Perinatal sexual dysfunction: The importance of the interpersonal context

ET Fitzpatrick, MT Kolbuszewska… - Current Sexual Health …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The interpersonal context is critical for understanding sexual
dysfunction yet has largely been neglected in research and reviews of perinatal sexual …

Trajectories of sexual well-being among couples in the transition to parenthood.

NO Rosen, SJ Dawson, ND Leonhardt… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Sexual well-being is an important contributor to romantic relationship quality, health, and
quality of life, yet couples face significant disruptions to their sexuality during the transition to …

Relationship satisfaction and commitment in the transition to parenthood: A couple‐centered approach

ND Leonhardt, NO Rosen, SJ Dawson… - Journal of Marriage …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To provide a more comprehensive understanding of couple relationship
satisfaction, commitment, and the dynamic between the two over the transition to …

A longitudinal investigation of couples' sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood

MA Rossi, EA Impett, SJ Dawson, S Vannier… - Archives of Sexual …, 2022 - Springer
Beliefs about sexuality tend to become more salient during sexual challenges and are
associated with how individuals respond to these difficulties and, in turn, their sexual well …

Associations between postpartum depressive symptoms and couples' sexual function and sexual distress trajectories across the transition to parenthood

SJ Dawson, ND Leonhardt, EA Impett… - Annals of behavioral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The transition to parenthood is associated with changes to new parents' mood
and sexual health. Sexual dysfunction—problems with sexual function accompanied by …

Biopsychosocial predictors of couples' trajectories of sexual function and sexual distress across the transition to parenthood

IM Tavares, NO Rosen, JR Heiman… - Archives of Sexual …, 2023 - Springer
The prevailing narrative about sexual declines during the transition to parenthood is largely
based on studies assessing the average couple, but there is increasing evidence of …

Self-compassion and compassionate love are positively associated with sexual and relational well-being among expectant and new parent couples

SJ Dawson, ET Fitzpatrick, GHJ Farm… - Archives of Sexual …, 2023 - Springer
Pregnancy and the postpartum period can be a challenging time for many couples'
relationships. Outside of pregnancy and the postpartum period, being more attentive and …

Longitudinal associations between relational and sexual well‐being in couples transitioning to parenthood

IM Tavares, NO Rosen, JR Heiman, PJ Nobre - Family process, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is limited understanding of the dynamic between relational and sexual well‐being as
couples adjust to new parenthood, despite this being a vulnerable period for couples' …

A comparison of the sexual well-being of new parents with community couples

GC Schwenck, SJ Dawson, A Muise… - The Journal of Sexual …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Changes in sexual well-being are common for new mothers and their partners
after the birth of a baby. However, most research has sampled mothers not couples …

A longitudinal examination of common dyadic coping and sexual distress in new parent couples during the transition to parenthood

PR Tutelman, SJ Dawson, GC Schwenck… - Family …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New parents experience significant disruption to their sexual relationships such as lower
desire and sexual frequency relative to prepregnancy. Little is known about the sexual …