Dre Bergeron s'intéresse aux aspects psychosociaux et conjugaux de la santé sexuelle des individus et des couples. Une partie importante de ses travaux porte sur le diagnostic, l'étiologie et le traitement de la douleur génito-pelvienne, et ce, selon une perspective interdisciplinaire. Les résultats de ses recherches ont mené au développement de thérapies cognitivo-comportementales de groupe et de couple pour les femmes atteintes et leurs partenaires. D’autres travaux en cours au laboratoire ont trait aux rôles de l’intimité et des traumas interpersonnels dans l’enfance comme facteurs de protection et de risque, respectivement, pour la sexualité des couples. Enfin, un nouvel axe de recherche concerne la santé sexuelle des adolescents et son développement. Les études menées par Dr. Bergeron sont financées par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC), le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH) et par une subvention d’équipe du Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture – l’Équipe SCOUP Sexualité et Couple. Notre laboratoire fait partie du Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS).

Les travaux menés au Laboratoire visent à favoriser le bien-être et la santé sexuelle des individus et des couples.

Recherches en cours :

• Étude PRESAJ : Précurseurs des relations sexuelles et amoureuses des jeunes
• Validation canadienne-française des échelles d'inhibition et d'excitation sexuelle (SIS/SES)
• Le rôle de l'intimité dans le bien-être sexuel des couples : une étude quotidienne
• Déterminants prospectifs de la douleur et du fonctionnement psychosexuel des femmes souffrant de douleur vulvo-vaginale et de leurs partenaires

2018

• Benoit-Piau, J., Bergeron, S., Brassard, A., Dumoulin, C., Khalifé, S., Waddell, G., & Morin, M. (2018). Fear-avoidance and pelvic floor muscle function are associated with pain intensity in women with vulvodynia. Clinical Journal of Pain, 34(9), 804-810. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000604 
• Bergeron, S., Merwin, K., Dube, J., & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Couple sex therapy versus group therapy for women with genito-pelvic pain. Current Sexual Health Reports, 10(128), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s11930-018-0154-5
• de Montigny Gauthier, L., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.P., Rellini, A., Godbout, N., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Desjardins, F., & Bergeron, S. (2018). The risks of telling: A dyadic perspective on romantic partners’ responses to child sexual abuse disclosures and their associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12345 

• Fontaine, F., Dumoulin, C., Bergeron, S., Mayrand, M-H., Khalifé, S., Waddell, G., & Morin, M. (2018). Pelvic floor muscle morphometry and function in women with primary and secondary provoked vestibulodynia. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(8), 1149-1157. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.06.001 

• Glowacka, M., Bergeron. S., Delisle, I., & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Sexual distress mediates the associations between sexual contingent self-worth and well-being in women with genito-pelvic pain: A dyadic daily experience study. The Journal of Sex Research. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1525334

• Glowacka, M., Bergeron, S., Dubé, J., & Rosen, N.O. (2018). When self-worth is tied to the sexual and romantic relationship: Associations with well-being in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(6), 1649-1661. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1126-y 

• Jodouin, J.-F., Bergeron, S., Desjardins, F., & Janssen, E. (2018). Sexual behavior mediates the relationship between sexual motives and sexual outcomes: A daily diary study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1259-7 

• Jodouin, J.F., Bergeron, S., & Janssen, E. (2018). The mediating role of sexual behavior in event-level associations between sexual difficulties and sexual satisfaction in newlywed couples. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(10), 1384-1392. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.08.010 

• Muise, A., Bergeron, S., Impett, E., & Rosen, N.O. (2018). Communal motivation in couples coping with vulvodynia: Sexual distress mediates associations with pain, depression, and anxiety. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 106, 34-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.01.006 

• Pâquet, M., Rosen, N.O., Steben, M., Mayrand, M-H., Santerre-Baillargeon, M., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms in couples coping with vulvodynia: Associations with women's pain, women's sexual function and both partners' sexual distress. The Journal of Pain, 19, 552-561. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.264 

• Rosen, N. O. & Bergeron, S. (2018). Genito-pelvic pain through a dyadic lens: Moving toward an Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Model of women’s sexual dysfunction. Annual Review of Sex Research, 1-22. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1513987

