When touch leads to ouch: How attachment predicts couples’ adjustment to PVD, through partner responses to pain
By Lucretia Groff This blog is a summary of our published article: Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Rosen, N. O., Bosisio, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Bergeron, S. (2020). An attachment perspective on partner responses to Genito-pelvic pain and their associations with relationship and sexual outcomes. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(2), 235–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1761936 Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a […]
Dear Diary, how can I keep my relationship and sex-life satisfying post-baby?: Sexual intimacy in first-time mothers
By Eva Cohen This blog is a summary of our lab’s published article: Rosen, N. O., Williams, L., Vannier, S. A., & Mackinnon, S. P. (2020). Sexual Intimacy in First-Time Mothers: Associations with Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction Across Three Waves. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(8), 2849-2861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01667-1 Photo by Zach Lucero on Unsplash Many mothers […]
Postpartum sexual enjoyment: Does mode of delivery matter?, Medscape.com
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Viewing the self as a sexual person: Sexual self-schemas and implications for sexual well-being
By Grace Adele Wang This blog is a summary of our published article: Huberman, J. S., Bouchard, K. N., Wang, G. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Conceptualizing Sexual Self-Schemas: A Review of Different Approaches and Their Implications for Understanding Women’s Sexual Function. Current Sexual Health Reports, 13(3), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1761936 How do we see ourselves as people? […]
Highs and lows: Sexual distress in couples with different levels of sexual desire
By Heather Oliveira This blog is a summary of our published article: Jodouin, J.-F., Rosen, N. O., Merwin, K., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Discrepancy in dyadic sexual desire predicts sexual distress over time in a community sample of committed couples: A daily diary and longitudinal study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(8), 3637-3649. https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/10.1007/s10508-021-01967-0 Photo by Anna Pou […]
Regulate and communicate: How couples with low desire can manage their emotions to encourage better sexual communication
By Grace Adele Wang This blog post is a summary of our published article: Wang, G. A., Corsini-Munt, S., Dubé, J. P., McClung, E., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Regulate and communicate: Associations between emotion regulation and sexual communication for men with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and their partners. Journal of Sex Research. Advance online publication. […]
Torn about porn? How daily pornography use is linked with sexual dynamics in couples
By Kayla (KJ) Goruk This blog is a summary of our published article: Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Rosen, N. O., Willoughby, B. J., Leonhardt, N. D., & Bergeron, S. (2020). Pornography use and romantic relationships: A Dyadic daily diary study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(10-11), 2802–2821. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520940048 Photo by cottonbro on Pexels The days of […]
Reframing sex can improve well-being in men with low desire, Psychology Today
Low sexual desire or interest in men has been understudied, particularly how couples navigate this challenge together. Grad student Grace Wang discusses what we have learned from our couples research with men who experience low sexual interest or desire Click here to read more
Is sex still painful years after childbirth? Taking a closer look at persistent postpartum pain
Photo by Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels By Ella Vermeir This blog is a summary of our published article: Rossi, MA.,* Vermeir, E.,* Brooks, M., Pierce, M., Pukall, CF., & Rosen, NO. (2021). Comparing self-reported pain during intercourse and pain during a standardized gynecological exam at 12- and 24-month postpartum. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(1), 116-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.11.004 […]
Not tonight, baby: Understanding when a partner is not in the mood
By Maria Belen Field Lira This blog is a summary of our published article: Muise, A., Kim, J. J., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). Understanding when a partner is not in the mood: Sexual communal strength in couples transitioning to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 1993-2006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0920-2 Photo by Anna Shvets […]
