187-196. https://doi.org/10.1016 /j.bodyim.2023.01.002
Online. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00952-5
Huberman, J. S.*, Allsop, D. B.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Valuing sex as a new mother: Associations between sexual values and sexual distress in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Sex Research, 60, 1259-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2089969
Merwin, K. E., Bergeron, S., Jodouin, J-F., McKinnon, S. P., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Few differences in sexual talk by gender/sex and dyad type: A retrospective and daily diary study with couples. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 51, 3715-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10508-022-02363-y
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, 19, 1366-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.06.004
Schwenck, G. C., Dawson, S. J., & 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
Kelly, K., Fisher, B., Rosen, N. O., & Hamilton L-D. (in press). Anxiety and anticipated pain levels of women with and without self-reported penetration-related genito-pelvic pain in response to pain-related images. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19, 1281-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.04.013
Bosisio, M., Rosen, N. O., Dubé, J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P., Daspe, M-È., Bergeron, S. (2022). Will you be happy for me? Associations between self-reported, perceived, and observed responses to positive events and sexual well-being in cohabiting couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221080581
Goss, S. C., Raposo, S., Balzarini, R., Rosen, N. O., Benyamin, V., & Muise, A. (2022). Feeling close and seeing a partner in a new light: How self-expansion is associated with sexual desire. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(2), 602–623. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221081137
Rancourt, K, M., Bergeron, S., Vaillancourt, M-P., Lee-Baggley, D., Delisle, I., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Sexual communication mediates cognitive-behavioral couple therapy outcomes: A randomized clinical trial for provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000968 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.013
Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Rosen, N. O., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Steben, M. & Bergeron. S. (2022). Attachment and childhood maltreatment as moderators of treatment outcome in a randomized cinical trial for provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(3), 479-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.013
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
Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Binik, Y.M., Pierce, M., Brooks, M., Pukall, C., Chorney, J., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., & George, R. (2022). Predictors of two trajectories of dyspareunia from pregnancy to 24 months postpartum. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 139. 391-399. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004662
Rossi, M. A., Vermeir, E., Brooks, M., Pierce, M., Pukall, C. F., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Comparing self-reported pain during intercourse and pain during a standardized gynecological exam at 12- and 24-months postpartum. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19, 116-131. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.11.004
Tavares, I. M., Rosen, N. O., Heiman, J.R., & Nobre, P.J. (2021). Is expectant couples’ similarity in attitudes to sex during pregnancy linked to their sexual well-being? A dyadic study with response surface analysis. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1946672
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. Invited Review for Current Sexual Health Reports. doi:10.1007/s11930-021-00310-x
Bergeron, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., Delisle, I., Mayrand, M.-H., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy versus lidocaine for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89, 316–326. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000631
Jodouin, J-F., Rosen, N. O., Merwin, K., & Bergeron, S. (in press). 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, 3637–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01967-0
Rosen, N.O., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Corsini-Munt, S., Steben, M., Delisle, I., Baxter ML., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Predictors and moderators of provoked vestibulodynia treatment outcome following a randomized trial comparing cognitive-behavioral couple therapy to overnight lidocaine. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.05.002
Tutelman, P.R., Dawson, S. J., Schwenck. G. C., & Rosen, N.O. (2021). A longitudinal examination of common dyadic coping and sexual distress in new parent couples during the transition to parenthood. Family Process. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12661
Tavares, I. M., Heiman, J. R., Rosen, N. O., & Nobre, P. J. (2021). Validation of the maternal and partner sex during pregnancy scales (MSP/PSP) in Portugal: Assessing dyadic interdependence and associations with sexual behaviors. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18, 789-799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.01.184
Leonhardt, N., Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J.,* Johnson, M.D., Kim, J. J., & Impett, E. A. (2021). Relationship satisfaction and commitment trajectories in the transition to parenthood: A couple-centered approach. Journal of Marriage and the Family. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000689
Rosen, N. O., & Brotto, L. A. (2021). Introduction to the special section on innovative knowledge translation in sex research. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01894-6
Munro, A., George, R., MacKinnon, S. & Rosen, N. O. (2021). The influence of labour epidural analgesia on postpartum depression: A prospective cohort study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01900-49
Raposo, S., Rosen, N. O., Corsini-Munt, S.*, Maxwell, J. E., & Muise, A. (2021). Navigating women’s low desire: Sexual growth and destiny beliefs and couples’ well-being. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1884179
Dawson, S. J., Leonhardt, N., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Associations between postpartum depression and couples’ sexual function and sexual distress trajectories across the transition to parenthood. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa117
Bergeron, S., Pâquet, M., Steben, M., & Rosen, N.O. (2021). Perceived partner responsiveness is associated with sexual wellbeing in couples with genito-pelvic pain. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000829
Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Rosen, N. O., Bosisio, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., & Bergeron, S. (2021). An attachment perspective on partner responses to genito-pelvic pain and their associations with relationship and sexual outcomes. The Journal of Sex Research, 58, 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1761936
Rehman, U. S., Tran, V., Byers, E. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). A mixed-methods analysis of women’s attributions about their partner’s pornography use. The Journal of Sex Research 58, 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1856765
Dawson, S. J.,* Strickland, N. J.,* & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and sexual concerns among first-time parent couples during the transition to parenthood. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1836114
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 50, 667-681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01839-z
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.