• Rosen, N.O., Muise, A., Impett, E., Delisle, I., Baxter, M.L., Bergeron, S. (2018). Sexual cues mediate the daily associations between interpersonal goals, pain, and well-being in couples coping with vulvodynia. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, 216-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax046 

• Santerre-Baillargeon, M., Rosen, N.O., Steben, M., Pâquet, M., Macabena Perez, R., Bergeron, S. (2018). Does self-compassion benefit couples coping with vulvodynia? Associations with psychological, sexual and relationship adjustment. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 34(7), 629-637. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000579 

• Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P. & Bergeron, S. (2018). Self-perceived problematic pornography use: Beyond individual differences and religiosity [Commentary]. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1292-6 

• Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rellini, A., Godbout, N., Sabourin, S., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Intimacy mediates the relation between childhood maltreatment and sexual and relationship satisfaction: A dyadic longitudinal analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1309-1 

• Vézina-Gagnon, P., Bergeron, S., Frappier, J-Y., & Daigneault, I. (2018). Genitourinary health of sexually abused girls and boys: A matched-cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 194, 171-176. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.087 

2017

• Dubé, J.P., Bergeron, S., Muise, A., Impett, E., & Rosen, N.O. (2017). A comparison of approach and avoidance sexual goals in couples with provoked vestibulodynia and community controls. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(11), 1412-1420. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.09.002 

• McNicoll, G., Corsini-Munt, S., Rosen, N.O., McDuff, P., Bergeron, S. (2017). Sexual assertiveness mediates the associations between partner facilitative responses and sexual outcomes in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(7), 663-677. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2016.1230806 

• Morin, M., Binik, Y. M., Bourbonnais, D., Khalifé, S., Ouellet, S., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Heightened pelvic floor muscle tone and altered contractility in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14, 592-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.02.012 

• Morin, M., Carroll, M.-S., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Systematic review of the effectiveness of physical therapy modalities in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 5, 295-322. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2017.02.003 

• Muise, A., Bergeron, S., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N.O. (2017). The costs and benefits of sexual communal motivation for couples coping with vulvodynia. Health Psychology, 36(8), 819-827. doi: 10.1037/hea0000470 

• Pazmany, E., Ly, H.G., Aerts, L., Kano, M., Bergeron, S., Verhaeghe, J., Peeters, R., Tack, J., Dupont, P., Enzlin, P., & Van Oudenhove, L. (2017). Brain responses to vestibular pain and its anticipation in women with genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 16, 477-490. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.07.017 

• Pukall, C. F., Bergeron, S., Brown, C., Bachmann, G., & Wesselmann, U. (2017). Recommendations for self-report outcome measures in vulvodynia clinical trials. Clinical Journal of Pain, 33, 756-765. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000453 

• Rancourt, K. M., Flynn, M., Bergeron, S., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). It takes two: Sexual communication patterns and the sexual and relational adjustment of couples coping with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(3), 434-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.009 
• Rosen, N. O., Dewitte, M., Merwin, K., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Interpersonal goals and wellbeing in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(7), 2007-2019. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0877-1 
• Santerre-Baillargeon, M., Vézina-Gagnon, P., Daigneault, I., Landry, T., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Anxiety mediates the relation between childhood sexual abuse and genito-pelvic pain in adolescent girls. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(8), 774-785. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2016.1266539 
• Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Blais-Lecours, S., Labadie, C., Bergeron, S., Sabourin, S., & Godbout, N. (2017). Profiles of cyberpornography use and sexual well-being in adults. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14, 78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.10.016 
• Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Blais-Lecours, S., Labadie, C., Bergeron, S., Sabourin, S., & Godbout, N. (2017). Response to editorial comment: “Profiles of cyberpornography use and sexual well-being in adults”. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14, 87. doi : 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.320 
• Vannier, S. A., Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., & Mackinnon, S. P. (2017). Maintaining affection despite pain: Daily associations between physical affection and sexual and relationship well-being in women with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(7), 2021-2031. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0820-5 

