OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Sexual and Relationship Therapy is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the relationship between intimate partner abuses, resilience, psychological, and physical health problems in Pakistani married couples: a perspective from the collectivistic culture	16
Too late for love? Sexuality and intimacy in heterosexual couples living with an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis	12
Mental health provider bias and clinical competence in addressing asexuality, consensual non-monogamy, and BDSM: a narrative review	9
Mindfulness-based therapies for men and women with sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM	9
Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages	8
No expiration date: a qualitative inquiry of sexuality after 50	7
The Consumption of Pornography Scale – General (COPS – G)	7
Sexual penetration cognitions in women with genito-pelvic pain and penetration disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Gender differences in the association between sexual satisfaction and quality of life	6
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study	6
Factors associated with sexual satisfaction in mixed-sex long-distance and geographically close relationships	6
How can therapists and other healthcare practitioners best support and validate their queer menopausal clients?	6
Sexual health outcomes of PLISSIT-based counseling versus grouped sexuality education among Iranian women with breast cancer: A randomized clinical trial	6
Introduction to special issue on digihealth and sexual health	5
An online sensate focus application to treat sexual desire discrepancy in intimate relationships: contrasting case studies	5
Do complaints related to menopause affect sexuality and marital adjustment?	5
HBV, HCV and HIV among female sex workers; is it a health problem?	5
Understanding vaginismus: a biopsychosocial perspective	5
The female orgasmic state and the different dimensions of the female sexual experience: lessons learned from expert interviews	5
Predictors of sexual assertiveness in a sample of Iranian married women of reproductive age	4
Asexual identity development and internalisation: a thematic analysis	4
Cliteracy for him: effectiveness of bibliotherapy for heterosexual men’s sexual functioning	4
Investigation of sexual function and body image of pregnant women and sexual function of their partners	4
Investigating anger in a metacognitive model of problematic pornography use: preliminary findings	4

Timing of first marriage and women’s ability to negotiate safer sex in Nigeria	4
Concept and implications of sexual consent for education: a systematic review of empirical studies	3
“More Alike than Different”: a qualitative exploration of the relational experiences of multicultural couples in Turkey	3
Predictors of women’s sexual quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Iranian cross-sectional study	3
Gender beliefs and internalized homophobia shape sexual self-labeling and partner choice in gay and bisexual men in China	3
Associations of sexting with dating partners with adolescents’ romantic relationship behaviors and attitudes	3
Predicting sexual satisfaction in Iranian women by marital satisfaction components	3
Introducing compassion focused psychosexual therapy	3
Female sexual dysfunctions: prevalence and related factors in a sample of young university women – a cross-sectional study	3
Investigating psychometric measures of sexual wellbeing: a systematic review	3
Minority stress in consensually non-monogamous individuals: mental health implications	3
In a relationship, who tends to sext first?	3
Health care professionals’ view on pedophilic disorder: a qualitative study	3
How are pornography and sexual sensation seeking related?	3
Secrecy and deception: values, shame, and endorsement of hiding one’s pornography viewing	3
Silencing the sexual self and relational and individual well-being in later life: a gendered analysis of North versus South of Europe	3
Needing to be “perfect” to be loved: the intersection of body dysmorphic disorder, sexual identity, and gay culture in gay men. A qualitative study	3
The analysis of female sexual functions, sexual satisfaction and depressive symptoms according to menstrual cycle phases	3
Relationship desire and life satisfaction among never-married and divorced men and women	3
A couples’ relationship education intervention examining sexual mindfulness and trait mindfulness	3
An exploratory study examining the relationship between sexual self efficacy and premature ejaculation mediated by depression, anxiety and sexual fantasy among a British cohort	3
Effects of adverse childhood experiences on partnered sexual arousal appear context dependent	2
Effects of depression, anxiety, stress, and partner relationship satisfaction on sexual dysfunction in women in the postpartum period	2
The religious disguise in “sex addiction” therapy	2