Schwenck, G.*, Dawson, S. J.*, Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). A comparison of the sexual well-being of new parents to community couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 2156-2167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.08.011
Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J.*, Leonhardt, N., Vannier, S., & Impett, E. A. (2020). Trajectories of couples’ sexual well-being in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000689
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, 48, 803-814. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520940048
Dubé, J.P.,* Dawson, S.J.,* & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Emotion regulation and sexual well-being among women: Current status and future directions. Current Sexual Health Reports, 12, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-020-00261-9
Joel, S., Eastwick, P. W., Allison, C. J., Arriaga, X. B., Baker, Z. G., Bar-Kalifa, E., Bergeron, S., Birnbaum, G., Brock, R. L., Brumbaugh, C. C., Carmichael, C. L., Chen, S., Clarke, J., Cobb, R. J., Coolsen, M. K., Davis, J., de Jong, D. C., Debrot, A., DeHaas, E. C., Derrick, J. L., Eller, J., Estrada, M. J., Faure, R., Finkel, E. J., Fraley, R. C., Gable, S. L., Gadassi, R., Girme, Y. U., Gordon, A. M., Gosnell, C. L., Hammond, M. D., Hannon, P. A., Harasymchuk, C., Hofmann, W., Horn, A. B., Impett, E. A., Jamieson, J. P., Keltner, D., Kim, J. J., Kirchner, J. L., Kluwer, E. S., Kumashiro, M., Larson, G., Lazarus, G., Logan, J. M., Luchies, L. B., MacDonald, G., Machia, L. V., Maniaci, M. R., Maxwell, J. A., Mizrahi, M., Muise, A., Niehuis, S., Ogolsky, B. G., Oldham, C. R., Overall, N. C., Perrez, M., Peters, B. J., Pietromonaco, P. R., Powers, S. I., Prok, T., Pshedetzky-Shochat, R., Rafaeli, E., Ramsdell, E., Reblin, M., Reicherts, M., Reifman, A., Reis, H. T., Rhoades, G. K., Rholes, W. S., Righetti, F., Rodriguez, L. M., Rogge, R., Rosen, N. O., Saxbe, D., Sened, H., Simpson, J. A., Slotter, E. B., Stanley, S. M., Stocker, S., Surra, C., Vaughn, A. A., Vicary, A. M., Visserman, M. L., & Wolf, S. (2020). Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 19061-19071. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917036117
Rosen, N. O., Muise, M. A.*, Vannier, S. A., Chambers, C. T., Scott, H., & #postbabyhankypanky team. (2020). #postbabyhankypanky: An empirically-based knowledge sharing initiative. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01734-7
Kim, J. J., Muise, A., Barranti, M., Mark, K. P., Rosen, N. O., Harasymchuk, C., & Impett, E. A. (2020). Are couples more satisfied when they match in sexual desire? New insights from Response Surface Analysis. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 487-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620926770
Santos-Iglesias, P., Bergeron, S., Brotto, L. A., Rosen, N. O., & Walker, L. M. (2020). Proposal and preliminary validation of the Sexual Distress Scale-Short Form: Application in male, female, and prostate cancer samples. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46, 542-563. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2020.1761494
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, 2849-2861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01667-1
Higgins, K. S., Chambers, C. T., Rosen, N. O., Sherry, S., Mahammadi, S., Lynch, M., Campbell-Yeo, M., & Clark, A. J. (2020). Child catastrophizing about parent chronic pain: A potential child vulnerability factor. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 339-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12410
Kim, J. J., Muise, A., Sakaluk, J. K., Rosen, N. O., & Impett, E. A. (2020). When tonight is not the night: Sexual rejection and satisfaction in romantic relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 16, 1476-1490. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220907469
Rossi, M.*, Maxwell, J. E., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Biased partner perceptions of women’s pain self-efficacy for postpartum pain during intercourse: A longitudinal dyadic examination. The Journal of Pain, 21, 1047-1059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2020.01.006
*1st Runner-up, Best Student Manuscript Award, International Academy of Sex Research
Dawson, S. J.*, Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Pierce, M., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Biopsychosocial predictors of trajectories of postpartum sexual function in first-time mothers. Health Psychology, 39, 700-710. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000861
Corsini-Munt, S.*, Bergeron, S., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Self-focused reasons for having sex: Associations between sexual goals and sexual and psychological wellbeing for couples with provoked vestibulodynia. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 975-984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.01.017
Pukall, C. F., Bergeron, S. Rosen, N. O., & Jackowich, R. (2020). Persistent genitopelvic pain: Classification, comorbidities, chronicity, and interpersonal factors. Current Sexual Health Reports 12, 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-020-00239-7
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., & Pukall, C. P. (2020). Recommendations for the study of vulvar pain in women, Part 2: Methodological challenges. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 595-602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.12.018