2016

• Aerts, L., Bergeron, S., Pukall, C. F., & Khalifé, S. (2016). Provoked vestibulodynia: Does pain intensity correlate with sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction? Journal of Sexual Medicine,13, 955–962. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.03.368 
• Anderson, A.B., Rosen, N.O., Price, L., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Associations between penetration cognitions, genital pain and sexual well-being in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 444-452. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.024 
• Bergeron, S., Khalifé, S., Dupuis, M.-J., & McDuff, P. (2016). A randomized clinical trial comparing group cognitive-behavioral therapy and a topical steroid for women with dyspareunia. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84, 259-268. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000072 
• Bois, K., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N., Mayrand, M-H., Brassard, A., & Sadikaj, G. (2016). Intimacy, sexual satisfaction and sexual distress in vulvodynia couples: An observational study. Health Psychology, 35, 531-540. doi: 10.1037/hea0000289 . 
• Bornstein, J., Goldstein, A.T., Stockdale, C.T., Bergeron, S., Pukall, C.F., Zolnoun, D., & Coady, D. (2016). 2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH and IPPS Consensus terminology and classification of persistent vulvar pain and vulvodynia. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 127, 745–751. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001359 
• Corsini-Munt, S., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N.O., Beaulieu, N., & Steben, M. (2016). A dyadic perspective on childhood maltreatment for women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with pain, sexual and psychosocial functioning. The Journal of Sex Research, 54, 308-318. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1158229 
• Goldstein, A.T., Pukall, C.F., Brown, C., Bergeron, S., Stein, A., Kellogg-Spadt, S. (2016). Vulvodynia: Assessment and treatment. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 572-590. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.01.020 
• Morin, M., Dumoulin, C., Bergeron, S., Mayrand, M.-H., Khalifé, S., Waddell, G., Dubois, M.-F., Provoked vestibulodynia Study Group. (2016). Randomized clinical trial of multimodal physiotherapy treatment compared to overnight lidocaine ointment in women with provoked vestibulodynia: Design and methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 46, 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.11.013 
• Pâquet, M., Bois, K., Rosen, N.O., Mayrand, M.H., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Why us? Perceived injustice is associated with more sexual and psychological distress in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.11.007 
• Pukall, C.F., Goldstein, A.T., Bergeron, S., Foster, D., Stein, A., Kellogg-Spadt, S., Bachmann, G. (2016). Vulvodynia: Definition, prevalence, impact, and pathophysiological factors. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 291-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.021 
• Rancourt, K., Rosen, N.O., Bergeron, S., & Nealis, L. J. (2016). Talking about sex when sex is painful: Dyadic sexual communication is associated with women's pain, and couples' sexual and psychological outcomes in provoked vestibulodynia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1933-1944. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0670-6 
• Rosen, N. O., Bois, K., Mayrand, M. H., Vannier, S., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Observed and perceived disclosure and empathy are associated with better relationship adjustment and quality of life in couples coping with vulvodynia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1945-1956.doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0739-x 
• Štulhofer, A., Bergeron, S., & Jurin, T. (2016). Is high sexual desire a risk for women’s relationship and sexual well-being? Journal of Sex Research, 53, 882-891. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2015.1084984 

2015

• Aerts, L., Bergeron, S., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., & Pâquet, M. (2015). Are primary and secondary provoked vestibulodynia two different entities? A comparison of pain, psychosocial and sexual characteristics. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1463-1473. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12907 
• Bergeron, S., Corsini-Munt, S., Aerts, L., Rancourt, K., & Rosen, N.O. (2015). Female sexual pain disorders: A review of the literature on etiology and treatment, Current Sexual Health Reports, 7, 159–169. doi: 10.1007/s11930-015-0053-y 
• Brassard, A., Dupuy, E., Bergeron, S., & Shaver, P.R. (2015). Attachment insecurities and women's sexual function and satisfaction: The mediating roles of sexual self-esteem, sexual anxiety, and sexual assertiveness. Journal of Sex Research, 52, 110-119. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.838744 
• Davis, S.N., Bergeron, S., Bois, K., Sadikaj, G., Binik, Y.M., Steben, M. (2015). A prospective two-year examination of cognitive and behavioral predictors of provoked vestibulodynia outcomes. Clinical Journal of Pain, 31, 333-341. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000128 
• Davis, S.N., Bergeron, S., Sadikaj, G., Corsini-Munt, S., & Steben, M. (2015). Partner behavioral responses to pain mediate the relationship between part