OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual and Relationship Therapy is 3. 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
Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM	14
Mindfulness-based therapies for men and women with sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Mental health provider bias and clinical competence in addressing asexuality, consensual non-monogamy, and BDSM: a narrative review	13
Gender differences in the association between sexual satisfaction and quality of life	11
Understanding vaginismus: a biopsychosocial perspective	11
Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages	10
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
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study	9
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
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
Introducing compassion focused psychosexual therapy	6
Investigation of sexual function and body image of pregnant women and sexual function of their partners	6
Timing of first marriage and women’s ability to negotiate safer sex in Nigeria	5
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
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
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
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
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