174
Wang, W., Brittain, H., McDougall, P., & Vaillancourt, T. (2016). Bullying and school transition: Context or development? Child Abuse and Neglect, 51, 237-248. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.10.004
Day, K., Van Lieshout, R.J., Vaillancourt, T., & Schmidt, L.A. (2015). Peer victimization in survivors of premature birth and low birth weight: Review and recommendations. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 25 Part B, 259-265. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.010
Day, K.L., Van Lieshout, R.J., Vaillancourt, T., Saigal, S., Boyle, M.H., & Schmidt, L.A. (2015). Peer Victimization in Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors. Clinical Pediatrics, 54, 1339-1345, doi: 10.1177/0009922815580770
Vitoroulis, I. & Vaillancourt, T. (2015). Meta-analytic results of ethnic group differences in peer victimization. Aggressive Behavior, 41, 149-170. doi: 10.1002/AB.21564.
Haltigan, J.D. & Vaillancourt, T. (2014). Joint trajectories of bullying and peer victimization across elementary and middle school and associations with symptoms of psychopathology. Developmental Psychology, 50, 2426-2436. doi: 10.1037/a0038030
Asseraf, M. & Vaillancourt, T. (2015). Longitudinal links between perfectionism and depression in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 43, 895-908. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9947-9
Wang, W., Vaillancourt, T., Brittain, H.L., McDougall, P., Krygsman, A., Smith, D., Cunningham, C. E., Haltigan, J. D., & Hymel, S. (2014). School climate, peer victimization, and academic achievement: Results from a multi-informant study. School Psychology Quarterly, 29, 360-377. doi:10.1037/spq0000084
Vaillancourt, T., Brittain, H. L., McDougall, P., Krygsman, A., Boylan, K., Duku, E., & Hymel, S. (2014). Predicting borderline personality disorder symptoms in adolescents from childhood physical and relational aggression, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Development and Psychopathology, 26, 817-830. doi:10.1017/S0954579414000418
Vaillancourt, T. (2013). Do human females use indirect aggression as an intrasexual competition strategy? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 368, 1-7. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0080
Vaillancourt, T., Brittain, H. L., McDougall, P., & Duku, E. (2013). Longitudinal links between childhood peer victimization, internalizing and externalizing problems, and academic functioning: Developmental cascades. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 1203-1215. doi: 10.1007/s10802-013-9781-5
Vaillancourt, T. & McDougall, P. (2013). The link between childhood exposure to violence and academic achievement: Complex pathways. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41(8), 1177-1178. doi: 10.1007/s10802-013-9803-3
Vaillancourt, T., Hymel, S., & McDougall, P., (2013). The biological underpinnings of peer victimization: Understanding why and how the effects of bullying can last a lifetime. Theory into Practice, 52, 241-248. doi: 10.1080/00405841.2013.829726
Vaillancourt, T. (2013). Students aggress against professors in reaction to receiving poor grades: An effect moderated by student narcissism and self-esteem. Aggressive Behavior, 39, 71-84. doi: 10.1002/ab.21450
Vaillancourt, T. & Sharma, A. (2011). Intolerance of sexy peers: Intrasexual competition among women. Aggressive Behavior, 37, 569-577. doi: 10.1002/ab.20413
Vaillancourt, T., Duku, E., Becker, S., Schmidt, L., Nicol, J., Muir, C., & MacMillian, H. (2011). Peer victimization, depressive symptoms, and high salivary cortisol predict poor memory in children. Brain and Cognition, 77, 191-199. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.012
Vaillancourt, T. & Sunderani, S. (2011). Psychopathy and indirect aggression: The roles of cortisol, sex, and type of psychopathy. Brain and Cognition, 77, 170-175. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.009
Vaillancourt, T. & Schmidt, L.A. (2011). Aggression and peer victimization: Genetic, neurophysiological, and neuroendocrine considerations. Brain and Cognition, 77, 151-152. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.006
Vaillancourt, T., Trinh, V., McDougall, P., Duku, E., Cunningham, L., Cunningham, C., Hymel, S., & Short, K. (2010). Optimizing population screening of bullying in school-aged children. Journal of School Violence, 9, 233-250. doi: 10.1080/15388220.2010.483182
Vaillancourt, T., Brittain, H., Bennett, L., Arnocky, S., McDougall, P., Hymel, S., Short, K., Sunderani, S., Scott, C., Mackenzie, M., & Cunningham, L. (2010). Places to avoid: Population-based study of student reports of unsafe and high bullying areas at school. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 25, 40-54. doi: 10.1177/0829573509358686