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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Changes to sexual function and distress in the transition to parenthood
By Malia Artibello This blog is a summary of our published article: Tavares, I. M., Rosen, N. O., Heiman, J. R., & Nobre, P. J. (2023). Biopsychosocial predictors of couples’ trajectories of sexual function and sexual distress across the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(4), 1493–1511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02480-8 The transition to parenthood (pregnancy to […]
Does sex lead to well-being?
By Heather Oliveria Couples skipping in the streets, whistling, and smelling the roses are a few of the ways that media portrays the after-effects of sex. Although exaggerated, those examples resonate with us. Despite our familiarity with images of happy people with lifted moods post-sex, there has been little research examining how sex contributes to […]
Are new parents less stressed when they’re more sexually satisfied?
By Inês Tavares This blog is a summary of our published article: Tavares, I. M., Nobre, P. J., Schlagentweit, H., & Rosen, N. O. (2019). Sexual well-being and perceived stress in couples transitioning to parenthood: A dyadic analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2019.07.004 After the birth of their first baby, new parents usually have a lot […]
How Goals can Drive Attention to Positive (and Negative) Sexual Cues for Couples Coping with Vulvodynia
By Serena Corsini-Munt This post is a summary of Dr. Rosen’s published article: Rosen, N. O., Muise, A., Impett, E. A., Delisle, I., Baxter, M.L., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Sexual cues mediate the daily relations between interpersonal goals, pain, and wellbeing in couples coping with vulvodynia. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Provoked vesitbulodynia (PVD) is not only the […]
How is sexual health attained and maintained?
By Justin Dubé Though I’d like to think the studies I run facilitate sexual health, translating research into practice can take a loooong time (17 years!) [1]. Also, people generally want to manage their sexual health by speaking with a clinician [2, 3]. Clinicians, however, often feel ill-equipped to navigate these conversations due to gaps […]