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., & Pukall, C. P. (2019). Recommendations for the study of vulvar pain in women, part 1: Review of assessment tools. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 17, 180-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.10.023
Rosen, N. O., & Brotto, L. A. (2019). Call for proposals: Special section of Archives of Sexual Behavior on innovative knowledge translation in sex research. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1263-1264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01469-0
Raposo, S., Rosen, N. O., & Muise, A. (2019). Self-expansion is associated with greater relationship and sexual well-being for couples coping with low sexual desire. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 602-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519875217
Rosen, N. O. (2019). The importance of interpersonal context when conceptualizing sexual pain after female genital cutting. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01523-x
Higgins, K. S., Chambers, C. T., Rosen, N. O., Sherry, S., Mohammadi, S., Lynch, M., Campbell-Yeo, M., & Clark, A. J. (2019). Testing the intergenerational model of transmission of risk for chronic pain from parents to their children: an empirical investigation of social transmission pathways. Pain, 160, 2544-2553. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001658
Tavares, I. M.*, Nobre, P. J., Schlagentweit, H.,* & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Sexual well-being and perceived stress in couples transitioning to parenthood: A dyadic analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 19, 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2019.07.004
Hogue, J. V., Rosen, N. O., Bockaj, A., Impett, E. A., & Muise, A. (2019). Sexual communal motivation in couples coping with low sexual interest/arousal: Associations with sexual well-being and sexual goals. PLOSOne, 14, e0219768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219768
Bockaj, A., Rosen, N. O., & Muise, A. (2019). Sexual motivation in couples coping with Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder: A comparison to control couples. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45, 796-808. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2019.1623356
Dubé, J.*, Corsini-Munt, S.*, Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Emotion regulation in couples coping with female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 2491-2506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01465-4
Merwin, K. E.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Perceived partner responsiveness moderates the associations between sexual talk and sexual and relationship well-being in long-term couples. Journal of Sex Research, 57, 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1610151
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? Journal of Sex Research, 57, 534-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1610691
Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J.*, Brooks, M., & Kellogg-Spadt, S. (2019). Treatment of vulvodynia: Pharmacological and non-pharmacalogical approaches. Drugs, 79, 483-493. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-019-01085-1
Rosen, N. O., Dubé, J.*, Corsini-Munt, S.*, & Muise, A. (2019). Partners experience consequences, too: A comparison of the sexual, relational, and psychological adjustment of women with sexual interest/arousal disorder and their partners to control couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16, 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.10.018
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), 56, 440-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1513987
Glowacka, M.*, Bergeron, S., Delisle, I., & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Sexual distress mediates the associations between sexual contingent self-worth and well-being in women coping with genito-pelvic pain: A dyadic daily experience study. The Journal of Sex Research, 56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1525334
Bergeron, S., Merwin, K.*, Dubé, J.* & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Couple sex therapy versus group therapy for women with genito-pelvic pain. Current Sexual Health Reports, 10, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-018-0154-5
Mohammadi, S.*, Chambers, C. T., & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Expression of pain behaviors and perceived partner responses in individuals with chronic pain: The mediating role of partner burden and relationship quality. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 34, 927-935. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000610
Vannier, S. A.*, Adare, K. E.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Is it me or you? First-time mothers’ attributions for postpartum sexual concerns are associated with sexual and relationship satisfaction in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35, 577-599. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517743086
Pâquet, M., Rosen, N. O., Steben, M., Mayrand, M.H., Santerre-Baillargeon, M., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms in couples coping with vulvodynia: Associations With women’s pain, women’s sexual function, and both partners’ sexual distress. The Journal of Pain, 19, 552-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.264
