In Press
Milani, S., Armstrong, T., Dalmaijer, E., Anwyl-Irvine, A., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). Examining attentional biases elicited by sexual stimuli using MouseView.js: An online paradigm to mimic eye movements. The Journal of Sex Research.
Tavares, I. M., Brandelli, Y. N., Dawson, S. J., Impett, E., Debrot, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). Connecting through touch: Attitudes toward touch in pregnancy are associated with couples’ sexual and affectionate behaviors across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
2024
Goldberg, S. Y., O’Kane, K. M. K., Fitzpatrick, E. T., Jang, G. E., Bouchard, K. N., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). Associations between genital self-image and individuals’ own and perceived partner sexual satisfaction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(2), 171–181.
Kolbuszewska, M. T., Tavares, I. M., Nobre, P. J., & Dawson, S. J. (2024). Using network analysis to model associations between psychological symptoms, sexual function, and sexual distress in women. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 24(3), 100479.
O’Kane, K. M. K., Goldberg, S. Y., Bouchard, K. N. and Dawson, S. J. (2024) Busting MisconSEXions: evaluation of a social media knowledge translation initiative addressing myths about sex. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1347493.
Wang, G. A., Dawson, S. J., Huberman, J. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2024). Daily and longitudinal associations between relationship catastrophizing and sexual well-being in the postpartum period. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41(7), 1703-1726.
2023
Dawson, S. J., Fitzpatrick, E. T., Farm, G. H., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Self-compassion and compassionate love are positively associated with sexual and relational well-being among expectant and new parent couples. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52, 3393–3404.
Fitzpatrick, E. T., Rosen, N. O., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). What to expect when you’re expecting: Perinatal sexual education is linked with couples’ sexual well-being in pregnancy and the postpartum. The Journal of Sex Research, 60(9), 1269-1282.
O’Kane, K., Milani, S., Chivers, M.L., & Dawson, S. J. (2023). Gynephilic men’s and androphilic women’s visual attention patterns: The effects of gender and sexual activity cues. The Journal of Sex Research, 60(6), 880-889.
2022
Dawson, S. J., Jang, G. E., & Goldberg, S. Y. (2022). A brief online sexual mindfulness intervention to bolster sexual well-being. Mindfulness, 13(11), 2827-2844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01999-0
Dawson, S. J., Strickland, N, & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and postpartum sexual concerns among first-time parent couples. Journal of Sex Research, 59, 150-159.
Lalumière, M. L., Sawatsky, M. L., Dawson, S. J., & Suschinsky, K. D. (2022). The Preparation Hypothesis Bristles. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 777-780.
Lalumière, M. L., Sawatsky, M. L.*, Dawson, S. J., & Suschinsky, K. D. (2022). The empirical status of the preparation hypothesis: Explicating women’s genital responses to sexual stimuli in the laboratory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 709–728.
Leonhardt, N. L., Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Kim, J., Johnson, M., & Impett, E. A. (2022). Relationship satisfaction and commitment in the transition to parenthood: A couple-centered approach. Journal of Marriage and Family, 84, 80-100.
Levaque, E., Dawson, S. J., Wan, C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2022). Sex drive as a possible mediator of the gender difference in the prevalence of paraphilic interests in a non-clinical sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 867-877.
Milani, S., Moscovitz, A., Dawson, S.J. (2022). Gender and Sexual Attraction Effects in Visual Attention to Sexual Cues. In: Lykins, A.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59531-3_67-1
O’Sullivan, L. F., Byers, E. S., & Dawson, S. J. (2022). Individual and relationship predictors of trajectories of sexual function across adolescent and young adult relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 59(1), 53-68.
Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Binik, Y.M., Pierce, M., Brooks, M., Pukall, C., Chorney, J., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., & George, R. (2022). Trajectories of dyspareunia from pregnancy to 24 months postpartum. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 139, 391-399.
Rossi, M., Impett, E. A., Dawson, S. J., Vannier, S., Kim, J., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). When the stars don’t align: A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1559-1575.
Schwenck, G. C., Dawson, S. J., Allsop, D., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). Daily dyadic coping: Associations with postpartum sexual desire and sexual and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(12), 3706-3727. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221107393
Tutelman, P. R., Dawson, S. J., Schwenck, G. C., & Rosen, N. O. (2022). A longitudinal examination of common dyadic coping and sexual distress in new parent couples during the tradition to parenthood. Family Process, 61, 278-293.
2021
Dawson, S. J., Leonhardt, N., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2021). Associations between postpartum depressive symptoms and couples’ sexual function and sexual distress across the transition to parenthood. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, 879–891
Fitzpatrick, E. T., Kolbuszewska M. T., & Dawson, S.J. (2021). Perinatal sexual dysfunction: The importance of the interpersonal context. Current Sexual Health Reports, , 13(3), 55-65.
Milani, S., Dawson, S. J., & Velten, J. (2021). Visual attention and sexual function in women. Current Sexual Health Reports, 13(3), 89-96.
Seto, M. C., Curry, S., Dawson, S. J., Bradford, J., & Chivers, M. L. (2021). Concordance of paraphilic interests and behaviors. Journal of Sex Research, 58,424-437
Rosen, N. O.,* Dawson, S. J.,* Leonhardt, N. D., Vannier, S. A., & Impett, E. A. (2021). Trajectories of sexual well-being among couples in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 35, 523-533
2020
Dubé, J. P.,* Dawson, S. J., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Emotion regulation and sexual wellbeing among women: Current status and future directions. Current Sexual Health Reports, 12, 143-152.
