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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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	19
Mindfulness-based therapies for men and women with sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM	14
Mental health provider bias and clinical competence in addressing asexuality, consensual non-monogamy, and BDSM: a narrative review	13
Understanding vaginismus: a biopsychosocial perspective	11
Gender differences in the association between sexual satisfaction and quality of life	11
Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages	10
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study	9
How can therapists and other healthcare practitioners best support and validate their queer menopausal clients?	9
Asexual identity development and internalisation: a thematic analysis	9
Sexual penetration cognitions in women with genito-pelvic pain and penetration disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Concept and implications of sexual consent for education: a systematic review of empirical studies	7
A couples’ relationship education intervention examining sexual mindfulness and trait mindfulness	7
Gender beliefs and internalized homophobia shape sexual self-labeling and partner choice in gay and bisexual men in China	7
Investigation of sexual function and body image of pregnant women and sexual function of their partners	6
Introducing compassion focused psychosexual therapy	6
Investigating psychometric measures of sexual wellbeing: a systematic review	5
Secrecy and deception: values, shame, and endorsement of hiding one’s pornography viewing	5
An online sensate focus application to treat sexual desire discrepancy in intimate relationships: contrasting case studies	5
Timing of first marriage and women’s ability to negotiate safer sex in Nigeria	5
Silencing the sexual self and relational and individual well-being in later life: a gendered analysis of North versus South of Europe	4
Relationship desire and life satisfaction among never-married and divorced men and women	4
Associations of sexting with dating partners with adolescents’ romantic relationship behaviors and attitudes	4
Predictors of women’s sexual quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Iranian cross-sectional study	4
Perception of genital self-image, sexual quality of life and marital adjustment in infertile women	4

Investigating anger in a metacognitive model of problematic pornography use: preliminary findings	4
“More Alike than Different”: a qualitative exploration of the relational experiences of multicultural couples in Turkey	4
Health care professionals’ view on pedophilic disorder: a qualitative study	4
Effects of adverse childhood experiences on partnered sexual arousal appear context dependent	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
Experiences after infidelity via internet communication: Surveillance, ambivalence, and termination	3
The quick shift: Orthodox Jewish women’s early marital sexual experience	3
The identity development and internalization of asexual orientation in women: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	3
How are pornography and sexual sensation seeking related?	3
Effects of depression, anxiety, stress, and partner relationship satisfaction on sexual dysfunction in women in the postpartum period	3
How sexuality and religion intersect in highly religious families: implications for clinicians	3
Minority stress in consensually non-monogamous individuals: mental health implications	3
In their own words: getting it right for kink clients	3
Changes in sexual thoughts and behaviors in a clinical sample of child sexual abuse material users under the COVID-19 pandemic	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
Is swiping right risky? Dating app use, sexual satisfaction, and risky sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults	3
The religious disguise in “sex addiction” therapy	3
Addressing sexual issues in couples seeking relationship therapy	3
In a relationship, who tends to sext first?	3
Narcissism, sexual response, and sexual and relationship satisfaction	3
Having sex with partners met online among bachelors in China: application of the theory of planned behavior	2
Examining partnership-health associations among full-service sex workers	2
Satanic sexuality: understanding Satanism as a diversity issue for sex and relationship therapists	2
The wife, the mother, and the slut: sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman a grounded theory approach	2
When two is too few: Addressing polyamorous clients in therapy	2
Factors affecting the levels of distress during pregnancy, sexual relationship power and intimate partner violence	2
Introduction to special issue on the parenting relationship	2
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication	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
Mbari and uncle Nicodemus: Male representations in the heterosexual discourse among female undergraduates in Nigeria	2
Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness for adolescents	2
Validation of the French sexual mindfulness measure and its links with psychosexual well-being	2
High (in)fidelity: gender, the Dark Tetrad, and infidelity	2
Editorial	2
Attachment styles and propensity for sexual response in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder	2
The effect of a psycho-educational intervention on sexuality of women with acute coronary syndromes: a randomized controlled trial	2
Sex therapy credentials: a descriptive analysis of the training of clinicians who do sex therapy	2
The overlooked relationship between subtle partner sexual violence and sexual dysfunction?	2
Assessing and understanding body image and body satisfaction in gay and bisexual men through objectification theory	1
Gender attributions of orgasm non-occurrence in heterosexual relationships and their association with sexual and relationship outcomes	1
Finding the divine within: exploring the role of the sacred in psychedelic integration therapy for sexual trauma and dysfunction	1
From secrecy to openness: sexual satisfaction in couples from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints	1
Sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy in Iranian male pornography users	1
Minority stressors and psychological correlates of sexual distress among Black queer and heterosexual women	1
Relationship between personality traits and emotional schema with loneliness in Iranian people with gender dysphoria: the mediating role of mindfulness	1
Betwixt the Sheets podcast, “episode 15: feminine power: divine to demonic”: a review	1
The use of sex toys in trans and nonbinary individuals’ sexuality	1
A contemporary exploration of the relationship between attachment and sexual satisfaction: the role of technology-mediated sexual interaction	1
The Sex Positivity Scale: a new way to measure sex positivity as a trait	1
Sexual body self-representations, desire, and functioning in women	1

Re-membering body and spirit through spiritual practices of sexual wholeness	1
Touch me please—when this enhanced community quarantine is over: sexual intimacies among pre-marital partners during pandemic-induced lockdown	1
Body image and sexual function in women with breast cancer	1
Therapists’ use of feedback from clients about Sensate Focus exercises: an interpretive description of therapists’ perspectives	1
Using spiritual discernment to heal clients wounded by religiously repressive sexual beliefs	1
Health, depression, and marital processes as they relate to sexual satisfaction and harmonious sexual passion: a biopsychosocial model	1
Sexting behavior among adults in Turkey and its relationship with self-esteem and risky sexual behavior	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
Sexuality was my antidepressant or anxiolytic during covid19 lockdown. Sexual behaviours as a coping strategy during the first covid-19 lockdown in France	1
Found family: connection and community as transgender practitioners and researchers	1
Neuroticism’s ties to relationship satisfaction: the role of conflict tactic behaviors	1
DIADICS: a proof-of-concept study in mixed-sex couples	1
Towards a trans inclusive practice: thinking difference differently	1
Changes in sexuality and couple relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal: findings from an online survey	1
Context of pornography consumption and sexual desire in romantic relationships	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
Educational programs and counseling models for improving postpartum sexual health: a narrative review	1
Male Homosexuality in Children’s Literature, 1867–1918: Young Uranians 1st edition	1
Couples with infertility and the desire to conceive: examining the association between discrepancies in the desire to conceive and relationship and sexual satisfaction	1
Does anxiety sensitivity interfere with sexual well-being? Evidence from a community sample	1
Relationship satisfaction and outness: the impact of the closet on connection	1
Held back by limited experience, training, and therapeutic confidence: self-perceptions of Czech mental health professionals about addressing paraphilic-related concerns	1
Longitudinal associations between attachment, differentiation of self, and couple sexual and relational outcomes	1
Asking for MORE: a phenomenological exploration of the dyadic coming out process in mixed orientation relationships	1
Editorial introduction	1
Sexual and relationship therapy: 2023 reviewer of the year and best article of the year award	1
Queer & kinky: what do queer BDSM practitioners need from psychosexual therapy to ensure their experience is relevant and inclusive?	1