I’m worried, are you? How sexual concerns of new parents change over time
By David Allsop This blog is a summary of our published article: Allsop, D. B., Impett, E. A., Vannier, S. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Change in 21 sexual concerns of new parents from three to twelve months postpartum: Similarities and differences between mothers and partners. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.06.004 The transition to parenthood is both […]
Baby in the middle: How to best navigate intimacy after having children, Irish Examiner
Sharon Ní Chonchúir of the Irish Examiner explores aspects of new parent sexuality, and Dr Rosen weighs in on what to expect, how to prepare, and how birth- and health-care providers can help with this Click here to read more
Infographic Summary for the Childbirth Study

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Infographic – Partner responses to low sexual desire

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Rosen, N. O., Corsini-Munt, S., Dubé, J., Boudreau, C. & Muise, A. (2020). Partner responses to low desire: Associations with sexual, relationship, and psychological wellbeing among couples coping with Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 2168-2180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.08.015 Infographic by […]
Does how I respond to my partner’s low desire matter?

By Justin Dubé This blog is a summary of our published article: Rosen, N. O., Corsini-Munt, S., Dubé, J., Boudreau, C. & Muise, A. (2020). Partner responses to low desire: Associations with sexual, relationship, and psychological wellbeing among couples coping with Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 2168-2180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.08.015 Female Sexual Interest/Arousal […]
Infographic – Model of women’s sexual dysfunction

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Rosen, N. O. & Bergeron, S. (2019). Genito-pelvic pain through a dyadic lens: Moving toward an Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Model of Women’s Sexual Dysfunction. Annual Review of Sex Research (Journal of Sex Research). doi:10.1080/00224499.2018.1513987 Infographic by Dr. Jackie Huberman
Two to Tango: New Interpersonal Model of Women’s Sexual Dysfunction

By Jackie Huberman This blog is a summary of our published article: Rosen, N. O., & Bergeron, S. (2019). Genito-pelvic pain through a dyadic lens: Moving toward an interpersonal emotion regulation model of women’s sexual dysfunction. The Journal of Sex Research, 56, 440–461. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1513987 Sexual problems are more common in women than you might think – […]
Inês Tavares, PhD

Dr. Inês Tavares joined the CaSH lab as a SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in 2022, after completing her PhD in Psychology at the University of Porto, Portugal. Her multi-method research program integrates laboratory and survey-based methodologies, as well as individual and dyadic approaches to examine biopsychosocial predictors of sexual well-being in clinical and community populations. […]
What’s the best way to let your partner know you’re not in the mood?

By Charlotte Caswell & Grace Schwenck This blog is a summary of the published article: Kim, J. J., Muise, A., Sakaluk, J. K., Rosen, N. O., & Impett, E. A. (2020). When tonight is not the night: Sexual rejection behaviors and satisfaction in romantic relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(10), 1476-1490. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220907469 Sexual rejection is […]
Infographic – Porn use and couples’ sexual well-being

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Štulhofer, A., Bosisio, M. & Bergeron, S. (2020). Pornography use and sexual health among same-sex and mixed-sex couples: An event level dyadic analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01839-z Infographic by Brenna Bagnell