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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
The use of sex toys in trans and nonbinary individuals’ sexuality24
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of ENRICH scale for marital satisfaction in Pashto14
Associations between daily positive communication and sexual desire and satisfaction: an approach utilizing traditional analyses and machine learning13
Found family: connection and community as transgender practitioners and researchers13
DIADICS: a proof-of-concept study in mixed-sex couples11
The wife, the mother, and the slut: sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman a grounded theory approach10
Editorial Introduction: Sexual and Relationship Therapy Best Article of the Year Award 202210
Minority stressors and psychological correlates of sexual distress among Black queer and heterosexual women9
Are we ready to serve? Couple and family therapists’ attitudes toward BDSM and their perceived competence to help BDSM practitioners8
Editorial introduction7
Impact of Female Genital Self-Image on sexual function and associated risk factors6
Fair play : a review6
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
Sexual beliefs and sexual goals are associated with gender, relationship characteristics, and life satisfaction5
The role of partner support in infertility-related quality of life in couples seeking fertility treatment5
Sexuality is not age-related: an interview study5
Sensate focus: addressing potential preconceived notions of black sexuality4
From secrecy to openness: sexual satisfaction in couples from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints4
Educational programs and counseling models for improving postpartum sexual health: a narrative review4
The buffering effect of religious belief on the associations between perceived female sexual pain and partner sexual and relationship satisfaction4
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Affirmative Consent Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Affirmative Consent ,4
Exploring differences in Black heterosexual and queer women’s sexual experiences through a Black queer feminist lens3
Age-hypogamy, emotional intelligence, sexual self-efficacy, and subjective happiness associations3
Sexual communication in Chinese heterosexual couples: the efficacy of online Sensate Focus intervention and correlations with relational and sexual outcomes3
Context of pornography consumption and sexual desire in romantic relationships3
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication3
The effect of externalization on relationship satisfaction in female pornography users3
Deconstructing Europe’s prejudices: a critical media review of transphobia, racism, and identity politics through the lens of Emilia Perez3
Editorial introduction3
Correction3
Editorial introduction3
Towards a trans inclusive practice: thinking difference differently3
The end story of unconsummated marriage by male factors or honeymoon impotence: a systematic review2
Relationship between personality traits and emotional schema with loneliness in Iranian people with gender dysphoria: the mediating role of mindfulness2
Having sex with partners met online among bachelors in China: application of the theory of planned behavior2
The role of social media in social development of trans/gender diverse adolescents2
Advances in theory and new information on the effect of trauma2
A new avenue to pathologize sexual minority populations? Internalized sexual stigma and endorsement of compulsive sexual behavior disorder2
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
Assessing and understanding body image and body satisfaction in gay and bisexual men through objectification theory2
Men’s sexual distress: the role of body image and vulnerable narcissistic traits2
‘You feel like you’re drifting apart’: a qualitative study of impacts of endometriosis on sex and intimacy amongst heterosexual couples2
Held back by limited experience, training, and therapeutic confidence: self-perceptions of Czech mental health professionals about addressing paraphilic-related concerns2
Mechanism of the association between men’s self-perceived attractiveness and sexual interest perception: the mediating paths of positive and negative mating efficacies2
Editorial2
List of reviewers2
Transmission of sexual mores within the orthodox Jewish context and its implications for therapists2
Structural model of sexual factors relating to sexual and reproductive health behaviors among Iranian women1
Body image and sexual function in women with breast cancer1
Shame-Sex attraction1
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
Systematic literature review on comprehensive sexuality education intervention1
Male Homosexuality in Children’s Literature, 1867–1918: Young Uranians 1st edition1
The roles of sociosexuality and gender in the relationship between relationship satisfaction and intentions toward infidelity: a moderated mediation model1
Sex satisfaction – science? Or fathomed?1
Review: Money Shot: the Pornhub Story1
A couples’ relationship education intervention examining sexual mindfulness and trait mindfulness1
Sex for health? How sexual activity improves physical and mental health and beyond1
