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 […]

What does a pregnancy loss mean for sex?

By David Allsop This blog is a summary of our published article: Allsop, D. B., Huberman, J. S., Cohen, E., Bagnell, K. B., Péloquin, K., Cockwell, H., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). What does a pregnancy loss mean for sex? Comparing sexual well-being between couples with and without a recent loss. Archives of Sexual Behavior, […]

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

Young people sitting together in bed

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?

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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 […]

Sexual well-being after pregnancy loss

Couple embracing.

By Audrey Chu and Grace Schwenck This blog is a summary of our published article: Allsop, D. B., Huberman, J. S., Cohen, E., Bagnell, K. B., Péloquin, K., Cockwell, H., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). What does a pregnancy loss mean for sex? Comparing sexual well-being between couples with and without a recent loss. Archives […]

Baby, are we meant to be? A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood

By Sophie Marchetti This blog is a summary of our published article: Rossi, M. A., Impett, E. A., Dawson, S. J., Vannier, S., Kim, J., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(3), 1559-1575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02267-3 Photo by Amina Filkins on Pexels […]

Navigating parenthood together: Exploring relationship satisfaction and commitment in first-time parents

Pregnant person lying their head in a partner's lap on couch.

By Malia Artibello This blog is a summary of our published article: Leonhardt, N. D., Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Kim, J. J., Johnson, M. D., & Impett, E. A. (2022). Relationship satisfaction and commitment in the transition to parenthood: A couple-centered approach. Journal of Marriage and Family, 84(1), 80–100. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12785 As a couple transitions into the world of parenthood (prenatal to 12 months […]