Rosen, N. O., Muise, A.*, Impett, E. A., Delisle, I., Baxter, M.L., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Sexual cues mediate the daily associations between interpersonal goals, pain, and wellbeing in couples coping with vulvodynia. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, 216-227. https://doi.org10.1093/abm/kax046
Muise, A.*, Bergeron, S. Impett, E. A., Delisle, I., & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Communal motivation in couples coping with vulvodynia: Sexual distress mediates associations with pain, depression, and anxiety. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 106, 34-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.01.006
Glowacka, M.*, Bergeron, S., Dubé, J.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2018). When self-worth is tied to one’s sexual and romantic relationship: Associations with well-being in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, 1649-1661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1126-y
Corsini-Munt, S., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., Steben, M., & Beaulieu, N. A. (2017). A dyadic perspective on childhood maltreatment for women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with pain, and sexual and psychosocial functioning. The Journal of Sex Research, 54, 308-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1158229
Beveridge, J.* Vannier, S.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2018). Fear-based reasons for not engaging in sexual activity during pregnancy: Associations with sexual and relationship wellbeing. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 39, 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2017.1312334
Rosen, N. O., Bailey, K.*, & Muise, A. (2018). Degree and direction of sexual desire discrepancy are linked to sexual and relationship satisfaction in couples transitioning to parenthood. The Journal of Sex Research, 55, 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2017.1321732
Santerre-Baillargeon, M., Rosen, N.O., Steben, M., Pâquet, M., Macabena Perez, R., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Does self-compassion benefit couples coping with vulvodynia? Associations with psychological, sexual and relationship adjustment. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 34, 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000579
Corsini-Munt, S.*, Rancourt, K.*, Dubé, J.*, Rossi, M.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2017). Vulvodynia: A consideration of clinical and methodological research challenges and recommended solutions. The Journal of Pain Research, 10, 2425-2436. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S126259
Dubé, J.*, Bergeron, S., Muise, A.*, Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). A comparison of approach and avoidance sexual goals in couples with vulvodynia and community controls. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14, 1412-1420. https://doi.org.10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.09.002
Munro, A., George, R. B., Chorney, J., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). Prevalence and predictors of chronic pain in pregnancy and postpartum. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2017.01.026
Rancourt, K.*, Flynn, M.*, Bergeron, S., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). It takes two: Sexual communication patterns and the sexual and relational adjustment of couples coping with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.009
Vannier, S.* & Rosen, N. O. (2017). Sexual distress and sexual problems during pregnancy: Associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14, 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.239
Merwin, K.*, O’Sullivan, L. & Rosen, N. O. (2017). We need to talk: Disclosure of sexual problems is associated with depression, sexual functioning, and relationship satisfaction in women. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 43, 786-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1283378
Muise, A.*, Bergeron, S., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). The costs and benefits of sexual communal motivation for couples coping with vulvodynia. Health Psychology, 36, 819-827. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000470
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
Rosen, N. O., Dewitte, M., Merwin, K.*, & Bergeron, S. (2017). Interpersonal goals and wellbeing in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 2007-2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0877-1
Rosen, N. O., Santos-Iglesias, P., & Byers, S. (2017). Understanding the sexual satisfaction of women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Comparison with matched controls. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46, 1993-2006. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1263705
Maxwell, J. A., Muise, A., MacDonald, G., Day, L. C., Rosen, N. O. & Impett, E. A. (2016). How implicit theories of sexuality shape sexual and relationship well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112, 238-279. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000078
Vannier, S.*, Rosen, N. O., MacKinnon, S., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Maintaining affection despite pain: Daily associations between physical affection and sexual and relationship well-being in women with genito-pelvic pain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 2021-2031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0820-5
