Publications

List of our publications

Sexual Health / Mental Health
  • Dupont, J., Quayle, E., Chollier, M., Mestrovic, T., Skrenes, A. & Dewaele, A. (accepted for publication). Towards a Transnational Sexual Health Research and Policy Agenda: The ESMN Delphi Study. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. IF 2020 = 3.618
  • Van Beveren, L., Rutten, K., Hensing, G., Spyridoula, N., Schønning, V., Axelsson, M., ... & Dewaele, A. (2020). A Critical Perspective on Mental Health News in Six European Countries: How Are “Mental Health/Illness” and “Mental Health Literacy” Rhetorically Constructed?. Qualitative Health Research, 30(9), 1362-1378.
  • Michielsen, Kristien, Elin C. Larrson, Anna Kågesten, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Sally Griffin, Sarah Van de Velde, and Joseph D. Tucker. 2021. “International Sexual Health and Reproductive Health (I-SHARE) Survey during COVID-19 : Study Protocol for Online National Surveys and Global Comparative Analyses.” SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS 97 (2): 88–92. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2020-054664.
  • De Meyer, Sara, Elena Jerves, Ana Cevallos-Neira, Nancy Arpi-Becerra, Rani Van den Bossche, Margaux Lecompte, Bernardo José Vega Crespo, and Kristien Michielsen. 2021. “Which Factors Contribute to Sexual Well-Being? A Comparative Study among 17 to 20 Year Old Boys and Girls in Belgium and Ecuador.” CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. doi:10.1080/13691058.2021.1928288.
  • Liang, Mengjia, Sandile Simelane, Guillem Fortuny Fillo, Satvika Chalasani, Katherine Weny, Pablo Salazar Canelos, Lorna Jenkins, Ann-Beth Moller, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Lale Say, Kristien Michielsen, Danielle Marie Claire Engel, and Rachel Snow. 2019. “The State of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 65 (6, suppl.): S3–S15. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.015
  • Michielsen, Kristien, Sara De Meyer, Olena Ivanova, Ragnar Anderson, Peter Decat, Céline Herbiet, Caroline W Kabiru, Evert Ketting, James Lees, Caroline Moreau, Deborah L Tolman, Ine Vanwesenbeeck, Bernardo Vega, Elizabeth Verhetsel, and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli. 2016. “Reorienting Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Research: Reflections from an International Conference.” REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 13. doi:10.1186/s12978-016-0117-0.
  • Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman, B Jane Ferguson, Marina Plesons, Mandira Paul, Satvika Chalasani, Avni Amin, Christina Pallitto, Marni Sommers, Ruben Avila, Kalisito Va Eceéce Biaukula, Scheherazade Husain, Eglé Janušonytė, Aditi Mukherji, Ali Ihsan Nergiz, Gogontlejang Phaladi, Chelsey Porter, Josephine Sauvarin, Alma Virginia Camacho-Huber, Sunil Mehra, Sonja Caffe, Kristien Michielsen, David Anthony Ross, Ilya Zhukov, Linda Gail Bekker, Connie L Celum, Robyn Dayton, Annabel Erulkar, Ellen Travers, Joar Svanemyr, Nankali Maksud, Lina Digolo-Nyagah, Nafissatou J Diop, Pema Lhaki, Kamal Adhikari, Teresa Mahon, Maja Manzenski Hansen, Meghan Greeley, Joanna Herat, and Danielle Marie Claire Engel. 2019. “The Political, Research, Programmatic, and Social Responses to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the 25 Years since the International Conference on Population and Development.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 65 (6, suppl.): S16–S40. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.011.
  • Mmari, Kristin, Caroline Moreau, Susannah Emily Gibbs, Sara De Meyer, Kristien Michielsen, Caroline W Karibu, Bamidele Bello, Adesegun Fatusi, Chaohua Lou, Xiayun Zuo, Chunyan Yu, Ghada ST Al-Attar, and Omaima El-Gibaly. 2018. “’Yeah, I’ve Grown; I Can’t Go out Anymore’ : Differences in Perceived Risks between Girls and Boys Entering Adolescence.” CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY 20 (7): 787–798. doi:10.1080/13691058.2017.1382718.
  • Roels, R., & Janssen, E. (2020). Sexual and relationship satisfaction in young, heterosexual couples: The role of sexual frequency and sexual communication. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 1643-1652

