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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
Pornography use among couples: Helpful or harmful for sexual well-being?
By Brenna Bagnell This blog is a summary of our published article: Vaillancourt- Morel, M. P., Rosen, N. O., Stulhofer, A., Bosisio, M. & Bergeron, S. (2021). Pornography use and sexual health among same-sex and mixed-sex couples: An event-level dyadic analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 667-681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01839-z. In Western culture, many individuals in relationships […]
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 […]
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 […]
