How partner responses can impact couples’ sexual well-being when navigating Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
By Kaitlin Myers & Grace Wang This blog is a summary of our published article: Belu, C.B., Corsini-Munt, S., Dubé, J. P., Wang, G. A., Rosen, N. O. (2023). Partner responses to low desire among couples coping with male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and associations with sexual wellbeing. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20, 955-964. […]
Under pressure: Men’s and women’s sexual performance anxiety in the sexual interactions of adult couples
By Alice Bourne This blog is a summary of our published article: Bockaj, A., Muise, M. D., Belu, C. F., Rosen, N. O., & O’Sullivan, L. F. (2024). Under pressure: Men’s and women’s sexual performance anxiety in the sexual interactions of adult couples. Journal of Sex Research, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2357587 What is sexual […]
Experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ couples while seeking medically-assisted reproduction
By Carol Southall This blog is a summary of our published article: Benoit, Z., Rosen, N. O., Renaud, M., Bergeron, S., Brassard, A., & Péloquin, K. (2024). “Doctors asked if we are sisters or friends”: Experiences of 2S/LGBTQIA+ couples in the context of medically assisted reproduction. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 33(3), 429–442. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2024-0028 2S/LGBTQIA+ […]
Love in the face of loss: Associations between self-compassion, compassionate love, and sexual and relationship satisfaction in couples experiencing a recent pregnancy loss
By Audrey Chu This blog is a summary of our published article: Hill, T. G., Allsop, D. B., Bagnell, K.B., & Rosen, N. O. (2025). Love in the face of loss: Associations between self-compassion, compassionate love, and sexual and relationship satisfaction in couples experiencing a recent pregnancy loss. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00880-w How […]
What really matters? Research priorities for women & gender-diverse people with SIAD
By Maddy Torres This blog is a summary of our published article: Shimizu, J. P. K., Bergeron, S., Schwenck, G. C., Huberman, J. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). What should we be studying? Research priorities according to women and gender-diverse individuals with sexual interest/arousal disorder and their partners. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 21(11). https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdae121 About […]
How you respond to “not tonight” matters, too: Partner responses to sexual rejection and sexual and relationship well-being in couples coping with low desire
By Grace Schwenck This blog is a summary of our published article: Schwenck, G. C., Bergeron, S., Huberman, J. S., Impett, E. A., Oliveira, H., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). Daily and prospective associations between responses to sexual rejection and sexual well-being and relationship satisfaction in couples coping with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. Archives of […]
Navigating the postpartum period: Exploring associations between body image, intimacy and relationship satisfaction in new parent couples
By Alice Bourne This blog is a summary of our published article: Fitzpatrick, E. T., Rosen, N. O., Kim, J. J., Kolbuszewska, M. T., Schwenck, G. C. g, & Dawson, S. J. (2024). Sexual satisfaction mediates daily associations between body satisfaction and relationship satisfaction in new parent couples. Body Image, 51, 1740-1445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101810 Sex & relationships in […]
Coping with low sexual desire: Do beliefs about maintaining sexual relationships affect sexual well-being?
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 […]
Is spontaneous sex actually more sexually satisfying than planned sex?
By Kaitlin Myers This blog is a summary of our published article: Kovacevic, K., Tu, E., Rosen, N. O., Raposo, S., & Muise, A. (2024). Is spontaneous sex ideal? Beliefs and perceptions of spontaneous and planned sex and sexual satisfaction in romantic relationships. The Journal of Sex Research, 61(2), 246-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2163611 Photo by Doğu Tuncer on […]
How does using porn alone affect relationship quality?
By Alice Bourne and Grace Schwenck This blog is a summary of our published article: Vaillancourt-Morel, M. P., Rosen, N. O., Bőthe, B., & Bergeron, S. (2023). Partner Knowledge of Solitary Pornography Use: Daily and Longitudinal Associations with Relationship Quality. The Journal of Sex Research, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2219254 Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels The expansion of […]