Gender, Culture and Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Michielsen, Kristien, Remes Pieter, Rugabo John, Ronan Van Rossem, and Marleen Temmerman. 2014. “Rwandan Young People’s Perceptions on Sexuality and Relationships: Results from a Qualitative Study Using the ‘Mailbox Technique.’” SAHARA J-JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HIV-AIDS 11 (1): 51–60. doi:10.1080/17290376.2014.927950.
  • De Meyer, Sara, Lina Jaruseviciene, Apolinaris Zaborskis, Peter Decat, Bernardo Vega, Marleen Temmerman, Olivier Degomme, and Kristien Michielsen. 2014. “A Cross-Sectional Study on Attitudes toward Gender Equality, Sexual Behavior, Positive Sexual Experiences, and Communication about Sex among Sexually Active and Non-Sexually Active Adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador.” GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION 7. doi:10.3402/gha.v7.24089.
  • Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Viola N Nyakato, Katharine Bruce, Gad Ndaruhutse Ruzaaza, Wendo Mlahagwa, Anna B Ninsiima, Gily Coene, Els Leye, and Kristien Michielsen. 2018. “Adolescents’ Sexual Wellbeing in Southwestern Uganda : A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Body Image, Self-Esteem and Gender Equitable Norms.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 15 (2). doi:10.3390/ijerph15020372.
  • De Meyer, Sara, Anna Kagesten, Kristin Mmari, Juliet McEachran, Elisa Chilet-Rosell, Caroline W Kabiru, Beatrice Maina, Elena M Jerves, Candace Currie, and Kristien Michielsen. 2017. “’Boys Should Have the Courage to Ask a Girl out’ : Gender Norms in Early Adolescent Romantic Relationships.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 61 (4, suppl.): S42–S47. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.007.
  • Al-Attar, Ghada, Sara De Meyer, Omaima El-Gibaly, Kristien Michielsen, Lydia H Animosa, and Kristin Mmari. 2017. “’A Boy Would Be Friends with Boys... and a Girl... with Girls’ : Gender Norms in Early Adolescent Friendships in Egypt and Belgium.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 61 (4, suppl.): S30–S34. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.013
  • Yu, Chunyan, Xiayun Zuo, Robert W Blum, Deborah L Tolman, Anna Kagesten, Kristin Mmari, Sara De Meyer, Kristien Michielsen, Sharmistha Basu, Rajib Acharya, Qiguo Lian, and Chaohua Lou. 2017. “Marching to a Different Drummer : A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Young Adolescents Who Challenge Gender Norms.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 61 (4, suppl.): S48–S54. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.07.005.
  • Coene, G., Vergaert, E., & Withaeckx, S. (2021). Researching intimate partner violence. Gender, intersectionality, and policymaking. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 24(2), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.5117/TVGN2021.2.001.COEN
  • Chipenembe Ngale, M. J. M., Coene, G., & Longman, C. (2021). "Eu sou ela/ele": "Transgender" and Gender Fluidity in Mozambique. In F. Bethencourt (Ed.), Gendering the Portuguese-Speaking World. From The Middle Ages to the Present (Vol. 33, pp. 229-250). (European Expansion and Indigenous People). Brill
  • Ninsiima, A. B., Michielsen, K., Kemigisha, E., Nyakato, V. N., Leye, E. M., & Coene, G. (2020). Poverty, gender and reproductive justice. A qualitative study among adolescent girls in Western Uganda. Culture, Health and Sexuality , 22(sup1), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1660406
  • Coene, G., & Saharso, S. (2019). Gender and cultural understandings in medical nonindicated interventions: A critical discussion of attitudes toward nontherapeutic male circumcision and hymen (re)construction. Clinical Ethics, 14(1), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477750919836642
  • Dierickx, S., Coene, G., Evans, M., Balen, J., & Longman, C. (2019). The fertile grounds of reproductive activism in The Gambia: A qualitative study of local key stakeholders' understandings and heterogeneous actions related to infertility. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0226079. [e0226079]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226079
  • Dierickx, S., Coene, G., Jarju, B., & Longman, C. (2019). Women with infertility complying with and resisting polygyny: an explorative qualitative study in urban Gambia: An explorative qualitative study in urban Gambia. Reproductive Health, 16(1), 103. [103]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0762-1
  • Rahbari, L., Longman, C., & Coene, G. (2019). The female body as the bearer of national identity in Iran: a critical discourse analysis of the representation of women's bodies in official online outlets. Gender, Place & Culture : A Journal of Feminist Geography, 26(10), 1417-1437. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2018.1555147
  • Dierickx, S., Balen, J., Longman, C., Rahbari, L., Clarke, E., Jarju, B., & Coene, G. (2019). 'We are always desperate and will try anything to conceive': The convoluted and dynamic process of health seeking among women with infertility in the West Coast Region of The Gambia. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0211634. [e0211634]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.02116
  • De Proost, M., & Coene, G. (2019). Emancipation on thin ice. Women’s autonomy, reproductive justice and social egg freezing. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 22(4), 357-371.
  • Van Schuylenbergh, J., Motmans, J., & Coene, G. (2018). Transgender and non-binary persons and sexual risk: a critical review of 10 years of research from a feminist intersectional perspective. Critical Social Policy, 38(1), 121-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018317732478
  • Ninsiima, A. B., Leye, E. M., Michielsen, K., Kemigisha, E., Nyakato, V., & Coene, G. (2018). "Girls Have More Challenges; They Need to Be Locked Up": A Qualitative Study of Gender Norms and the Sexuality of Young Adolescents in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), 1-33. [193]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020193.
  • Cuinhane, C. E., Roelens, K., Vanroelen, C., Quive, S., & Coene, G. (2018). Perceptions and decision-making with regard to pregnancy among HIV positive women in rural Maputo Province, Mozambique – a qualitative study. BMC Women's Health, 18(1), 166. [166]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0644-7
  • Dierickx, S., Rahbari, L., Longman, C., & Coene, G. (2018). ‘I am always crying on the inside’: a qualitative study on the implications of infertility on women’s lives in urban Gambia. Reproductive Health, 15(1), 151-151. [151]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-018-0596-2
  • Coene, G. (2018). Male circumcision: the emergence of a harmful cultural practice in the West? In M. Fusaschi, & G. Cavatorta (Eds.), FGM/C: From Medicine to Critical Anthropolgy (pp. 133-146). Torino: METI Edizion
  • Capurchande, R., Coene, G., Roelens, K., & Meulemans, H. (2017). “If I have only two children and they die… who will take care of me?” –a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), 17-66. [66]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0419-6
  • Cuinhane, C., Coene, G., Roelens, K., & Vanroelen, C. (2017). Exploring Perceptions and Practices of Biomedical Norms during Exclusive Breastfeeding among HIV-Positive Lactating Mothers in Mozambique. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 8(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000687
  • Van Bavel , H., Coene, G., & Leye, E. M. (2017). Changing practices and shifting meanings of female genital cutting among the Maasai of Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 19(12), 1344-1359. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2017.1313449
  • Cuinhane, C., Roelens, K., Vanroelen, C., & Coene, G. (2017). Positive Men Involvement in Pregnancy Care and Infant Feeding of HIV-Positive Mothers in Rural Maputo Province, Mozambique. ARC Journal of AIDS, 2(2), 1-19.
  • Coene, G., & Leye, E. M. (Eds.) (2017). Researching Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. ASP. Cuinhane, C., Coene, G., Roelens, K., & Vanroelen, C. (2016). Understanding HIV Positive Women's Experiences with Antenatal Care in Rural Maputo Province. Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 13(3), [1000246].
  • Capurchande, R., Coene, G., Schockaert, I., & Meulemans, H. (2016). It is challenging... oh, nobody likes it!": a qualitative study exploring Mozambican adolescents and young adults' experiences with contraception. BMC Women's Health, 16(48), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-016-0326-2
  • World J Urol. 2021 Apr;39(4):1021-1027. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03461-z. Epub 2020 Sep 28. Fertility and sexuality issues in congenital lifelong urology patients: female aspects
  • Gunter De Win , Stéphanie Dautricourt , Rebecca Deans , Rizwan Hamid, Moneer K Hanna , Rose Khavari , Rosalia Misseri , Margaret G Mueller , Joshua Roth , Anne-Françoise Spinoit DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03461-z
  • World J Urol. 2021 Apr;39(4):1013-1019. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03121-2. Epub 2020 Feb 17. Fertility and sexuality issues in congenital lifelong urology patients: male aspects Anne-Françoise Spinoit , Mieke Waterschoot , Céline Sinatti , Tariq Abbas , Nina Callens , Martine Cools , Rizwan Hamid, Moneer K Hanna, Pankaj Joshi, Rosalia Misseri , Joao Luiz Pippi Salle , Joshua Roth , Lloyd J W Tack , Gunter De Win DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03121-2

