Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Papers
(The median citation count of Sexual and Relationship Therapy is 0. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of ENRICH scale for marital satisfaction in Pashto30
Found family: connection and community as transgender practitioners and researchers16
Associations between daily positive communication and sexual desire and satisfaction: an approach utilizing traditional analyses and machine learning11
DIADICS: a proof-of-concept study in mixed-sex couples11
The use of sex toys in trans and nonbinary individuals’ sexuality9
The entwined nature of infidelity and relationship quality: parallels in theory and practice through a moderated mediation analysis8
Are we ready to serve? Couple and family therapists’ attitudes toward BDSM and their perceived competence to help BDSM practitioners7
Editorial Introduction: Sexual and Relationship Therapy Best Article of the Year Award 20226
Impact of Female Genital Self-Image on sexual function and associated risk factors6
Statement on behalf of the editorial board from the journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy: International Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice on ‘sex addiction,’ ‘pornography addicti6
Editorial introduction6
Fair play : a review5
Minority stressors and psychological correlates of sexual distress among Black queer and heterosexual women5
Educational programs and counseling models for improving postpartum sexual health: a narrative review4
Dating relationships during reentry: the good, bad, and everything in between4
The buffering effect of religious belief on the associations between perceived female sexual pain and partner sexual and relationship satisfaction4
Sensate focus: addressing potential preconceived notions of black sexuality4
Sexual beliefs and sexual goals are associated with gender, relationship characteristics, and life satisfaction4
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Affirmative Consent4
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication3
Exploring differences in Black heterosexual and queer women’s sexual experiences through a Black queer feminist lens3
Editorial introduction3
Sexuality is not age-related: an interview study3
Age-hypogamy, emotional intelligence, sexual self-efficacy, and subjective happiness associations3
Towards a trans inclusive practice: thinking difference differently3
The role of partner support in infertility-related quality of life in couples seeking fertility treatment3
The effect of externalization on relationship satisfaction in female pornography users3
A compassion-focussed group intervention for compulsive sexual behaviours: an exploratory study3
Correction3
‘You feel like you’re drifting apart’: a qualitative study of impacts of endometriosis on sex and intimacy amongst heterosexual couples2
Correction2
Context of pornography consumption and sexual desire in romantic relationships2
A new avenue to pathologize sexual minority populations? Internalized sexual stigma and endorsement of compulsive sexual behavior disorder2
Assessing and understanding body image and body satisfaction in gay and bisexual men through objectification theory2
They need us: advocacy for trans liberation through affirmative letters of support2
Sexual communication in Chinese heterosexual couples: the efficacy of online Sensate Focus intervention and correlations with relational and sexual outcomes2
Examination of the factors affecting the sexual sensation seeking levels and personality traits of emerging adults in Türkiye2
Relationship between personality traits and emotional schema with loneliness in Iranian people with gender dysphoria: the mediating role of mindfulness2
The role of social media in social development of trans/gender diverse adolescents2
Held back by limited experience, training, and therapeutic confidence: self-perceptions of Czech mental health professionals about addressing paraphilic-related concerns2
Deconstructing Europe’s prejudices: a critical media review of transphobia, racism, and identity politics through the lens of Emilia Perez2
The end story of unconsummated marriage by male factors or honeymoon impotence: a systematic review2
Cognitive behavioral therapy for vulvovaginal sexual pain disorders: a state-of-the-art review in the 21st century with treatment and clinical recommendations2
Let’s talk about it: The teen’s guide to sex, relationships, and being a human2
Correction2
Case report: from the voices of contemporary Trans youth: recommendations for improved healthcare by clinicians1
Review: Money Shot: the Pornhub Story1
Queering the 7-eyed model of clinical supervision1
Description of how men achieve multiple orgasms1
Men’s sexual distress: the role of body image and vulnerable narcissistic traits1
Correlations of stress, anxiety, depression, sexual function, and marital adjustment among nurses1
Shame-Sex attraction1
Sex for health? How sexual activity improves physical and mental health and beyond1
Body image and sexual function in women with breast cancer1
Special issue on gender diversity editorial introduction1
Systematic literature review on comprehensive sexuality education intervention1
Changes in sexuality and couple relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal: findings from an online survey1
Introduction1
Investigation of the relationship between sexual shame and self-schema in women with polycystic ovary1
Advances in theory and new information on the effect of trauma1
List of reviewers1
Male Homosexuality in Children’s Literature, 1867–1918: Young Uranians 1st edition1
Compulsive Sexual Behaviours: A Psycho-Sexual Treatment Guide for Clinicians1
Structural model of sexual factors relating to sexual and reproductive health behaviors among Iranian women1
