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 […]
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. […]
The real mood killer? It might be your thoughts, not the baby: Relationship catastrophizing and sexual satisfaction in new parents
By Sundus Saqib & Grace Wang This blog is a summary of our published article: Wang, G. A., Dawson, S. J., Huberman, J. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). Daily and longitudinal associations between relationship catastrophizing and sexual well-being in the postpartum period. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41(7), 1703–1726. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075231224327. What is […]
Intimacy under pressure: Medically assisted reproduction and sexual well-being
By Maddy Torres This blog is a summary of our published article: Péloquin, K., Beauvilliers, L., Benoît, Z., Brassard, A. & Rosen, N. O. (2024). Sexual well-being among individuals undergoing medically assisted reproduction. A review of recent literature. Current Sexual Health Reports, 16, 66-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-024-00384-3 Medically assisted reproduction and sexual well-being: What’s the connection? Medically […]
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+ […]
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 […]
Why pleasing others can hurt: Sexual activity for external validation affects men with lower desire
By Andronika Kelso and Grace Wang This blog is a summary of our published article: McClung, E., Rosen, N. O., Dubé, J. P., Wang, G. A., & Corsini-Munt, S. (2023b). Motivation when desire is low: Associations between sexual motivation and sexual intimacy, sexual satisfaction, and sexual distress for men with hypoactive sexual desire disorder […]
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 […]
