Is sexual well-being shaped by couples’ interpersonal emotion regulation during conflict?

By Kaitlin Myers & Grace Wang This blog is a summary of our published article: Wang, G. A., Belu, C. F., Allsop, D. B., & Rosen, N. O. (2025). Interpersonal emotion regulation during relationship conflict: Daily and longitudinal associations with couples’ sexual well-being. Emotion, 25(2), 397–409. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001400 How couples manage each other’s emotions (in […]
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. […]
Don’t hesitate, just regulate: Emotion regulation and women’s sexual well-being

By Justin Dube; This blog is a summary of our published article: 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, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-020-00261-9
Managing Emotions: The Best Strategies for FSIAD Couples

By Justin Dubé This blog is a summary of our published article: Dubé, J. P., Corsini-Munt, S., Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Emotion regulation in couples affected by female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(8), 2491-2506. Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) is characterized by significant and prolonged distress regarding one’s experience of […]
Emotion is My Middle Name

By Justin Dube When I was a little punk-rock-kid I loved this song about emotion. Then, during the third year of my undergrad, I took a course on emotion, and… I hated it. At the time, emotion seemed so nebulous, while other things (like vintage road bikes and Rock ‘n Roll and Simpsons re-runs) seemed so […]