List of reviewers1
Relationship desire and life satisfaction among never-married and divorced men and women1
Convergent network of sexual performance and relationship satisfaction in a sample of Peruvian adults1
Sexual Integration Therapy: a sex-positive sexual health model supporting authentic sexual expression, while addressing sexual compulsivity, shame, fear and trauma1
Likelihood of self-disclosing sexual desires: testing the disclosure decision-making model1
Changes in LGBTQ+ college students’ sexual orientation and gender identity expression over academic breaks1
Problematic internet use and online sexual offending: a case study of strategic psychotherapy1
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of FeelingPleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling, by adrienne maree brown. Chico, CA: AK Press, (2019). 464 pp., $20 (USA).1
The roles of sociosexuality and gender in the relationship between relationship satisfaction and intentions toward infidelity: a moderated mediation model1
Breaking down the barrier: exploring queer young adults’ experience with counselling1
Exploring narratives of trans* men’s body-affirming trajectories: qualitative research0
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study0
Proclivity for sexual fantasy accounts for differences in the perceived components of a ‘good kiss’0
Sexual health and quality of life among healthcare workers during COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional study0
Integration of sexual and relational mental representations in autobiographical memories is associated with sexual well-being0
Factors of sexual satisfaction and desire through behaviors and intervention0
Romantic jealousy: a transcultural comparison between the United States, Colombia, and Mexico0
Correction0
Predictors of women’s sexual quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Iranian cross-sectional study0
Participant experiences of a compassion-focussed group intervention for compulsive sexual behaviours0
What older Malaysian women have to say about sexuality0
Editorial Introduction: Special Issue on Sexuality, Trauma, and Abuse0
Editorial introduction: Sexual and Relationship Therapy 2025 reviewer of the year and best article of the year awards0
The effects of infidelity on the sexual relationship0
Relationship styles and social networking sites’ effect on transitioned-aged-young couples in Kashmir: mediating outcomes of social media infidelity behaviours0
Gender identities and affirmation pathways among transgender individuals in Norway0
Predicting readiness to change among pornography consumers0
Adopting a queer lens working with LGBTQ+ young people0
What does it look like to queer education? Embedding gender diversity, sexualities, and intersex perspectives into the school environment0
Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma Treatment Approaches Beyond Words0
The relationship between problematic pornography use frequency, sexual dysfunction, and sexual health attitudes among university students in Turkey: a web-based survey analysis0
Designing a virtual group therapy program for MAPs: a one-year case study0
Changes in sexual thoughts and behaviors in a clinical sample of child sexual abuse material users under the COVID-19 pandemic0
Sexual and relationship therapy: 2023 reviewer of the year and best article of the year award0
College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists organisational position on compulsive sexual behaviour and sex addiction0
The effect of infertility-related distress and marital adjustment on sexual dysfunction in women: a mixed methods study0
List of reviewers0
Exploring erotic potential: mixed methods study on effects of a sexological bodywork retreat for people who identify as women0
Differentiation of self as a theoretical framework to understand comorbidity of sexual dysfunction and eating disorder symptoms: an exploratory study0
Narcissism, sexual response, and sexual and relationship satisfaction0
Sexual modes questionnaire (SMQ): Spanish translation, adaptation, and preliminary evidence of psychometric properties in a Colombian sample0
Assessing female genital satisfaction: validation of an Index of Female Genital Image in a French-Canadian sample of individuals with vulvas0
Parents’ and experts’ views on the sexual health education of adolescent girls: a qualitative study0
The effect of non-pharmacologic treatments in individuals with problematic pornography use: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials0
Frequency of pornography use and family values among romanians: a moderated mediation model involving religiosity and moral disapproval0
An analysis of practitioners Journaled experiences of Orgasmic Meditation (OM)0
Young women’s experiences with sexual assertiveness in Cuenca, Ecuador: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis0
Proactive personality and adults’ sexual satisfaction levels: exploring the role of body image and Sensation-Seeking0
Obesity, marital satisfaction and depression affect Iranian female sexual function0
Examining the role of Dark and Light Triad traits on sociosexuality0
Sexual dysfunctions and metacognitive beliefs: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review0
Is swiping right risky? Dating app use, sexual satisfaction, and risky sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults0
Sexual and relationship therapy 2024 reviewer of the year and best article of the year awards0
Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of interactive digital interventions for treatment of sexual difficulties: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and thematic analysis0
Film review: All Of Us Strangers0
Greater mindfulness does not influence sexual satisfaction but is independently associated with lower relationship satisfaction0