Sawatsky, M. L.*, Lavrinsek, S., Dawson, S. J., & Lalumière, M. L. (2020). The time-course of genital response specificity. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 29, 339-353.
Dawson, S. J., Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P., Pierce, M., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Biopsychosocial predictors of trajectories of postpartum sexual function in first-time mothers. Health Psychology, 39, 700-710.
Suschinsky, K. D., Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2020). Assessing gender-specificity of clitoral responses. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 29, 57-64.
Schwenck, G. C., Dawson, S. J., Muise, A., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). A comparison of the sexual well-being of new parents with community couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 2156-2167.
Velten, J., Dawson, S. J., Suschinsky, K. D., Brotto, L. A., & Chivers, M. L. (2020). Development and validation of a measure of responsive sexual desire. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46, 122-140.
2019
Davidson, J. R., Dawson, S.J., & Krsmanovic, A. (2019). Effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in a primary care setting. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 17, 191-201.
Huberman, J. S., McInnis, M. K.,* Bouchard, K. N., Dawson, S. J., Pukall, C. F., & Chivers, M. L. (2019). Exploring comfort levels and the role of compensation in sexual psychophysiology study participation. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 2389-2402.
Dawson, S. J., Huberman, J. S., Bouchard, K. N., McInnis, M. K.,* Pukall, C. F., & Chivers, M. L. (2019). Effects of individual difference variables, gender, and exclusivity of sexual attraction on volunteer bias in sexuality research. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 2407-2417.
Tassone, D.,* Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2019). Homonegativity as a predictor of gynephilic men’s controlled attention and attraction toward non-preferred sexual images and video. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, 261-272.
Bouchard, K. N., Dawson, S. J., Shelley, A. J., & Pukall, C. F. (2019). Concurrent measurement of genital lubrication and blood flow during sexual arousal. Biological Psychology, 145, 159-166.
Kane, L., Dawson, S. J., Shaughnessy, K., Reissing, E., Ouimet, A., & Ashbaugh, A. (2019). A review of experimental research on anxiety and sexual arousal: Implications for the treatment of sexual dysfunction using cognitive-behavioural therapy. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 10, 1-24.
Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Brooks, M., Kellogg-Spadt, S. (2019). Treatment of vulvodynia: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Drugs, 5, 483-493.
Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2019). The effect of task demands on gender-specificity of attentional biases in androphilic women and gynephilic men. Personality and Individual Differences, 146, 120-126.
2018
Sawatsky, M. L.,* Dawson, S. J., & Lalumière, M. L. (2018). Genital lubrication: A cue-specific sexual response in women? Biological Psychology, 134, 103-113.
Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2018). The effect of static versus dynamic stimuli on visual processing of sexual cues in androphilic women and gynephilic men. Royal Society Open Science.
Timmers, A. D., Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2018). The effects of gender and relationship context cues on responsive sexual desire in exclusively and predominantly androphilic women and gynephilic men. Journal of Sex Research, 55, 1167-1179.
2017
Huberman, J. S., Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2017). Examining the time course of genital and subjective sexual responses in women and men with concurrent plethysmography and thermography. Biological Psychology, 129, 359-369.
Bouchard, K. N., Dawson, S. J., & Lalumière, M. L. (2017). The effects of sex drive and paraphilic interests on paraphilic behaviours in a nonclinical sample of men and women. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26, 97-111.
Suschinsky, K. D., Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2017). Sexual concordance across the spectrum: Assessing the relationship between sexual concordance, sexual attraction, and sexual identity in women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 179-192.
Dawson, S. J., Fretz, K. M.,* & Chivers, M. L. (2017). Visual attention patterns of women with androphilic and gynephilic sexual attractions. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 141-153.
2016
Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2016). Gender-specificity of initial and controlled visual attention to sexual stimuli in androphilic women and gynephilic men. PloS One.
Sawatsky, M.,* Dawson, S. J., & Lalumière, M. L. (2016). Intercourse between perpetrators and victims following initial sexual assault: The effects of sexual history and relationship status. Journal of Sex Research, 15, 194-203.
Davidson, J., Dawson, S. J., & Krsmanovic, A. (2016). Integrating cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) into primary care: Does it work in the real world? Journal of Sleep Research, 25, 92.
2015
Dawson, S. J., Sawatsky, M.,* & Lalumière, M. L. (2015). Assessment of introital lubrication. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1527-1535.
2014
Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2014) Gender differences and similarities in sexual desire. Current Sexual Health Reports, 6, 211-219.
Dawson, S. J., & Chivers, M. L. (2014) Gender-specificity of solitary and dyadic sexual desire among gynephilic and androphilic women and men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 980-994.
2013
Dawson, S. J., Lalumière, M. L., Allen, S. W., Vasey, P. L., & Suschinsky, K. D. (2013). Can habituation of sexual responses be elicited in men and women when attention is maintained? Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 45, 274-285.
Dawson, S. J., Suschinsky, K. D., & Lalumière, M. L. (2013). Habituation of sexual responses in men and women: A test of the preparation hypothesis of women’s genital responses. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10, 990-1000.
2012
Dawson, S. J., Suschinsky, K. D., & Lalumière, M. L. (2012). Sexual fantasies and viewing time across the menstrual cycle: A diary study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1, 173-183.
Lalumière, M. L., & Dawson S. J. (2012). The challenges of a Darwinian approach to disorders. A review of Maladapting Minds: Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Evolutionary Theory by Pieter R. Adriaens and Andreas De Block (Eds.). Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 727-730.