Schlagintweit, H.*, Bailey, K.* & Rosen, N. O. (2016). A new baby in the bedroom: Frequency and severity of postpartum sexual concerns and their associations with relationship satisfaction in new parent couples. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 1455-1465. https://doi.org10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.08.006
Rancourt, K.*, MacKinnon, S., Snowball, N*. & Rosen, N. O. (2016). Beyond the bedroom: Cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to partner touch in women with and without sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 862-876. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1217297
McNicoll, G., Corsini-Munt, S., Rosen, N.O., McDuff, P., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Sexual assertiveness mediates the associations between partner facilitative responses and sexual outcomes in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43, 663-677. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1230806
Rosen, N. O., Mooney, K.*, & Muise, A*. (2016). Dyadic empathy predicts sexual and relationship wellbeing in couples transitioning to parenthood. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43, 543-559. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1208698
Glowacka, M.*, Rosen, N. O., MacLellen, M.*, & Vannier, S.* (2016). Development and validation of the Sexual Contingent Self-Worth Scale. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1186587
Rosen, N. O., Bois, K., Mayrand, M.H., Vannier, S.*, & Bergeron, S. (2016). Observed and perceived disclosure and empathy are associated with better relationship adjustment and quality of life in couples coping with vulvodynia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1945-1956. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0739-x
Knäuper, B., Carriare, K., Chamandy, M., Xu, Z., Schwarz, N., & Rosen, N. O. (2016). How aging affects self-reports. European Journal of Aging, 13, 185–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-016-0369-0
Muise, A.*, Boudreau, G.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2016). Seeking connection versus avoiding disappointment: An experimental manipulation of approach and avoidance sexual goals and the implications for desire and satisfaction. The Journal of Sex Research, 54, 296-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1152455
Rosen, N. O. & Pukall, C. (2016). Comparing the prevalence, risk factors and repercussions of postpartum genito-pelvic pain and dyspareunia. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 4, 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sxmr.2015.12.003
Anderson, A.*, Rosen, N. O., Price, L., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Associations between penetration cognitions and the experience of genital pain and sexual well-being in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.024
Rancourt, K. M.*, Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S & Neilis, L. (2016). Talking about sex when sex is painful: Dyadic sexual communication is associated with women’s pain and couple’s sexual and psychological outcomes in provoked vestibulodynia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1933-1944. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0670-6
Paquet, M., Bois, K., Rosen, N. O., & Mayrand, M.H., & Bergeron, S. (2016). Why us? Perceived injustice is associated with more sexual and psychological distress in couples coping with genito-pelvic pain. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.11.007
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Sadikaj, G., & Delisle, I. (2015). Daily associations between male partner responses, pain during intercourse, and anxiety in women with vulvodynia and their partners. The Journal of Pain, 16, 1312-1320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2015.09.003
Bois, K., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., Mayrand, M.-H., Brassard, A., & Sadikaj, G. (2015). Intimacy, sexual satisfaction and sexual distress in vulvodynia couples: An observational study. Health Psychology. 35, 531-540. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000289
Rosen, N. O., Muise, A.,* Bergeron, S., Impett, E. & Boudreau, G.* (2015). Approach and avoidance sexual goals in women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with sexual, relationship and psychological well-being. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1781-1790. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12948
Bergeron, S., Corsini-Munt, S., Aerts, L., Rancourt, K.*, & Rosen, N.O. (2015). Female sexual pain disorders: A review of the literature on etiology and treatment. Current Sexual Health Reports, 7, 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-015-0053-y
Impett, E., Muise, A.*, & Rosen, N. O. (2015). Is it good to be giving in the bedroom? A prosocial perspective on sexual health and well-being in romantic relationships. Current Sexual Health Reports, 7, 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-015-0055-9
Boerner, K.* & Rosen, N. O. (2015). Pain acceptance in couples with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1450-1462. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12889-9
Boerner, K.* & Rosen, N. O. (2015). Acceptance of vulvovaginal pain in women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with pain, psychological, and sexual adjustment. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1450-1462. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12889
Rosen, N. O., Sadikaj, G. & Bergeron, S. (2015). Within-person variability in relationship satisfaction moderates pain estimation among couples with vulvodynia. Pain, 156, 703-710. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000101
