My ongoing research projects fall under three distinct, but related factors that may affect couples’ sexual well-being while taking into account the broader relationship context in which these sexual activities typically occur, that is pornography use, sexual violence, and childhood maltreatment.

Research

Pornography use
The aim is to better understand if pornography use may affect romantic relationships including sexual activities with the partner. We are also interested in contextual factors such as partners’ attitudes toward pornography use or secrecy surrounding use that may explain when pornography use may have positive or negative effects on romantic relationships.

Childhood maltreatment
My work focused on the role of romantic relationship processes in the associations between childhood maltreatment and couples’ sexual well-being. The aim is to examine if childhood maltreatment – from sexual, psychological and physical abuse to physical and psychological neglect – may affect how victims and their romantic partners interact with each other in their everyday interactions as well as in their sexual life.

Violence sexuelle
We are interested in the effects that sexual violence experienced in childhood or adulthood may have on the victims’ sexual well-being and their romantic relationships. We examine the interrelations between romantic relationship processes and the sexual consequences of sexual violence.