Sexual Integration Therapy: a sex-positive sexual health model supporting authentic sexual expression, while addressing sexual compulsivity, shame, fear and trauma1
Micro-dosing psychedelics as a plausible adjunct to psychosexual and couple’s therapy: a qualitative insight1
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
Distressing sexual difficulties and sexual victimization in emerging Croatian adults: results from a population-based study1
Investigating psychometric measures of sexual wellbeing: a systematic review1
Clinical reviews editorial: highlighting sexual potential with sexual locations1
Relationship desire and life satisfaction among never-married and divorced men and women1
Changes in LGBTQ+ college students’ sexual orientation and gender identity expression over academic breaks1
Correlations of stress, anxiety, depression, sexual function, and marital adjustment among nurses1
Problematic internet use and online sexual offending: a case study of strategic psychotherapy1
Description of how men achieve multiple orgasms1
Queering the 7-eyed model of clinical supervision1
The identity development and internalization of asexual orientation in women: an interpretative phenomenological analysis 1
Compulsive Sexual Behaviours: A Psycho-Sexual Treatment Guide for Clinicians1
Special issue on gender diversity editorial introduction1
The relationship between age-gap relationships/dating, sexual function, relationship satisfaction, sexual self-efficacy and well-being0
Young women’s experiences with sexual assertiveness in Cuenca, Ecuador: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis0
College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists organisational position on compulsive sexual behaviour and sex addiction0
Obesity, marital satisfaction and depression affect Iranian female sexual function0
The feminist experiential intersystems approach to sex therapy0
Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of interactive digital interventions for treatment of sexual difficulties: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and thematic analysis0
Sexual health and quality of life among healthcare workers during COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional study0
Navigating visibility: the complexities of sexual identity disclosure among queer youth in India0
Causes of sexual anxiety among US Southern Black women0
Exploring narratives of trans* men’s body-affirming trajectories: qualitative research0
Differences in sexual activities and information seeking behaviors between women who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) and who conceived without IVF0
Perceived barriers of expression of sexual desires among older adults: a qualitative study0
Queer & kinky: what do queer BDSM practitioners need from psychosexual therapy to ensure their experience is relevant and inclusive?0
Sexual and relationship therapy: 2023 reviewer of the year and best article of the year award0
Designing a virtual group therapy program for MAPs: a one-year case study0
The effects of infidelity on the sexual relationship0
Satanists’ sexual self-concept0
Gender attributions of orgasm non-occurrence in heterosexual relationships and their association with sexual and relationship outcomes0
Greater mindfulness does not influence sexual satisfaction but is independently associated with lower relationship satisfaction0
Therapists’ use of feedback from clients about Sensate Focus exercises: an interpretive description of therapists’ perspectives0
Media review: lost boys and fairies0
Changes in sexual thoughts and behaviors in a clinical sample of child sexual abuse material users under the COVID-19 pandemic0
Neuroticism’s ties to relationship satisfaction: the role of conflict tactic behaviors0
The decline in intentions to stop watching pornography among young adults0
Concept and implications of sexual consent for education: a systematic review of empirical studies0
To do or not to do: a study about sexual fantasies in an Italian sample0
Narcissism, sexual response, and sexual and relationship satisfaction0
It’s something that keeps the fire going” : a qualitative investigation of adults’ sexting behaviour0
What does it look like to queer education? Embedding gender diversity, sexualities, and intersex perspectives into the school environment0
An analysis of practitioners Journaled experiences of Orgasmic Meditation (OM)0
Measuring features of asexual identity development: the development and validation of a psychometric scale0
The relation between perceived partner responsiveness and sexual communication in romantic relationships0
Turkish validity and reliability of the Transgender Identity Survey in a population with gender dysphoria0
List of Reviewers0
Editorial introduction and reflections from the 2024 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo0
The overlooked relationship between subtle partner sexual violence and sexual dysfunction?0
Sexual dysfunctions and metacognitive beliefs: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review0
Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of sexual difficulties and sexual dissatisfaction in Portuguese men and women: a community-based online study0