Sexual Education
  • Ninsiima, Anna B, Gily Coene, Kristien Michielsen, Solome Najjuka, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Gad Ndaruhutse Ruzaaza, Viola N Nyakato, and Els Leye. 2020. “Institutional and Contextual Obstacles to Sexuality Education Policy Implementation in Uganda.” SEX EDUCATION-SEXUALITY SOCIETY AND LEARNING 20 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1080/14681811.2019.1609437.
  • Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Olena Ivanova, Gad N Ruzaaza, Anna B Ninsiima, Ruth Kaziga, Katharine Bruce, Els Leye, Gily Coene, Viola N Nyakato, and Kristien Michielsen. 2019. “Process Evaluation of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education Intervention in Primary Schools in South Western Uganda.” SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE 21: 51–59. doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2019.06.006.
  • Dias, Sónia, Masna Rai, Olena Ivanova, and Kristien Michielsen. 2020. “How Sexuality Education Programs Have Been Evaluated in Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries? A Systematic Review.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 17 (21). doi:10.3390/ijerph17218183.
  • Liang, Mengjia, Sandile Simelane, Guillem Fortuny Fillo, Satvika Chalasani, Katherine Weny, Pablo Salazar Canelos, Lorna Jenkins, Ann-Beth Moller, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Lale Say, Kristien Michielsen, Danielle Marie Claire Engel, and Rachel Snow. 2019. “The State of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH 65 (6, suppl.): S3–S15. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.015.
  • Michielsen, Kristien, and Laura Brockschmidt. 2021. “Barriers to Sexuality Education for Children and Young People with Disabilities in the WHO European Region : A Scoping Review.” SEX EDUCATION-SEXUALITY SOCIETY AND LEARNING. doi:10.1080/14681811.2020.1851181
  • Ketting, Evert, Minou Friele, and Kristien Michielsen. 2016. “Evaluation of Holistic Sexuality Education: A European Expert Group Consensus Agreement.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE 21 (1): 68–80. doi:10.3109/13625187.2015.1050715.
  • European Expert Group on Sexuality Education, the, and Kristien Michielsen. 2016. “Sexuality Education : What Is It?” SEX EDUCATION-SEXUALITY SOCIETY AND LEARNING 16 (4): 427–431. doi:10.1080/14681811.2015.1100599.
  • Michielsen, Kristien, and Laura Brockschmidt. 2021. “Barriers to Sexuality Education for Children and Young People with Disabilities in the WHO European Region : A Scoping Review.” SEX EDUCATION-SEXUALITY SOCIETY AND LEARNING. doi:10.1080/14681811.2020.1851181.
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., & Van Gool, E. (2014). Sexting: Between Thrill and Fear - How Schools Can Respond. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 87(5), 204-212.