Betwixt the Sheets podcast, “episode 15: feminine power: divine to demonic”: a review0
Disparities in the association between bullying victimization and risky sexual behaviors by sexual identity0
Examining the associations among lifetime interpersonal trauma, attachment, and romantic relationship conflict0
Mbari and uncle Nicodemus: Male representations in the heterosexual discourse among female undergraduates in Nigeria0
Editorial introduction0
It’s something that keeps the fire going” : a qualitative investigation of adults’ sexting behaviour0
Special Issue on “Sexuality, Religion, and Spirituality”0
The decline in intentions to stop watching pornography among young adults0
Navigating visibility: the complexities of sexual identity disclosure among queer youth in India0
Gender attributions of orgasm non-occurrence in heterosexual relationships and their association with sexual and relationship outcomes0
Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023): documentary by Anna Hints0
Validity and reliability study of the Turkish gender congruence and life satisfaction scale0
A contemporary exploration of the relationship between attachment and sexual satisfaction: the role of technology-mediated sexual interaction0
Body dysmorphia in gay male spaces: the double binds of knowing what you want and simultaneously rejecting it0
COVID-19-related changes in college students’ romantic relationships, hooking up, and sexual risk avoidance: a within-person approach0
Virtual intimacy and digital desire: linguistic and thematic patterns in adult-oriented VRChat communities0
Factors associated with the ability of married women to negotiate safer sex relations with their husbands0
Does cultural structure affect sexuality and marital adjustment in infertil women?0
Digital microaggressions and queer youth: incidence, perceived impacts, and practice implications0
Editorial introduction and reflections from the 2024 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo0
The Sex Positivity Scale: a new way to measure sex positivity as a trait0
Asexual identity development and internalisation: a thematic analysis0
Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of sexual difficulties and sexual dissatisfaction in Portuguese men and women: a community-based online study0
Measuring features of asexual identity development: the development and validation of a psychometric scale0
Predictors of relationship quality and maintenance among Australian couples: a cross-sectional study0
The relationship between age-gap relationships/dating, sexual function, relationship satisfaction, sexual self-efficacy and well-being0
List of Reviewers0
High (in)fidelity: gender, the Dark Tetrad, and infidelity0
Experiences of second-generation queer youth: LGBTQ+ community belongingness, queer parent family socialization, and coping0
Optimizing sexual experience: a Sensate Focus protocol0
The feminist experiential intersystems approach to sex therapy0
Queer & kinky: what do queer BDSM practitioners need from psychosexual therapy to ensure their experience is relevant and inclusive?0
Turkish validity and reliability of the Transgender Identity Survey in a population with gender dysphoria0
Book review: Sex Therapy with Religious Patients: Working with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Communities0
Causes of sexual anxiety among US Southern Black women0
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande : a review0
Effect of positive emotions on perceiving dating violence as affection0
To do or not to do: a study about sexual fantasies in an Italian sample0
Satanists’ sexual self-concept0
Sexual functioning in peri/menopausal individuals in age-gap relationships: the mediating effects of relationship satisfaction, masturbation, sexual self-efficacy and well-being0
Editorial introduction and reflections from the 2025 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo0
Therapists’ use of feedback from clients about Sensate Focus exercises: an interpretive description of therapists’ perspectives0
Pillion: A Psychosexual Therapist’s Review0
Barriers to the provision of sexual health services for people with disabilities: a systematic review0
Cradle and all: outcome differences between kink-affirming and kink uninformed therapies for a complex client with paraphilia0
Media review: lost boys and fairies0
Love in contrast: comparing emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and need-based educational package in women with low sexual desire0
From struggle to strength: males’ compulsive sexual behaviours influence on relationships and potential for positive change in the United Kingdom0
The relation between perceived partner responsiveness and sexual communication in romantic relationships0
Does anxiety sensitivity interfere with sexual well-being? Evidence from a community sample0
Review: Kinky in the digital age Kinky in the Digital Age. Gay Men’s Subcultures and Social Identities , by Liam Wignall. Oxford University Press. New York; 2022, 242 p,0
Distressing sexual difficulties and sexual victimization in emerging Croatian adults: results from a population-based study0
Initiating and negotiating mixed-sex threesomes: a qualitative analysis with implications for clinical training0
Attachment style and dating app use, offline romance-seeking, risky sexual behavior: moderating roles of fear of being single and gender0
Less is MORE: a phenomenological study of the experiences of mixed orientation relationships in couples therapy0
“No one has ever asked me and I’m grateful that you have” men’s experiences of their partner’s female sexual pain0
Neuroticism’s ties to relationship satisfaction: the role of conflict tactic behaviors0
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