Rosen, N. O., Muise, A.*, Bergeron, S., Baxter, ML., & Delisle, I. (2015). Daily associations between partner responses and sexual and relationship satisfaction in couples coping with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1028-1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12840
Corsini-Munt, S., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N.O., Steben, M., Mayrand, M-H., Delisle, I., McDuff, P., Aerts, L., Santerre-Baillargeon, M. (2014). A comparison of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and lidocaine in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-506 Available from http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/15/1/506
Glowacka, M.*, Rosen, N. O., Chorney, J., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., & George, R. (2014) Prevalence and predictors of genito-pelvic pain in pregnancy and postpartum: The prospective impact of fear avoidance. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 3021-3034. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12675
Corsini-Munt, S. Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., Mayrand, M.H., & Delisle, I. (2014). Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a novel cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A pilot study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 2515-2527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12646
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Sadikaj, G., Glowacka, M.*, Baxter, M.-L., & Delisle, I. (2014). Relationship satisfaction moderates the associations between male partner responses and depression in women with vulvodynia: A dyadic daily experience study. Pain. 155, 1374-1383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2014.04.017
Rosen, N. O., Rancourt, K.*, Bergeron, S., & Corsini-Munt, S. (2014). Beyond a “woman’s problem”: The role of relationship processes in genital pain. Current Sexual Health Reports, 6, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-013-0006-2
Rosen, N. O., Ivanova, E., & Knäuper, B. (2013). Differentiating intolerance of uncertainty from three related constructs. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 27, 55-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2013.815743
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Sadikaj, G., Glowacka, M.*, Baxter, M.-L., & Delisle, I. (2014). Impact of male partner responses on sexual function in women with vulvodynia and their partners: A dyadic daily experience study. Health Psychology, 33, 823-831. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034550
Bois, K., Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., McDuff, P., & Grégoire, C. (2013). Sexual and relationship intimacy among women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with sexual satisfaction, sexual function and pain self-efficacy. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10, 2024-2035. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12210
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Lambert, B., & Steben, M. (2012). Provoked vestibulodynia: Mediators of the associations between partner responses, pain and sexual satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9905-y
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Glowacka, M.*, Delisle, I., & Baxter, M.-L. (2012). Harmful or helpful: Perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses differentially predict pain and sexual satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9, 2351-2360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02851.x
Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., & Morin, M. (2011). Genital pain in women: Beyond interference with intercourse. Pain, 152, 1223-1225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.035
Rosen, N. O., Bergeron, S., Leclerc, B., Lambert, B., & Steben, M. (2010). Woman and partner-perceived partner responses predict pain and sexual satisfaction in provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) couples. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 3715-3724. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01957.x
Elliott, S., Latini, D. M., Walker, L. M., Wassersug, R., Robinson, J. W., & the ADT Survivorship Working Group (Rosen, N. O.) (2010). Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: Recommendations to improve patient and partner quality of life. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 2996-3010. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01902.x
Rosen, N. O., Knäuper, B., Di Dio, P., Morrison, E., Tabing, R., Feldstain, F., Amsel, R., Mayrand, M.-H., Franco, E. L., & Rosberger, Z. (2010). The impact of an intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety after receiving an informational intervention about HPV: A randomized controlled study. Psychology & Health, 25, 651-658. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440902822913
Rosen, N.O., Knäuper, B., Pagé, G.*, Di Dio, P., Morrison, E., Mayrand, MH., Franco, E. L., & Rosberger, Z. (2009). Uncertainty-inducing and reassuring facts about HPV: A descriptive study of French-Canadian women. Health Care for Women International, 30, 892-902. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399330903066434
Rosen, N. O., & Knäuper, B. (2009). A little uncertainty goes a long way: Do situational uncertainty and individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty interact to increase information-seeking, but also worry? Health Communication, 24, 228-238.