Sexual and relationship therapy 2024 reviewer of the year and best article of the year awards0
Editorial Introduction: Special Issue on Sexuality, Trauma, and Abuse0
The effect of infertility-related distress and marital adjustment on sexual dysfunction in women: a mixed methods study0
Does cultural structure affect sexuality and marital adjustment in infertil women?0
Proclivity for sexual fantasy accounts for differences in the perceived components of a ‘good kiss’0
The Sex Positivity Scale: a new way to measure sex positivity as a trait0
Is swiping right risky? Dating app use, sexual satisfaction, and risky sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults0
Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness for adolescents0
Gender identities and affirmation pathways among transgender individuals in Norway0
High (in)fidelity: gender, the Dark Tetrad, and infidelity0
Adopting a queer lens working with LGBTQ+ young people0
A contemporary exploration of the relationship between attachment and sexual satisfaction: the role of technology-mediated sexual interaction0
Predicting readiness to change among pornography consumers0
Examining the associations among lifetime interpersonal trauma, attachment, and romantic relationship conflict0
Assessing female genital satisfaction: validation of an Index of Female Genital Image in a French-Canadian sample of individuals with vulvas0
Editorial introduction0
Cradle and all: outcome differences between kink-affirming and kink uninformed therapies for a complex client with paraphilia0
Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma Treatment Approaches Beyond Words0
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
Does anxiety sensitivity interfere with sexual well-being? Evidence from a community sample0
Attachment style and dating app use, offline romance-seeking, risky sexual behavior: moderating roles of fear of being single and gender0
Sexual modes questionnaire (SMQ): Spanish translation, adaptation, and preliminary evidence of psychometric properties in a Colombian sample0
“No one has ever asked me and I’m grateful that you have” men’s experiences of their partner’s female sexual pain0
Correction0
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study0
Initiating and negotiating mixed-sex threesomes: a qualitative analysis with implications for clinical training0
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
Examining the role of Dark and Light Triad traits on sociosexuality0
The relationship between problematic pornography use frequency, sexual dysfunction, and sexual health attitudes among university students in Turkey: a web-based survey analysis0
Film review: All Of Us Strangers0
Predictors of women’s sexual quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Iranian cross-sectional study0
Differentiation of self as a theoretical framework to understand comorbidity of sexual dysfunction and eating disorder symptoms: an exploratory study0
Betwixt the Sheets podcast, “episode 15: feminine power: divine to demonic”: a review0
Mbari and uncle Nicodemus: Male representations in the heterosexual discourse among female undergraduates in Nigeria0
Romantic jealousy: a transcultural comparison between the United States, Colombia, and Mexico0
Special Issue on “Sexuality, Religion, and Spirituality”0
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande : a review0
Effect of positive emotions on perceiving dating violence as affection0
Less is MORE: a phenomenological study of the experiences of mixed orientation relationships in couples therapy0
Body dysmorphia in gay male spaces: the double binds of knowing what you want and simultaneously rejecting it0
Couples with infertility and the desire to conceive: examining the association between discrepancies in the desire to conceive and relationship and sexual satisfaction0
An online sensate focus application to treat sexual desire discrepancy in intimate relationships: contrasting case studies0
Barriers to the provision of sexual health services for people with disabilities: a systematic review0
Love in contrast: comparing emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and need-based educational package in women with low sexual desire0
Exploring erotic potential: mixed methods study on effects of a sexological bodywork retreat for people who identify as women0
Editorial introduction and reflections from the 2025 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo0
List of reviewers0
Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023): documentary by Anna Hints0
Parents’ and experts’ views on the sexual health education of adolescent girls: a qualitative study0
Proactive personality and adults’ sexual satisfaction levels: exploring the role of body image and Sensation-Seeking0
Digital microaggressions and queer youth: incidence, perceived impacts, and practice implications0
Asexual identity development and internalisation: a thematic analysis0
From struggle to strength: males’ compulsive sexual behaviours influence on relationships and potential for positive change in the United Kingdom0
The quick shift: Orthodox Jewish women’s early marital sexual experience0
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