Queer studies
  • Song, C., Buysse, A., Zhang, W., Dewaele, A. (accepted for publication). Perceived Discrimination and Relationship Satisfaction Among Same-sex Couples: The Role of Dyadic Stress and Sex. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. IF 2020 = 2.780
  • Zhao, M., Xiao, D., Wang, W., Wu, R., Dewaele, A., Zhang, W., ... & Lu, C. (2021). Association of sexual minority status, gender nonconformity with childhood victimization and adulthood depressive symptoms: a path analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 111, 104822. IF = 2.569
  • Song, C., Buysse, A., Zhang, W., Ciyong, L, Meijun, Z. & Dewaele, A (2020). Coping with Minority Stress in Romantic Relationships among Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People. Current Psychology.
  • Poteat, V. P., Russell, S. T., & Dewaele, A. (2017). Sexual Health Risk Behavior Disparities Among Male and Female Adolescents Using Identity and Behavior Indicators of Sexual Orientation. Archives of sexual behavior, 1-11.
  • Dewaele, A., Van Houtte, M., Symons, K., & Buysse, A. (2017). Exploring First Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Health in Men. Journal of homosexuality, 64(13), 1832-1849
  • Janssen, E., Prause, N., Swinburne Romine, R., Raymond, N., MacDonald III, A., Coleman, E., & Miner, M. (2020). Sexual responsivity and the effects of negative mood on sexual arousal in hypersexual men who have sex with men (MSM). Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 1751-1760.
  • Samson, L., & Janssen, E. (2014). Sexual and affective responses to same- and opposite-sex stimuli in heterosexual and homosexual men: Assessment and manipulation of visual attention. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 917-930
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., De Marez, L., Vanhaelewyn, B., & Ponnet, K. (2021). Sexting, pressured sexting and image-based sexual abuse among a weighted-sample of heterosexual and LGB-youth. Computers in Human Behavior, 117, 106630.
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., De Marez, L., Vanhaelewyn, B., & Ponnet, K. (2020). A first investigation into gender minority adolescents’ sexting experiences. Journal of Adolescence, 84, 213-218. 
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., & Ponnet, K. (2019). An exploratory study of sexting behaviors among heterosexual and sexual-minority early adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(5), 621-626.
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Ponnet, K., & Walrave, M. (2014). The Associations Between Adolescents' Consumption of Pornography and Music Videos and Their Sexting Behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(12), 772-778.

