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Erick Janssen

Erick Janssen

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Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
10337
World Ranking
4629
National Ranking
67

Overview

Erick Janssen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research profile centered on psychology and medicine, with a substantial focus on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and social psychology. Their expertise includes experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as general health professions.

The research topics covered by Janssen include sexual function and dysfunction studies, sexuality, behavior, and technology, and attachment and relationship dynamics. They also explore areas such as evolutionary psychology and human behavior, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, and mechanical circulatory support devices.

Janssen's recent publications demonstrate engagement with both theoretical and applied dimensions of sexual health:

  • "The Dual Control Model of Sexual Response: A Scoping Review, 2009-2022" (2023), published in The Journal of Sex Research
  • "Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction in Young, Heterosexual Couples: The Role of Sexual Frequency and Sexual Communication" (2020), published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine

While Janssen is not the lead author for all frequently cited papers, their collaboration network includes researchers who have contributed to diverse studies in sexual health and psychological science. Frequent co-authors include Nienke van Rein, J. Wouter Jukema, Laurens F. Tops, Jan Berg, and Wineke Smid, reflecting ongoing partnerships in these areas.

Janssen's publication record includes multiple contributions to key journals in the field, highlighting the following venues:

  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine (7 publications)
  • The Journal of Sex Research (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Sexual Health (3 publications)
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)

Their work on sexual health integrates biopsychosocial perspectives and addresses both clinical and relational dimensions. Most cited papers related to this domain include research on sexual pleasure and gender, sexual satisfaction, and network analysis applied to risk factors in clinical populations.

Best Publications

  • The dual control model of male sexual response: a theoretical approach to centrally mediated erectile dysfunction

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen

  • The dual control model: current status and future directions.

    John Bancroft;Cynthia A. Graham;Erick Janssen;Stephanie A. Sanders

  • Automatic processes and the appraisal of sexual stimuli: Toward an information processing model of sexual arousal

    Erick Janssen;Walter Everaerd;Mark Spiering;Jeroen Janssen

  • Infidelity in heterosexual couples: demographic, interpersonal, and personality-related predictors of extradyadic sex.

    Kristen P. Mark;Erick Janssen;Robin R. Milhausen

  • The Relation Between Mood and Sexuality in Heterosexual Men.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Lori Carnes

  • The sexual inhibition (SIS) and sexual excitation (SES) scales: I. Measuring sexual inhibition and excitation proneness in men

    Erick Janssen;Harrie Vorst;Peter Finn;John Bancroft

  • Sexual risk-taking in gay men: the relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Lori Carnes

  • The dual control model: The role of sexual inhibition and excitation in sexual arousal and behavior.

    Erick Janssen;John Bancroft

  • Selecting films for sex research: gender differences in erotic film preference.

    Erick Janssen;Deanna Carpenter;Cynthia A. Graham

  • Sexual activity and risk taking in young heterosexual men: The relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;Lori Carnes;David Goodrich

  • Chronic renal failure and sexual functioning: clinical status versus objectively assessed sexual response.

    A.W.F. Toorians;E. Janssen;E.T.M. Laan;L.J.G. Gooren

  • The relation between mood and sexuality in gay men.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Zoran Vukadinovic

  • The relationship between negative mood and sexuality in heterosexual college woman and men.

    Amy D. Lykins;Erick Janssen;Cynthia A. Graham

  • The Sexual Inhibition (SIS) and Sexual Excitation (SES) Scales: II. Predicting psychophysiological response pattens.

    Erick Janssen;Harrie Vorst;Peter Finn;John Bancroft

  • Erectile and ejaculatory problems in gay and heterosexual men.

    John Bancroft;Lori Carnes;Erick Janssen;David Goodrich

  • Factors that influence sexual arousal in men: a focus group study.

    Erick Janssen;Kimberly R. McBride;William Yarber;Brandon J. Hill

  • Women's scores on the sexual inhibition/sexual excitation scales (SIS/SES): gender similarities and differences.

    Deanna Carpenter;Erick Janssen;Cynthia Graham;Harrie Vorst

  • Perceived Partner Responsiveness Mediates the Association Between Sexual and Marital Satisfaction: A Daily Diary Study in Newlywed Couples

    Reuma Gadassi;Lior Eadan Bar-Nahum;Sarah Newhouse;Ragnar Anderson

  • Classical Conditioning of Sexual Arousal in Women and Men: Effects of Varying Awareness and Biological Relevance of the Conditioned Stimulus

    Heather Hoffmann;Erick Janssen;Stefanie L. Turner

  • Attention and Emotional Responses to Sexual Stimuli and Their Relationship to Sexual Desire

    Nicole Prause;Erick Janssen;William P. Hetrick

  • The Psychophysiology of Sex

    Erick Janssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia R. Heiman
Julia R. Heiman Indiana University
Cynthia A. Graham
Cynthia A. Graham University of Southampton
Pedro Nobre
Pedro Nobre University of Porto
Stephanie A. Sanders
Stephanie A. Sanders Indiana University
Bente Træen
Bente Træen University of Oslo
Peter R. Finn
Peter R. Finn Indiana University
Ellen Laan
Ellen Laan University of Amsterdam
Sophie Bergeron
Sophie Bergeron University of Montreal
Eshkol Rafaeli
Eshkol Rafaeli Bar-Ilan University
Thomas W. James
Thomas W. James Indiana University

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