The power of compassion for new parents: The role of self-compassion and compassionate love in sexual and relational well-being

By Alice Bourne   This blog is a summary of our published article: Dawson, S. J., Fitzpatrick, E. T., Farm, G. H.-J., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Self-compassion and compassionate love are positively associated with expectant and new parent couples sexual and relational well-being. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52, 3393–3404 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02658-8 The perinatal period […]

What to expect when you’re expecting: What is the role of perinatal sex education?

By Audrey Chu   This blog is a summary of our published article: Fitzpatrick, E. T., Rosen, N. O., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). What to expect when you’re expecting: Perinatal sexual education is linked with couples’ sexual well-being in pregnancy and the postpartum. Journal of Sex Research, 60(9), 1269-1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2193570 The period from pregnancy […]

Changes to sexual function and distress in the transition to parenthood

By Malia Artibello This blog is a summary of our published article: Tavares, I. M., Rosen, N. O., Heiman, J. R., & Nobre, P. J. (2023). Biopsychosocial predictors of couples’ trajectories of sexual function and sexual distress across the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(4), 1493–1511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02480-8 The transition to parenthood (pregnancy to […]

Infographic – What to expect when you’re expecting

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Fitzpatrick, E. T., Rosen, N. O., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). What to expect when you’re expecting: Perinatal sexual education is linked with couples’ sexual well-being in pregnancy and the postpartum. Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2193570 Infographic by Emily Jarvis

Infographic – Tackling parenthood as a team

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Schwenck, G. C. *, Dawson, S. J., Allsop, D. B.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Daily dyadic coping: Associations with postpartum sexual desire and sexual and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 3706-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221107393 Infographic by Grace Schwenck

Infographic – Sex and sleep among new parents

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. MacKenzie, N. E., Gordon, A. M., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Indirect associations between infant sleep, parental sleep, and sexual well-being in new parent couples. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001040 Infographic by Lucy Coady

Infographic – Sexual beliefs in new parenthood

Click here for the full document! Enjoy an infographic summarizing our paper. Rossi, M. A.*, Impett, E. A., Dawson, S. J., Vannier, S. A., Kim, J. & Rosen, N. O. (2022). A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1559–1575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02267-3 Infographic by […]

Baby, are we meant to be? A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood

By Sophie Marchetti This blog is a summary of our published article: Rossi, M. A., Impett, E. A., Dawson, S. J., Vannier, S., Kim, J., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(3), 1559-1575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02267-3 Photo by Amina Filkins on Pexels […]