Tag: sexual satisfaction

How does sexual script flexibility relate to sexual well-being among long-term couples?

By Carol Southall    This blog is a summary of our published article: Bouchard, K. N., Cormier, M., Huberman, J. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Sexual script flexibility and sexual wellbeing in long-term couples: A dyadic longitudinal study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20, 945-954. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad067 What is sexual script flexibility? In long term relationships, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]