Rosen, N. O., Knäuper, B., & Sammut, J.* (2007). Do individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty affect health monitoring? Psychology & Health, 22, 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/14768320600941038
Rosen, N. O., Knäuper, B., Mozessohn, L., & Ho, M. H. (2005). Factors affecting knowledge of STI transmissibility in health providers: Results from a National Survey. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 32, 619-624. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.olq.0000179889.61390.63
Impett, E. A., Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Sex as relationship maintenance. In B. G. Ogolsky & J. K. Monk (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships, relationship maintenance: Theory, process, and context. Cambridge University Press.
Bergeron, S., Charbonneau-Lefebvre, V., Rossi, M. A.*, & Rosen, N. O.(in press, 2019). Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. In A. Lykins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender. London: Springer Nature.
Rosen, N. O., & Byers, E. S. (forthcoming, 2019). Sexuality in the transition to parenthood. In Y. M. Binik & K. Hall (Eds.), Principles and Practices of Sex Therapy (6thEd). Guildford Press.
Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., & Pukall, C. F. (forthcoming, 2019). Genital pain in women and men: It can hurt more than your sex life. In Y. M. Binik & K. Hall (Eds.), Principles and Practices of Sex Therapy (6thEd). Guildford Press.
Bergeron, S. & Rosen, N. O.(forthcoming, 2019). Psychosocial assessment of vulvodynia. In A. T. Goldstein, C. P. Pukall, & I. Goldstein. Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management (2ndEd.). Wiley.
Bergeron, S. & Rosen, N. O. (forthcoming, 2019). Psychosocial factors in vulvodynia. In A. T. Goldstein, C. P. Pukall, & I. Goldstein. Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management (2nd Ed.). Wiley.
Bergeron, S. & Rosen, N. O.(forthcoming, 2019). Psychosocial treatment of vulvodynia. In A. T. Goldstein, C. P. Pukall, & I. Goldstein. Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management (2ndEd.). Wiley.
Impett, E. A., Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (forthcoming, 2018). Sex as Relationship Maintenance. In B. G. Ogolsky & J. K. Monk (Eds.), Advances in Personal Relationships, Relationship maintenance: Theory, process, and context, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Rosen, N. O., Brotto, L. A., & Zucker, K. (2018). Sexual Dysfunctions and paraphilic disorders. In D. Beidel, B. C., Frueh, & M. Hersen (Eds). Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis (8th Ed). New Jersey: Wiley.
Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., & Corsini-Munt, S. (2018). Treating the patient with pelvic pain. In D. C. Turk & R. J. Gatchel (Eds). Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: A Practitioner’s Handbook (3rd Ed.). Berkeley: Guildford Press.
Rosen, N. O., Glowacka, M.*, Meana, M., & Binik, I. (2018). Sexual Assessment. In J. Hunsley & E. J. Mash (Eds). A Guide to Assessments That Work (2nd Ed). New York: Oxford University Press.
Rosen, N. O. & MacNeil, S. (2017). Sexual behaviours and sexual relationships. In C. F. Pukall (Ed.), Human Sexuality: Research and Clinical Foundations, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press.
Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O., & Corsini-Munt, S. (2015). Painful sex. In S. Levine (Ed), Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. New York: Routledge.
Awada, N., Corsini-Munt, S., Rosen, N. O., & Bergeron, S. (in press). Sexual Anxiety. In P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), International Handbook of Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice I. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Bergeron, S., Rosen, N. O.,& Pukall, C. F. (2014). Genital pain in women and men: It can hurt more than your sex life. In Y. M. Binik & K. Hall (Eds.), Principles and Practices of Sex Therapy. Gilford Press.
Rosen, N. O. & MacNeil, S. (2014). Sexual behaviours and sexual relationships. In C. F. Pukall (Ed.), Human Sexuality: Research and Clinical Foundations. Oxford University Press.
Bergeron, S., Merwin, K.*, Dubé, J.* & Rosen, N. O. (in press). Couple Sex Therapy versus Group Therapy for Women with Genito-Pelvic Pain. Current Sexual Health Reports.
1355 Oxford Street
Life Sciences Centre
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
© 2022 Couple & Sexual Health Research Laboratory