I’m worried, are you? How sexual concerns of new parents change over time

A mixed gender couple cuddles together with a baby in between them on a bed, sharing a white blanket.

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 […]

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