Satanic sexuality: understanding Satanism as a diversity issue for sex and relationship therapists	2
Tending to painful sex: applying the neuroscience of trauma and anxiety using mindfulness and somatic embodiment in working with genito-pelvic pain and penetration disorders	2
The wife, the mother, and the slut: sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman a grounded theory approach	2
The Sextherapylondon interactive website for sexual difficulties: content, design and rationale	2
The overlooked relationship between subtle partner sexual violence and sexual dysfunction?	2
Is swiping right risky? Dating app use, sexual satisfaction, and risky sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults	2
The quick shift: Orthodox Jewish women’s early marital sexual experience	2
Patterns and changes of sexual expression in older Czech women	2
Clinical psychologists’ views about talking to people with psychosis about sexuality and intimacy: a Q-methodological study	2
The identity development and internalization of asexual orientation in women: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	2
Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness for adolescents	2
Evaluating sexual self-consciousness, sexual self-efficacy, and sexual functions of older people	2
Orthodox Jewish women’s sexual subjectivity	2
How sexuality and religion intersect in highly religious families: implications for clinicians	2
Attachment styles and propensity for sexual response in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder	2
Having sex with partners met online among bachelors in China: application of the theory of planned behavior	2
In their own words: getting it right for kink clients	2
Changes in sexual thoughts and behaviors in a clinical sample of child sexual abuse material users under the COVID-19 pandemic	2
When two is too few: Addressing polyamorous clients in therapy	1
Re-membering body and spirit through spiritual practices of sexual wholeness	1
Narcissism, sexual response, and sexual and relationship satisfaction	1
Validation of the French sexual mindfulness measure and its links with psychosexual well-being	1
Touch me please—when this enhanced community quarantine is over: sexual intimacies among pre-marital partners during pandemic-induced lockdown	1
Sexual function and sexual quality of life in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iranian couples	1
Exploring differences in Black heterosexual and queer women’s sexual experiences through a Black queer feminist lens	1
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication	1

Sexual function evaluation in Brazilian women accessing a public health service: an observational cross-sectional study	1
Mbari and uncle Nicodemus: Male representations in the heterosexual discourse among female undergraduates in Nigeria	1
The effect of a psycho-educational intervention on sexuality of women with acute coronary syndromes: a randomized controlled trial	1
The relationship between decline of the sexual life and postpartum depression among women with antenatal depression	1
Asking for MORE: a phenomenological exploration of the dyadic coming out process in mixed orientation relationships	1
The Sex Positivity Scale: a new way to measure sex positivity as a trait	1
Longitudinal associations between attachment, differentiation of self, and couple sexual and relational outcomes	1
Editorial introduction	1
Editorial Introduction	1
Body image and sexual function in women with breast cancer	1
Examining partnership-health associations among full-service sex workers	1
Addressing sexual issues in couples seeking relationship therapy	1
Educational programs and counseling models for improving postpartum sexual health: a narrative review	1
Mechanism of the association between men’s self-perceived attractiveness and sexual interest perception: the mediating paths of positive and negative mating efficacies	1
Do education, sex, and age moderate the relationship of intelligence and creativity with sexual desire?	1
Relationship satisfaction and outness: the impact of the closet on connection	1
Perception of genital self-image, sexual quality of life and marital adjustment in infertile women	1
Factors affecting the levels of distress during pregnancy, sexual relationship power and intimate partner violence	1
A contemporary exploration of the relationship between attachment and sexual satisfaction: the role of technology-mediated sexual interaction	1
Finding the divine within: exploring the role of the sacred in psychedelic integration therapy for sexual trauma and dysfunction	1
The Sexual Activity Questionnaire (SAQ): a psychometric evaluation	1
Introduction to special issue on the parenting relationship	1
Editorial	1
Experiences after infidelity via internet communication: Surveillance, ambivalence, and termination	1
Does anxiety sensitivity interfere with sexual well-being? Evidence from a community sample	1