Visual Explicit Materials / Pornography
  • Van Ouytsel, J., Ponnet, K., & Walrave, M. (2014). The Associations Between Adolescents' Consumption of Pornography and Music Videos and Their Sexting Behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(12), 772-778.
  • Tim Jacobs, Björn Geysemans, Guido Van Hal, Inge Glazemakers, Kristian Fog-Poulsen, Alexandra Vermandel, Stefan De Wachter, Gunter De Win Associations Between Online Pornography Consumption and Sexual Dysfunction in Young Men: Multivariate Analysis Based on an International Web-Based Survey
  • Carvalho, J., Quinta-Gomes, A., Laja, P., Oliveira, C., Vilarinho, S., Janssen, E., & Nobre, P. (2013). Gender differences in sexual arousal and emotional responses to erotica: the effect of type of film and instructions. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1011-1019.
  • Janssen, E., Carpenter, D., & Graham, C. (2003). Selecting films for sex research: Gender differences in erotic film preference. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 243-251.

Sexting

Sexual psychophysiological testing
  • Janssen, E., Goodrich, D., Petrocelli, J., & Bancroft, J. (2009). Psychophysiological response patterns and risky sexual behavior in heterosexual and homosexual men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 538-550.
  • Janssen, E., Everaerd, W., van Lunsen, H., & Oerlemans, S. (1994). Validation of a psychophysiological Waking Erectile Assessment (WEA) for the diagnosis of male erectile disorder. Urology, 43, 686-695.
  • Janssen, E., & Prause, N. (2017). Sexual response. In J. T. Cacioppo, L. G. Tassinary, & G. G. Berntson (Eds.), Handbook of Psychophysiology, 4th ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 284-299.
  • Quinta Gomes, A. L., Janssen, E., Adaikan, G., & Nobre, P. (2021). Sexual inhibition and sexual excitation profiles in men with and without erectile disorder. Urology. Advance online publication.doi:10.1016/j.urology.2021.12.004

Arousal
  • Janssen, E., Sanders, S., Hill, B., Amick, E., Oversen, D., Kvam, P., & Ingelhart, K. (2014). Patterns of sexual arousal in young, heterosexual men who experience condom- associated erection problems (CAEP). Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 2285-2291.
  • Janssen, E. (2011). Sexual arousal in men: A review and conceptual analysis. Hormones and Behavior, 59, 708-716.
  • Janssen, E., McBride, K., Yarber, W., Hill, B. J., & Butler, S. (2008). Factors that influence sexual arousal in men: A focus group study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37, 252-265
  • Janssen, E., Everaerd, W., Spiering, M., & Janssen, J. (2000). Automatic processes and the appraisal of sexual stimuli: Toward an information processing model of sexual arousal. Journal of Sex Research,37(2), 8-23.

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