Patrícia Pascoal

My research interests steam mainly from a Cognitive Behavioural theoretical framework applied to the field of Sexual Health. Within the field of sex research, I am particularly interested in sexual satisfaction, distress and pleasure from an interpersonal approach, with a special focus on dyads and minority groups in different stages of the life cycle.

Sexual satisfaction, distress and pleasure; Illness and Sexuality; Dyadic Studies; Sexual Minorities; Clinical models of sexual distress/dysfunction.

Editorial Board:
-Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy;
-International Journal of Sexual Health.
Evaluation panel: Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO).

Pascoal, P.M.,Rosa, P.J., Silva, E. P, & Nobre, P. (2018). The mediator role of cognitive distraction on the relationship between sexual beliefs and sexual functioning. International Journal of Sexual Health.Doi: 10.1080/19317611.2018.1424064

Pascoal, P.M.,Byers, E. S., Alvarez, M.-J., Santos-Iglesias, P., Nobre, P., Pereira, C., & Laan, E. (2018). A dyadic approach to understanding the link between sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction in heterosexual couples. The Journal of Sex Research. Doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1373267

Pascoal, P.M., Alvarez, M.-J., Pereira, C., & Nobre, P. (2017). Development and initial validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A gender invariant measure.Journal of Sexual Medicine,14, 613-623. Doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.021

Pascoal, P. M., Sanchez, D. T., Raposo, C. F., & Pechorro, P. (2016). Initial validation of the sexual pleasure scale in clinical and non-clinical samples of partnered heterosexual people. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13(9), 1408–1413. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.010

Pascoal, P. M.,Cardoso, D., & Henriques, R. (2015). Sexual satisfaction and distress in sexual functioning in a sample of the BDSM community: A comparison study between BDSM and Non-BDSM contexts. Journal Of Sexual Medicine, 12(4), 1052-1061. Doi: 10.1111/jsm.12835