Is it all downhill from here? Changes to new mothers’ sexual function in the year following childbirth
By Samantha Dawson, PhD This blog is a summary of our published article: Dawson, S. J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P., Pierce, M., & Rosen, N. O. (in press). Biopsychosocial predictors of trajectories of postpartum sexual function in first-time mothers. Health Psychology. doi: 10.1037/hea0000861 Sexual function, which includes things like desire, arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction, is a core component […]
David Allsop
I joined the Couples and Sexual Health Research Lab as an experimental psychology doctoral student in 2020 after completing my Master of Science in Marriage, Family, and Human Development at Brigham Young University. My primary research focus is healthy sexual relationships in long-term committed relationships over the life course, primarily in terms of how couples […]
Couples Intimacy Observational Study
Participants are helping us to better understand how intimacy and emotions contribute to the sexual well-being of couples! Purpose We sought couples for a new research study on couples’ sexuality. The purpose of this study is to better understand how factors such as emotions and intimacy are linked to relational and sexual well-being of couples […]
Managing Emotions: The Best Strategies for FSIAD Couples
By Justin Dubé This blog is a summary of our published article: Dubé, J. P., Corsini-Munt, S., Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Emotion regulation in couples affected by female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(8), 2491-2506. Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) is characterized by significant and prolonged distress regarding one’s experience of […]
Why We Have Sex Matters! Sexual Motivations in Couples with Low Desire
By Emma Drudge This blog is a summary of our published article: Bockaj, A., Rosen, N. O., & Muise, A. (2019). Sexual motivation in couples coping with female sexual interest/arousal disorder: A comparison with control couples, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45(8), 796-808, http://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2019.1623356 Everyone has different motivations for having sex—maybe you enjoy sex because […]
How Sex Changes in Partnerships
To Hump a Pillow with Ellen Melon is a podcast about building communication skills when talkinga bout sex. Dr. Rosen was a guest on the podcast to discuss the ways sex impacts partnerships for first-time parents, genito-pelvic pain, and arousal disorders.
I hear you – but do you hear me? The Role of Depressive Symptoms and Attachment Styles in Partner Responsiveness
By Stephanie Grantham This blog is a summary of our published article: Bosisio, M., Pâquet, M., Bois, K., Rosen, N. O., & Bergeron, S. (2019). Are depressive symptoms and attachment styles associated with observed and perceived partner responsiveness in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain? The Journal of Sex Research. doi:10.1080/00224499.2019.1610691 Perceived partner responsiveness describes feeling validated, […]
A Comparison of Couple Therapy and Medical Treatment for Provoked Vestibulodynia (PVD) Study
The main goal of this study was to assess the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy for couples in which the woman suffers from provoked vestibulodynia by comparing it to a standard medical treatment (lidocaine: local anesthetic applied daily). Click here to read an infographic summarizing the main results regarding the efficacy of these treatments!
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Transition to Parenthood Study
We recruited couple who were expecting their first child to participate in online surveys from pregnancy to 12-months postpartum to explore the changes in well-being in the transition to parenthood and the factors that can help new parents maintain positive well-being throughout the transition.
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Daily Goals in Couples with Vulvodynia Study
In this study, couples completed longitudinal and daily diary surveys to help us better understand the links that exist between genital pain, sexuality and other interpersonal and psychological factors, for women with PVD and their intimate partners. Answers to these questions may help us to develop more effective treatments for couples experiencing this frustrating and disruptive problem.
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