Coping with low sexual desire: Do beliefs about maintaining sexual relationships affect sexual well-being?

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By Valérie Lagacé This blog is a summary of our published article: 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, 58(9), 1118-1129. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1884179 Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels For many couples, sexual […]

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, […]

Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms in couples coping with vulvodynia: Associations with pain, sexual functioning, and distress.

  By Paige Robillard This blog is a summary of: 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 functioning, and both partners’ sexual distress. The Journal of Pain, 19, 552-561. doi: […]

Does Self-Compassion Benefit Couples Coping with Vulvodynia?

By Hannah Richardson This post is a summary of: Santerre-Baillargeon, M., Rosen, N.O., Steben, M., Pâquet, M., Macabena Perez, R., & Bergeron, S. (2017). Does Self-Compassion Benefit Couples Coping with Vulvodynia? Associations with Psychological, Sexual and Relationship Adjustment. The Clinical Journal of Pain. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000579 Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic vulvovaginal pain condition that […]